Confused and Frustrated!

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It has been a couple of weeks since I had my Colonoscopy, and I am glad things are okay. The intense pain I felt afterward is what bothered me most about my procedure. I’m no doctor, but I believe my sciatic nerve was aggravated during the procedure. I am not complaining; just stating the probability due to my terrible crazy pain.

I spent several days trying to recover; Tylenol PM was the only thing that helped. Honestly, I am unsure if the Tylenol PM worked or if it just made me sleepy, and I felt no pain.
A few weeks ago, I read that young people are getting Colorectal Cancer at an increased rate, and they (the doctors and scientists) are unsure of the causes.

I have five children, three of them are in their forties. My constant rantings are about them getting a Colonoscopy. Their father died from Colorectal cancer several years ago, and I believe the three of them should at least get screened sooner than later.

However, the three have disregarded my rantings, and I am trying to figure out what to do. How can I get the three of them to understand how vital getting screened is?


2 responses to “Confused and Frustrated!”

  1. The thing is Doreen, that they are now adults and responsible for their own health care decisions. This week there was an article in the NY Times about the value of various screening procedures. There is also the site NNT which also gives some indication of value. They could opt for faecal blood testing which is non invasive and only proceed to colonoscopy if they have a positive test.

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    1. Good morning, thank you so much. I appreciate the response and I will give them the information. Have a great day šŸ’—

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