plumbstraight
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- Dec 16, 2010
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- Washington state and Ak
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- 5300 John deere,53 harry ferguson, ck20 kioti, 135 ferguson, 350jd dozer, k40 kubota excavator
We just had a tragety in our family. My bil had gone to the doc for a colonoscopy and decared clean. The second night home he woke up cold and had to go to the bathroom. It was bloody, called 911 and bled out before they could get him to the hospital and it was just a short drive.
I had an appointment set for myself for a physical. Did the usuall blood draw, listen to the lungs and heart and the prostrate check. All good. he asked as he left the nurse to do the blood draw when the last time I had a colonosocpy, told him about 5yrs. He said no problem then. Not long after he came back in and said I found a bit of blood in your stool, think you might need a check. Set me up and went. Results, colon cancer!!! Was lucky they had an opening the next morn and I went straight to the hospital. Got cleaned out overnight and went under. Doc had a tough time of it. Because of taking some hard hits logging and general life, my insides had been roughed up a bit and healed to the walls of my abdomen. Long story short, they took out the last 14inches or so including the appendics as that is where it was. I was very lucky as the cancer had not advanced outside of the colon. All the lymphnodes were clean so they thing they got it all and I won't need any cemo or radiation. I feel very fortunate.
Foks, if you are over 50 go get checked. If it runs in your family as it does mine I would start at a much younger age and do it regularly. Denial will be your death sentence. Take care, a lot of us have grandkids we haven't met yet, that is yet to be born.
I had an appointment set for myself for a physical. Did the usuall blood draw, listen to the lungs and heart and the prostrate check. All good. he asked as he left the nurse to do the blood draw when the last time I had a colonosocpy, told him about 5yrs. He said no problem then. Not long after he came back in and said I found a bit of blood in your stool, think you might need a check. Set me up and went. Results, colon cancer!!! Was lucky they had an opening the next morn and I went straight to the hospital. Got cleaned out overnight and went under. Doc had a tough time of it. Because of taking some hard hits logging and general life, my insides had been roughed up a bit and healed to the walls of my abdomen. Long story short, they took out the last 14inches or so including the appendics as that is where it was. I was very lucky as the cancer had not advanced outside of the colon. All the lymphnodes were clean so they thing they got it all and I won't need any cemo or radiation. I feel very fortunate.
Foks, if you are over 50 go get checked. If it runs in your family as it does mine I would start at a much younger age and do it regularly. Denial will be your death sentence. Take care, a lot of us have grandkids we haven't met yet, that is yet to be born.