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December 19, 2005

December 05, 2005

Instapundit says - Colonoscopy? Indeed!

Glenn Reynolds blogs about his colonoscopy and gets a little pushback. Glenn's right - the colonoscopy should be on your regular schedule of medical tests once you reach a certain age (the exact age either 50 or earlier depending upon your family medical history). It is a bit uncomfortable, and the drugs stay with you a bit, but given the benefits, anyone who doesn't get scoped when they should is an idiot. Sorry for being so blunt, but it's true.

One thing you might mention to your doc - see if your doc pokes through and takes a look at the terminal ileum (the last bit of the small intestine) during the colonoscopy. My gastroenterologist now does on all colonoscopies as a matter of routine after his experience with me. We would have found my lymphoma a couple of months earlier had he done this routinely before. The odds that this will matter to you - very small. But, since since they're in there poking and scanning anyway, might as well take a peek. That's my totally unmedical opinion. Your mileage may vary.

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