Colonoscopy... Have you went for one?...

Sorry for the long wait.  It's been just over a month since my last post.  A LOT has happened in the past month or more.  Three (3) days after I posted last, my mom was rushed to the hospital with complications from colon cancer surgery on June 22nd.  Needless to say, I am sure my mom would not like me to get into her whole ordeal but she has been through a lot over the past 6 weeks.  She is now recooperating in a health care facility and is now not in the hospital.  It has been a long and sometime scary road. 

She found out by just requesting a Colonoscopy in mid May that she did have Colon Cancer.  They told her that had she done the Colonoscopy even 2-4 years prior she never would not have had to have surgery.  They could remove the polyps then.  I know many doctors will not allow Colonscopy's until you are 50 years old.  I am only a few years away from that.  As my mother has had colon cancer they might take me earlier.  It can be hereditary.

For those of you wondering what a Colonoscopy is...

Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon). He or she uses a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope to look at the colon. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, colon polyps, tumors, and areas of inflammation or bleeding.

I recommend you ask your doctor for this routine test.  Better be safe than sorry.  Had my mom done this sooner, the last 6 weeks would not have happened and we would not have almost lost my mom a few times.