davefan66

Prayers to your daughter, you and your family. Wish the best for her!

RIP to a great actor! Loved a lot of his movies. Sneaky good was “Sneakers”.

I have it in the family, doc took a few polyps last time and I have to schedule in 3 years.

The provider performing the colonoscopy should provide a list with the location, time to arrive and prep. Prep is one of two regimens from what I’ve seen. Provider will specify quantity and time to start day prior. Usually early evening. 1. Golytley. May sound like a nice prep by its name….but it’s not! Very misleading! Usually a gallon of liquid that is drunk 8oz at time every ten minutes (or so) until complete. 2. MiraLAX mixed in Gatorade and a few Dulcolax tabs. This is the one I recently used. Tough at first, but by 2-3 am it was successful and had pretty much stopped doing its job. Both preps are to be used until you run clear. The procedure itself is very quick. You are knocked out with an either fentanyl and versed (or another), or Propofol. Either works well. Propofol to me is a bit better as it wears off much quicker and the recovery period is easier. Anyway, the procedure is very easy and you should be in and out in a few hours….no pun intended! I highly recommend that people get their colonoscopies as soon as it is recommended. I believe the age has dropped to 45 recently. Your provider may recommend earlier if you have a history of colon cancer in your family. If you have a change in stool patterns, ribbon like stool, nausea/vomiting, blood in your stool, abdominal pain/cramping, weight loss/fatigue contact your provider as they may all be signs of colon cancer. Colon cancer may not present with any of the symptoms above unit it is a problem. So getting screened regularly is a must. I work very closely with patients who have colon cancer. A bunch found out by regular screening without any symptoms. Some had symptoms, and didn’t see a provider. Some found out by “accident” as they were being screened for other issues and eventually found to have colon cancer. Surgery may be all that is needed if found in time. Surgery with a strong course of chemo, or chemo and then surgery is another path. The chemo regimen for a lot of the patients is very tough for them. In the clinic every two weeks for infusion, then go home with a small pump infusing a med over a few days and then back to be disconnected. Loss of hair, loss of appetite, nausea,vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss are all side effects of this chemo regimen, amongst other issues. I’ve seen patients on their first day of chemo and the steady decline many of them experience throughout their course of treatment. Some have successful outcomes, many do not. Some seem successful, but are back in a few months to a year. A quick google shows there is a 64% survival rate over 5 years. A lot of it depends on when it was caught and how fast the intervention is. Colon cancer is not restricted to “old” people. I’ve seen very young people with it - 30’s and a few in their 20’s. Majority is 40’s and up. Again, I highly recommend you get screened as soon as it is warranted or need based on symptoms. A night spent on the toilet is far better than the alternative.

That was a great read! Some of those comments were awesome!

First, defense played well with a couple key guys out. Second, he is a disciple of McD. He’s not going anywhere.

Go Bills!!!

After last week, needed this type of win!

Bosa is so quick!

Where is Kincaid?

Josh.

Dude looks good!

Looked to me he may have been hurt on the Fields run. Looked to trip on the turf, and had a tough time getting back up.

Does he know he can call a fair catch? Gonna bite him in the behind at some point.

Lavender and eucalyptus!