Poop checks out.

Did that cologuard thing. Sent poop in the mail. Dr got results. My Colon is that of a 20 year old. Gentlemen, poop in a cup and send it. Much better than a colonoscopy. Just saying.

Way too comfortable with each other.

Great job on the poop dwags

Great news Wags. Get my colonoscopy on the 28th.

Great, Kingston chimes in and turns it into another Boomer Esiason thread.

My point of this PSA is I’ve done both. Colonoscopy and cologuard. Guys opt for the cologuard if it comes back with even a trace, then get a colonoscopy. I just wanted to point out how much easier this was.

Glad you butt is okay.

DWags wrote:Did that cologuard thing. Sent poop in the mail. Dr got results. My Colon is that of a 20 year old. Gentlemen, poop in a cup and send it. Much better than a colonoscopy. Just saying.

I actually like the drugs. Last time I had one, my wife put a fake tattoo of a scorpion on my ass. Everybody in the office (apparently) got to see it.

The actual colonoscopy procedure is no big deal. Now the prep............

duffy munn wrote:The actual colonoscopy procedure is no big deal. Now the prep............

Even that’s better supposedly

DWags wrote:My point of this PSA is I’ve done both. Colonoscopy and cologuard.  Guys opt for the cologuard if it comes back with even a trace, then get a colonoscopy.  I just wanted to point out how much easier this was.

I am not trying to be critical, but it is not as accurate as a colonoscopy.  

It will miss colon cancer 8% of the time (it is 92% accurate with 13% false positives).  It is not very effective at fining precancerous polyps.  It only finds precancerous polyps between 42% and 69% of the time (it is more accurate with larger ones).  A colonoscopy is 95% accurate.

SawGreen wrote:

DWags wrote:Did that cologuard thing. Sent poop in the mail. Dr got results. My Colon is that of a 20 year old. Gentlemen, poop in a cup and send it. Much better than a colonoscopy. Just saying.

I actually like the drugs. Last time I had one, my wife put a fake tattoo of a scorpion on my ass. Everybody in the office (apparently) got to see it.

Your wife is cool.

Got an email from the founder of Cologuard, DWags. He’s a friend from undergrad. Wanted to assure me everything was perfectly fine regarding your poop, but asked me to tell you to not send in the toilet paper next time.

tGreenWay wrote:Got an email from the founder of Cologuard, DWags. He’s a friend from undergrad. Wanted to assure me everything was perfectly fine regarding your poop, but asked me to tell you to not send in the toilet paper next time.

The directions are funny. “Open bottle of solution and pour it in cup with sample, do not drink the solution”. Is there really a problem with that happening?

DWags wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Got an email from the founder of Cologuard, DWags. He’s a friend from undergrad.  Wanted to assure me everything was perfectly fine regarding your poop, but asked me to tell you to not send in the toilet paper next time.

The directions are funny.  “Open bottle of solution and pour it in cup with sample, do not drink the solution”.  Is there really a problem with that happening?  

Well, people ate aquarium cleaner because they thought that would protect them from Covid.

DWags wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Got an email from the founder of Cologuard, DWags. He’s a friend from undergrad. Wanted to assure me everything was perfectly fine regarding your poop, but asked me to tell you to not send in the toilet paper next time.

The directions are funny. “Open bottle of solution and pour it in cup with sample, do not drink the solution”. Is there really a problem with that happening?

To quote a great American: America is a stupid country.

tGreenWay wrote:

DWags wrote:



The directions are funny.  “Open bottle of solution and pour it in cup with sample, do not drink the solution”.  Is there really a problem with that happening?  

To quote a great American: America is a stupid country.

Another thread stained with a GreenWay post.

tGreenWay wrote:

DWags wrote:



The directions are funny. “Open bottle of solution and pour it in cup with sample, do not drink the solution”. Is there really a problem with that happening?

To quote a great American: America is a stupid country.

America is a litigious country.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:




To quote a great American: America is a stupid country.

America is a litigious country.

