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get your colonoscopy and don't put it off even if you think you're healthy
What’s generally a recommended age to get it at?
usually starting mid 40ss, insurance or doctors may be resistance to even approve though.
My doctor said 40 but YMMV
I've always heard 45 unless you have a family history.
Also in the context of colon cancer, ‘family history’ means earlier than their 60s. I had a close relative with colon cancer, but since she got it in her late 60s my doctor told me that basically it’s irrelevant in terms of screening schedules.
My father was diagnosed a couple years ago (still fighting it for better or worse) in his late 60s. My doctor said the same: since it was later in life, 45 is fine. Still makes me a bit nervous waiting though!
Yeah, that's what I've always heard as well. But I personally know 3 people that have been diagnosed before 45, one was in their 30s. Another died from it before their 45th. So it seems like it should be sooner.
Mine suggested I start at 20 but he'd also rub both my shoulders as he did it, so I didnt complain too much.
How did he check your prostate if both his hands were on your shoulders
It varies... You can see from the answers here. My doc said 50yo but you can get one if you want and then it's a matter of years between checks.
Well then. Glad I'm getting one soon. Tested for low iron and the doc said there could be something like internal bleeding or something so they want to check. Google, fwiw, says blood donation can lead to low iron and I donate double reds as often as I can. Hopefully they don't find anything, or they find something easily treatable.
Does your blood center not test iron before taking a donation?
Every time I've donated, they took a lancet to one of my fingers for a drop of blood and checked how fast it sank in some sort of liquid.
wonder if they were checking for protein concentration, increase protein in the blood can indicate something more serious.
No need for colonoscopy, just a poo test for initial screening.
That test is is not very good