I agree with colonoscopies as a screening procedure. My family has a history of polyps that are considered the type that will develop into cancer...they are considered a more aggressive polyp. Every single colonoscopy I've had, they always find 5 to 7 polyps. I have the procedure every 3 to 5 years. It doesn't bother me because I know it's necessary. From polyp to cancer usually takes 10 years from what I've read.. It could be even sooner. Get screened at the very least. If there are no polyps, your next colonoscopy will be in 10 years...no big deal.
I would like to see more discussion and instruction on treating cancers with Ivermectin, Fenbendazole and Mebendazole, if one is told they have polyps or cancer.
With the recent study that came out (2024) and all the anecdotal evidence we have with their success in stopping cancer, we should easily be able to implement preventative or maintenance care.
I'm referring to all of us who are patients and have the most at risk, when we hand over our lives to these profiteers. Yes I know there are good ones, but they have been taught that the only way to "help" you is to use toxins to poison you and then hope it all works, while you wallow in misery.
Having colonoscopies over the last 30 years based on family history has kept me alive. I will be 85 for my next one. I suspect it will be an argument with the insurance company to get coverage. At what point should someone give up and die? My answer is never.
My mother almost died from a complication from a colonoscopy. She went home and 36 hours later developed uncontrollable bleeding from where a polyp was removed. Thank God for her having enough sense to call 911 as she was fading out of consciousness from loss of blood. I refuse to get one, I’m 62 and I opt for the fecal blood test instead.
I was told after a colonoscopy that the doctor could not clip off the polyp because it was more of a bump and so they recommended surgery to take out the “tumor”, as my doctor described it. It was biopsied and declared to be non-cancerous. Has anybody ever been told That you don’t have to cleanse your bowels before the surgery and you could simply stop eating for three days? I thought that sounded wrong and challenged the doctor, but he said it would be fine. After the biopsy, I remained in the hospital for a week because of a surgical infection which later resulted in a surgical hernia. Seven months later, I had to have surgery for the hernia and today have a mesh in my abdomen, and Life is not the same. I’m almost 68 and I try to do core strengthening exercises and it feels like something is about to tear in my abdomen and it is somewhat painful. I wish I never started the whole procedure in the first place.
The sedative part, propofol is a billion dollars per year. I had one done under pressure due to having stomach problems. I insisted he do upper endoscopy since I was there for stomach problems to begin with and did the exams without sedation. It was a joke, wanted nothing to do with me or stomach problems once they "stuck me" for thr procedures.
When my doc pushed for one I turned him down. I opted for the fecal ca test ! I did my own research & discovered that they get a lot of money for that procedure ! But I also knew that complications can happen! The lab test would show cancer & colonoscopies should not be used unless absolutely necessary !
Many people rail against Big Pharma, claiming their studies are biased (often true), and that they use doctors as a secret sales-force for their products. Procedures, like colonoscopies, are not nearly as susceptible to bias and conflicts of interest for several reasons, and because of this, we should be more inclined to trust in the science behind their effectiveness. There's a massive amount of good data supporting colonoscopies. This data is not aggregated by self-interested pharma companies. In fact, pharma companies would be better off if there were no colonoscopies to remove polyps because they would sell more of their cancer drugs for the 10%+ of polyps that will eventually turn malignant. It is reasonable to question everything, including colonoscopies. But questioning, and promoting the abstaining of a treatment with good science and logic behind it (the risks of a perforation during the procedure are both every rare, and treatable) is irresponsible.
i must say im one of the lucky ones and had a routine colonoscopy my dr ordered in 2014 , im alive today as they discovered that i had stage 4 colon cancer , i was in surgery with in one week and had something called a heli colectomy that saved my life ! it has been over 8 yrs now that i have lived a completely normal life . so im one woman that is gratefulful that they discovered my cancer because of a colonoscopy .
30 yrs an RN 20 in ICU I have several perferorated diverticulum and spleens within a week or so all attributed to something else,🤔🤔🤔
I agree with colonoscopies as a screening procedure. My family has a history of polyps that are considered the type that will develop into cancer...they are considered a more aggressive polyp. Every single colonoscopy I've had, they always find 5 to 7 polyps. I have the procedure every 3 to 5 years. It doesn't bother me because I know it's necessary. From polyp to cancer usually takes 10 years from what I've read.. It could be even sooner. Get screened at the very least. If there are no polyps, your next colonoscopy will be in 10 years...no big deal.
