[Teleplayer]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I think I'll ask the anesthesiologist just before he starts: "What, no dinner and dancing first?"

A friend of mine called his Dr "Captain Kirk" just before his first colonoscopy.

The doctor was confused and asked why. He replied, "Because you're about to go where no man has gone before". The entire OR cracked up and the doctor said, "I'm so stealing that!"

[Whatnext]

80+ That was my first time.
Clear I am happy to say.




Didn't stay at Holiday Inn.

[phloscheider]

When you use Cologuard at home, how do you send it back to them? Stool pigeon?

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

At what age do doctors stop giving colonoscopy?

Up until they retire.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

My reason for my concern is I had bout with diverticulitis at 85 years old and my
gastrologist ordered a colonoscopy.

I was under the impression at my age that it is unusual.

Is this a recent episode of diverticulitis and you're 85 now, or some previous episode and you're older, because it makes a difference. I take it you didn't have a bowel perforation with the diverticulitis otherwise this would have gone in a different direction. In either case, it sounds like he wants to exclude a secondary cause. In general, I would rate this as a 7 out of 10 on an aggressiveness scale if and only if it was a simple, uncomplicated episode of diverticulitis without further complications, given your age. But this is a whole different issue than performing a routine screening colonoscopy at your age.