Comments on: Nightmare Before Christmas http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/ The online magazine for baby boomers with active lifestyles Thu, 17 May 2012 01:17:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Laurey Boyd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2060 Laurey Boyd Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:05:20 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2060 Bottoms up Terri ! - Laurey Bottoms up Terri ! – Laurey

]]> By: Terri http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2058 Terri Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:41:37 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2058 This is a great aticle. Becuse of our insurance changing and hubby just turning 50 on Dec. 25, he will have it done New Years eve. Guess he'll be bringing in the new year with a clean slate..... Terri This is a great aticle. Becuse of our insurance changing and hubby just turning 50 on Dec. 25, he will have it done New Years eve. Guess he’ll be bringing in the new year with a clean slate…..

Terri

]]> By: Laurey Boyd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2044 Laurey Boyd Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:49:27 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2044 Hey Collett, About the prep being the worst = definitely. - Laurey Hey Collett, About the prep being the worst = definitely. – Laurey

]]> By: Collett Foyt http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2041 Collett Foyt Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:56 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2041 If it makes you feel any better, I get to have them every 5 years due to a strong family history of colon cancer on my mother's side. It took my mother within 6 weeks of diagnosis at age 74. She had never had a colonoscopy before that. Her mother also had colon cancer back in the 60's I think, but survived for another 20+ years cancer free. A friend of mine suggested that you start the clear liquid diet the day before the "prep" so there is not that much to clean out when drinking that awful stuff. I'll be trying it next year for colonoscopy #3. I have told many same-aged friends that the prep is the worst part of the prob-cedure. If it makes you feel any better, I get to have them every 5 years due to a strong family history of colon cancer on my mother’s side. It took my mother within 6 weeks of diagnosis at age 74. She had never had a colonoscopy before that. Her mother also had colon cancer back in the 60′s I think, but survived for another 20+ years cancer free.

A friend of mine suggested that you start the clear liquid diet the day before the “prep” so there is not that much to clean out when drinking that awful stuff. I’ll be trying it next year for colonoscopy #3. I have told many same-aged friends that the prep is the worst part of the prob-cedure.

]]> By: Laurey Boyd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2032 Laurey Boyd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2032 Hey Lisa, Yes, this subject does lend itself to lots of tawdry puns. That's part of the fun. Color glossies, huh? Let's hope they don't fall into the wrong hands. - Laurey Hey Lisa, Yes, this subject does lend itself to lots of tawdry puns. That’s part of the fun. Color glossies, huh? Let’s hope they don’t fall into the wrong hands. – Laurey

]]> By: Lisa deGruyter http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2031 Lisa deGruyter Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:25:28 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2031 Having "done" breast cancer, I trotted right along (subject really lends itself to bad puns, doesn't it?) when my family practitioner said I needed to do this. By that time, I was an old pro at needle sticks. The huge surprise at the end was color glossy photographs of the inside of my colon -with circles and arrows (really!) for the diverticuli found. I resisted posting them to my blog, but did email to a few friends and family ;-) Having “done” breast cancer, I trotted right along (subject really lends itself to bad puns, doesn’t it?) when my family practitioner said I needed to do this. By that time, I was an old pro at needle sticks. The huge surprise at the end was color glossy photographs of the inside of my colon -with circles and arrows (really!) for the diverticuli found. I resisted posting them to my blog, but did email to a few friends and family ;-)

]]> By: Laurey Boyd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2026 Laurey Boyd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:07:46 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2026 Hey Jan, Apparently this is a rite of passage, so to speak. - Laurey Hey Jan, Apparently this is a rite of passage, so to speak. – Laurey

]]> By: Jan Gunter http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2025 Jan Gunter Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:31:31 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2025 Laurey, Thanks for making me laugh. I accompanied Phillip recently for his first such experience. I'm not yet 51, so still waiting . . . . Laurey,

Thanks for making me laugh. I accompanied Phillip recently for his first such experience. I’m not yet 51, so still waiting . . . .

]]> By: Laurey Boyd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2024 Laurey Boyd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:31:54 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2024 Great "minds" think alike. Here's some advice: RUN ! - Laurey Great “minds” think alike. Here’s some advice: RUN ! – Laurey

]]> By: Dana Shepherd http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/12/09/the-nightmare-procedure-before-christmas/#comment-2023 Dana Shepherd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:13:44 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1428#comment-2023 Hi Laurey! That was so funny! You are my third or fourth friend in the last month that has gone through this. How weird. I'm thinking of signing up just so I won't feel left out. Hi Laurey!

That was so funny! You are my third or fourth friend in the last month that has gone through this. How weird.
I’m thinking of signing up just so I won’t feel left out.

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