James Van Der Beek dead
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I’m not even sure it should cost a co-pay. But I supppose it depends on insurance. I pay nothing.
It’s 100% easier than the dentist.
Don’t blame them for saying this (depending on age and when it happened) we are just seeing an explosion of these types of cancers in people with no family history happening younger and younger. The standard age of 45 is now way to late and many people step pushing for 40 to be the new guideline with some even wanting to go as low as 35.
My doctor says they recommend at 50 (or 45, can't remember), or if you have a family history then 10 years younger than that family members diagnosis. I see you said 40 in your earlier post; should I push for it? (I'm 40, btw)
It's infuriating that insurance wouldn't cover that, or any other early detection procedures/testing. I asked my doctor about it at my last appt (38), and he made it sound like it's not even an option unless you have every known symptom & family history with those specific diseases.
just say that someone in your family had an issue at 40. they don't require any proof
45 is standard currently family history and person history will also lower that age group.
I think it’s worth asking about next time you see your PCP. They can also see if insurance will cover it. Often it’s a good thing to bring up because if you don’t your PCP won’t talk about it without reason until you hit the age guideline and also most people are very hesitant to do it in the first place so it also lets your PCP know you are open to those discussions
Depends a lot on your insurance and how the test is ordered.
Not that I’m in any way defending insurance companies but this phenomenon is relatively new and guidelines aren’t caught up yet. While getting a colonoscopy is very safe it’s also a resource intensive test which is why its not going to be covered early without a history or some creative advocacy
Yeah there was a baseball team of folks involved in mine, felt like a surprise party when they rolled me in.
Agree with others, not a big deal, the prep is no fun, but it's not that bad.
Friendly, you say there's an explosion in these types of cancers in younger people with no history - any theories out there on the cause? I know diets are terrible in general, but is it energy drinks? Artificial sweeteners in everything? Avocado toast?
Get a colonoscopy. The prep sucks, the procedure is painless, and if you're cleared you have that peace of mind. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer almost a year ago at 35 with no family history. Fortunately, the cancer responded well to treatment and I get to continue to be an advocate for the cause. Early detection matters.
I had my first colonoscopy last year, a lot of people really make the whole ordeal out to be way worse than it is. Yeah, you piss out your ass for a while, but the worst part is not being able to eat for a day, at least can still have clear liquids (black coffee and jello count). Overall, it's an easy and painless process. I have to go back in 7 years for another and I don't have any issues with doing it again.
Plenty of theories mostly around diet and exercise but right now they are just theories. Most people in the US consume extremely little fiber due to processing and general food choices. Add in sedentary lifestyle and those are two big factors but exercise is more correlation instead of causation unlike the fiber intake.
If people aren’t willing to adjust their diet fiber supplements (both kinds) are usually recommended.
I also think many people don’t like talking about GI issues and also self diagnose frequently so it’s hard for people to really listen to the signals their body is telling them. That’s not a causation but it can lead to finding issues later then normal
This makes 3 of 5 main football players from Varsity Blues that are gone. 
Listening to Varsity Blues movie podcast at work and will probably watch the movie when I get home.
Another great role he had was unsub Tobias Hankel on criminal minds.
Listening to Varsity Blues movie podcast at work and will probably watch the movie when I get home.
Another great role he had was unsub Tobias Hankel on criminal minds.
Reading the title I thought this was about the Canadian bball player from late McDermott/ early Hoiberg era.
This getting older stuff is depressing. I just turned 46 a few weeks ago and need to be getting all these checkups. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago I was in college. Im at the very least agnostic and have been kind of struggling the last few years in trying to figure out the entire point of life. I'll never be convinced religion is anything other than utter b.s. but I'm desperately trying to cling to the hope there is something after life.
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LOL they walk you back to the recovery room supposedly, in my case not a clue they could have put me on a plane to Thailand and sold me into the sex trade and I wouldn't have known it till I finally wake up.
As far as the nap yeah it is really good, I wake up really slow from it. I guess the nurse stopped in after a while and started waking me up.
Your enthusiasm for the procedure is slightly disconcerting......
