[Hugh R]

You may have read in another thread that I'm "prepping" today for a colonoscopy tomorrow. I've been on the can at least 40 times today with the prep tonic.

I had a colonoscopy at 50 (when you're supposed to) and the doc took out two polyps of the kind that "can turn cancerous" I had another one a year later and it was clear and the doc put me on the five year plan for re-check which is tomorrow. Today, I drank a gallon of "tonic" in four hours and was on the can about 30 times. I can't eat solid foods all day until it is done tomorrow.

Why is this important? I spoke with an MD friend of mine a few years ago and told him about the classification of polyps that he took out that "can" turn cancerous and he said those types often "do" turn cancerous and that there was a fair chance that they would have killed me in 10 years or so. Colon cancer is apparently a fairly slow growing tumor and a five year "check" apparently makes it virtually 100% survivable

It sucks during the prep, but get it done. Especially if you're over 50.