It was an ordinary day. Ordinary in that I once again had a medical procedure scheduled to be done. This time it was a colonoscopy that I had scheduled about three months ago. I had my first colonoscopy done a little over 15 years ago and the doctor found two pre-cancerous polyps that he removed. While talking with me after the procedure, the doctor said he wanted me to return in five years for a follow-up colonoscopy. Five years later I had a second one done and it proved to be perfect and this time the doctor told me I should once again return in five years. Well, five years stretched into ten years and then into twelve years. I'm much like everyone else in that they hate the dreaded colonoscopy. For the past two years my family doctor reminded ... no, warned me ... about returning for another colonoscopy, but I kept putting it off. And then, for some strange reason I just had a funny feeling that I better have the test done before it was too late. I placed a call to Dr. Rosenberg's office and made an appointment for the test. Since I had my first test, the procedure has become much easier to prepare for than what it used to be.
Bottle of Gatorade with instructions. |
The polyp that was found during my colonoscopy. |
Same area after removable with a wire. |
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