The "C" word

Tomorrow morning I'm having a real thrill: my first colonoscopy. I'm 42 and the doctors think I have colitis. But that's not actually the real purpose of this post. I'm writing to encourage everyone who reads this to ask their doctors if they need a colonoscopy. This is an important test (however unpleasant and incovenient it may be) that can literally save lives. A colonoscopy on my father saved his life when they discovered he had colon and liver cancer. The surgical team was able to save his life just in time. Moreover, even though they say the test is really unpleasant, I can think of worse. My doctor gave me a laxative that only required a single day of "prepping" myself for the test. Today I could only drink clear liquids; I took the laxative this evening and it worked fine. Yeah, yeah, you have the runs, but it beats cancer! Get the test if you need it! It could have saved the life of the mother of a friend of mine. She didn't get tested; and then it was just too late. She lost her life to cancer. