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In Ontario (Canada) the government automatically contacts you to obtain a free FIT kit when you turn 50. I just did mine, and it came back "abnormal" (which is a descriptor I've lived with all my life). Needless to say I'm hoping it's nothing, but it is wise to get tested for such things as soon as you reach each risk milestone in life.
In Ontario (Canada) the government automatically contacts you to obtain a free FIT kit when you turn 50. I just did mine, and it came back "abnormal" (which is a descriptor I've lived with all my life). Needless to say I'm hoping it's nothing, but it is wise to get tested for such things as soon as you reach each risk milestone in life.
Hoping it's nothing buddy! Best wishes
If you are feeling apprehensive and delaying it, you should know that getting a colonoscopy is a painless experience. In and out in a few hours.
Absolutely painless. The “worst” part is having to drink enough water (with laxative and electrolytes) to clean your system for a clear view. I just had mine done and I was way more more anxious then I needed to be. Now I feel silly for being so worried about it.
My mother had one done when I was a kid. I only remember her being absolutely humiliated by the "air" on the trip home - as children we couldn't not giggle about that particular after-effect. Even back then it was an out-patient ordeal. She did say it was like going to the dentist - scary but otherwise a breeze! (her pun, not mine...)
Is there an easy to get medical test for all different kinds of cancers etc.? Maybe an MRI?
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Absolutely painless. The “worst” part is having to drink enough water (with laxative and electrolytes) to clean your system for a clear view. I just had mine done and I was way more more anxious then I needed to be. Now I feel silly for being so worried about it.
This is good news. I'm going for one in a couple weeks, so of course I'm a tad nervous about it all. I don't normally get poked around like that. It's not the greatest rite of passage. My mother had one done when I was a kid. I only remember her being absolutely humiliated by the "air" on the trip home - as children we couldn't not giggle about that particular after-effect. Even back then it was an out-patient ordeal…
Is there an easy to get medical test for all different kinds of cancers etc.? Maybe an MRI?
On the other hand, many tumors are now discovered incidentally when getting a scan for something else. That tends to also cause higher anxiety levels, but at the same time allows addressing a real issue at a much earlier stage.
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Hoping it's nothing buddy! Best wishes
Thanks. I know other people have gone through exactly this and came out alright, so I'm keeping my mind in that direction. There are a number of things that can trigger abnormal FIT results, but of course the value is in subsequently discovering what is causing that to occur, even if it ends up a non-emergency, and then dealing with it before it can become one.
hope it's nothing
my grandfather had something bad around 70, so i'm hoping it's not genetic. anyways, a long time until i have to worry about it