That’s one reason, no doubt, but it’s a very good idea to include the warning because it’s widely known that, for colonoscopy prep, patients drink a liquid. Stupid people could easily confuse the process.

Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

Honestly, 50 is a bit old to be joining the colorguard, bro.

Nordic wrote:

SawGreen wrote:

I actually like the drugs.  Last time I had one, my wife put a fake tattoo of a scorpion on my ass.  Everybody in the office (apparently) got to see it.

That last 5 seconds before you go out is awesome. I tried to hold on for as long as I could. Followed by the best nap I've had in years. Will reschedule.

The last knee surgery I had about 3 years ago, they gave me what I’m pretty sure was a Fentanyl pop to suck on while recovering in post-op. Up until then, old school shot in the ass of Demerol had been my favorite drug. It’s easy to see why and how people get hooked on Fentanyl. It was glorious. If I’d been in my right mind and not coming out of the anesthetic, I would’ve eaten the whole thing instead of just licking it.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

The Pantry wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Agree. Just do it.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

So is caring about pillows and bedding.

Turtleneck wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

So is caring about pillows and bedding.

Minus well be comfortable while you're dying, which you are too.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

Probably okay to feel that way about Big Pharma, because if you’re ever diagnosed with late stage colon cancer, there’s nothing they make that will save you.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

Oh, and it’s not about worrying, it’s about being pragmatic in the face of hard data which says if you catch colon cancer or precancerous polyps early, it’s an easy fix.

Yea
...but how is your AIC ?

The Pantry wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

Dude. It's simple procedure which could save your life.

The Pantry wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Turning 50 this year... Assuming this will be waiting for me.

Turning 62 in a couple months. Never had my butt scoped. #notworried

You're so brave!

In all seriousness Pantry, you should get checked. It's not about worrying or anything like that. It's a simple procedure that could save your life. You eat a lot of red meat, as do I, which is linked very closely with colon cancer.

When Jamie Samuelsen died of colon cancer there were a lot of stories about screening for it and the recommended age to start and the cost to the individual and the health care system. Fact of the matter is, if everyone got scoped every year, we could almost eliminate colon cancer as a cause of death. However, it's just too expensive to do that so they developed the recommendations that they have in place.

That being said, I think our society's approach to fighting cancer is flawed. Cancer charities are a multi billion dollar a year industry focused on finding a cure. We need to focus more money on early detection and prevention.

Motown Spartan wrote:When Jamie Samuelsen died of colon cancer there were a lot of stories about screening for it and the recommended age to start and the cost to the individual and the health care system. Fact of the matter is, if everyone got scoped every year, we could almost eliminate colon cancer as a cause of death. However, it's just too expensive to do that so they developed the recommendations that they have in place.

That being said, I think our society's approach to fighting cancer is flawed. Cancer charities are a multi billion dollar a year industry focused on finding a cure. We need to focus more money on early detection and prevention.

Just got a chunk of cancer carved off my face. I see a dermatologist once a year to get checked. I suppose I should do the same with my colon, but I probably won't.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



That’s not even remotely a good idea, Pantry. Seriously, get checked.

Thanks for the concern, butt I'm genuinely not worried. Worrying is for snowflakes.

The pharmaceutical industry is what more folks should be worried about.

Pretty sure that is a direct quote from Black Panther.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:When Jamie Samuelsen died of colon cancer there were a lot of stories about screening for it and the recommended age to start and the cost to the individual and the health care system. Fact of the matter is, if everyone got scoped every year, we could almost eliminate colon cancer as a cause of death. However, it's just too expensive to do that so they developed the recommendations that they have in place.

That being said, I think our society's approach to fighting cancer is flawed. Cancer charities are a multi billion dollar a year industry focused on finding a cure. We need to focus more money on early detection and prevention.

Just got a chunk of cancer carved off my face. I see a dermatologist once a year to get checked. I suppose I should do the same with my colon, but I probably won't.

Got a cool scar?

Motown Spartan wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Just got a chunk of cancer carved off my face. I see a dermatologist once a year to get checked. I suppose I should do the same with my colon, but I probably won't.

Got a cool scar?

Yes I do.