I would like to see more discussion and instruction on treating cancers with Ivermectin, Fenbendazole and Mebendazole, if one is told they have polyps or cancer.
With the recent study that came out (2024) and all the anecdotal evidence we have with their success in stopping cancer, we should easily be able to implement preventative or maintenance care.
I'm referring to all of us who are patients and have the most at risk, when we hand over our lives to these profiteers. Yes I know there are good ones, but they have been taught that the only way to "help" you is to use toxins to poison you and then hope it all works, while you wallow in misery.
This will have to be up to us.
$$$$$$$ its allabout the $$$$$
My doctor recommended doing an at-home Cologuard® test. I'm not sure how well it works, etc.
Im only getting a colonoscopy because i got the covid shot and that can cause cancer (im 42 and my ct scan came back abnormal)
In Canada, it's covered. Oh yeah, all of it. It's "free", but can you imagine how much this cost us all.
Having colonoscopies over the last 30 years based on family history has kept me alive. I will be 85 for my next one. I suspect it will be an argument with the insurance company to get coverage. At what point should someone give up and die? My answer is never.
My mother almost died from a complication from a colonoscopy. She went home and 36 hours later developed uncontrollable bleeding from where a polyp was removed. Thank God for her having enough sense to call 911 as she was fading out of consciousness from loss of blood. I refuse to get one, I’m 62 and I opt for the fecal blood test instead.
I was told after a colonoscopy that the doctor could not clip off the polyp because it was more of a bump and so they recommended surgery to take out the “tumor”, as my doctor described it. It was biopsied and declared to be non-cancerous. Has anybody ever been told That you don’t have to cleanse your bowels before the surgery and you could simply stop eating for three days? I thought that sounded wrong and challenged the doctor, but he said it would be fine. After the biopsy, I remained in the hospital for a week because of a surgical infection which later resulted in a surgical hernia. Seven months later, I had to have surgery for the hernia and today have a mesh in my abdomen, and Life is not the same. I’m almost 68 and I try to do core strengthening exercises and it feels like something is about to tear in my abdomen and it is somewhat painful. I wish I never started the whole procedure in the first place.
Thanks for posting.
The sedative part, propofol is a billion dollars per year. I had one done under pressure due to having stomach problems. I insisted he do upper endoscopy since I was there for stomach problems to begin with and did the exams without sedation. It was a joke, wanted nothing to do with me or stomach problems once they "stuck me" for thr procedures.
When my doc pushed for one I turned him down. I opted for the fecal ca test ! I did my own research & discovered that they get a lot of money for that procedure ! But I also knew that complications can happen! The lab test would show cancer & colonoscopies should not be used unless absolutely necessary !
Not to mention that the goop that they give you to clean out your bowels is POISON in itself. DON’T DO IT!
Many people rail against Big Pharma, claiming their studies are biased (often true), and that they use doctors as a secret sales-force for their products. Procedures, like colonoscopies, are not nearly as susceptible to bias and conflicts of interest for several reasons, and because of this, we should be more inclined to trust in the science behind their effectiveness. There's a massive amount of good data supporting colonoscopies. This data is not aggregated by self-interested pharma companies. In fact, pharma companies would be better off if there were no colonoscopies to remove polyps because they would sell more of their cancer drugs for the 10%+ of polyps that will eventually turn malignant. It is reasonable to question everything, including colonoscopies. But questioning, and promoting the abstaining of a treatment with good science and logic behind it (the risks of a perforation during the procedure are both every rare, and treatable) is irresponsible.
I believe that more and more people are dying of cancer-treatments.
Peaky Blinders season 6, on Netflix, was full of red-pills......
i must say im one of the lucky ones and had a routine colonoscopy my dr ordered in 2014 , im alive today as they discovered that i had stage 4 colon cancer , i was in surgery with in one week and had something called a heli colectomy that saved my life ! it has been over 8 yrs now that i have lived a completely normal life . so im one woman that is gratefulful that they discovered my cancer because of a colonoscopy .