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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
This issue has me a bit confused. Kaiser says I need one every ten years. Last time my primary care guy scheduled one, the doctor who did the one three years before called to say they only did them every ten years. That was eight years ago now. He couldn't complete the last one because of diverticulosis and send me to the barium route. My father had colon cancer which went to his liver & brain before he died of it. Didn't make any difference when I t old him that. I was under the impression you did one every five years or so after your 50s, especially if you had a primary relative who had died from it.
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If you have no history then you should get your first one at 50, earlier if you have a family history. The outcome of that first one will determine when you should get your next. I had my first at 50, they found a polyp or two, sent them to the lab, benign, but rescheduled me for a followup in 3 years. Went in for that one, found another polyp, again benign, but now my next followup is in 5 years instead of 3. That's just my personal experience. I'm never going to get to the poop in a box and send it in method.
One thing for your first timers - have someone in the room with you when they go over the results, because at least for me I don't remember anything from recovery.
I don't even remember the ride home.