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bryceman
Boulder climber
Joshua Tree, California
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Jul 12, 2012 - 01:09am PT
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I never thought that climbing forums would be so liberal with their crack guides.
My father had a battle with the life changing crack buster a few years ago. You can imagine that I was worried when ordered by the Doc to attempt my first assent with the scope, fully exposed!
Last Friday was an interesting day at the clinic.
They said I did well.
I said, “ I guess practice does make perfect!”
No cancer.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 12, 2012 - 02:37am PT
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Bringing new meaning to the expression "on sight cracks".
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 12, 2012 - 03:45am PT
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I climb with a Gastro doc every year or two and have heard a lot of scope stories and made a fair about of scoping jokes.
The jokes on me later today
gulp
Karl
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 12, 2012 - 10:36am PT
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Happy Gallon of Gack Karl! LOL
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Jul 12, 2012 - 10:37am PT
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Thought this was going to be another Hankster thread. Never mind.
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Don Mellor
climber
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Jul 12, 2012 - 12:13pm PT
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Just did that route this morning. Easy. Not an on-sight, though, since I keep it on a five-year routine.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Sep 21, 2012 - 08:40pm PT
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A bump for a good thing... since I just got mine done today (and all is well!). Still a bit foggy from the anesthesia. Folks this is an easy one to do and it's worth it, even if you have to pay out of pocket... I look at it like a new rope. By dad gum, they sure look expensive out of the gate, but when you consider the consequences of not having one, the cost is minuscule.
Thank you to all of you for this thread and to good ole crusty dirtineye, may he rest in peace. Because of you, my doctor didn't ask me to get this exam, I asked for it explicitly.
Cheers,
Eric
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Going in tomorrow... a couple of years late but better late than never.
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Everything done and clean, now what to eat first.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Apr 25, 2013 - 09:42pm PT
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A former colleague died last night after being diagnosed with colon cancer last February.
When there are symptoms it's too late!
He was only 53
Just out of coincidence another colleague was scoped yesterday and they removed polyps. Three years ago they also removed precancerous polyps and he's only in his 40's.
If you have a family history or just happen to loose the genetic lottery, 50 may be too late.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Apr 25, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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Yes, if there's any family history, don't wait.
I had some family history, and had a few symptoms of what I thought was giardia.
My wife convinced me to go in for a scope. Stage 2 cancer. Had a section removed, some preventative chemo. This was 4 years ago when I was 40. So far so good, but you better believe that I am having regular checks from here on out.
Most colon cancers are fairly slow growing. So if you catch them early enough, you're probably going to be fine. My odds at stage 2 were better than 90% survival. But don't wait.
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losbill2
climber
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BUMP
I'm 62
Got my second routine exam yesterday five years after my first one. No big deal.
My brother is 59. Never had an exam. Recently experienced over a period of a couple of weeks abdominal pain. Diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC), had surgery, just finished second of 13 biweekly chemotherapy treatments he will have over 6 months, which gets him a 50:50 5-year chance of survival.
Although nothing in life is certain, it is likely had he had a colonoscopy at 50 as recommended by the American Cancer Society he would not be dealing with a potentially fatal disease today.
Clinical trials are hard to do and the data are hard to interpret. Nevertheless it would seem that getting a colonoscopy reduces your chance of dying of CRC by 70% to 90%.
I think that means if you currently have a ticking-bomb, deadly adenoma in your intestines that has a 100% chance of killing you getting an colonoscopy will reduce that chance to 10% to 30%.
The bottom line is that it is a no-big-deal, life-saving medical exam.
Read the thread.
Get it done.
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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A friend's dad just died after an 8 year fight with colon cancer. It wasn't pretty. If you have (had) colitis you are at higher risk for colon cancer so make sure to get it done.
Costa Rica has great rates on colonoscopies.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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I'm goin in on the 18th not really lookin forward to it.
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Big Breasted Woman
Trad climber
The Brown Crack
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Aw heck! I just had mine about a month ago. The worst part is drinking that freakin' "Step and Go Lightly" crap (or whatever the heck it is they call it). Once you drink it, you won't be stepping, you'll be doing the River Dance dash to the bathroom! :) I still loathe the idea of getting this done but it's really not that bad and it can save yer hide. Lost my mom to colon cancer years ago. The docs said if she'd only had a colonoscopy a couple of years before she started having problems, they could have saved her. Point taken!
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quantum7
Trad climber
Squamish
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I'm 40 and just had to do one because my dad in his sixties is fighting a battle now with cancer. If he had done the colonoscopy earlier or if his doctor had advised him to do so, he most likely would not be in this situation. Now, he has a permanent colostomy that has changed his life. He was very athletic and can't do so many of the things he used to, partially because he has to wear a damn bag on his abdomen. It's so much easier to get the colonoscopy than to try to wear a harness with a colostomy!
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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No big deal Kenny like everyone says the worst is fasting the day before and drinking that stuff to make you pee out your butt.
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Big Breasted Woman
Trad climber
The Brown Crack
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Jeez Dingus! Talk about being "rode hard and put away wet!" What a literal "pain in the arse" you had! The first pooper scooper I had, they pretty much had me out cold EXCEPT for the very end where I heard the doc say, "O.K., we just have to turn the last corner and we're done". Yeah, right! He must have done a 4 wheel skid and bounced off my colon wall 'cuz I definitely felt that little jab. The most recent one I just had, they just knocked me out with some incredible IV juice. Weee! Oh!!
I asked the nurse if this was a new protocol and she said, "Yes." Apparently too many patients were complaining of pain with the partial sedation. Remember when they filmed Katie Couric having her colonosopy years ago? She was still talking and watching the whole thing on a big screen TV! The heck with that! Gimme the drugs!!
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jun 25, 2013 - 07:52pm PT
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I am having my one year follow-up tomorrow. Prep day today, that is the worst of it. Hoping for good results, I don't want a repeat of last year.
Everyone should git er done! A colonoscopy could save your life.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 25, 2013 - 08:37pm PT
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Unconsciousness is definitely the way to deal with the steel eel.
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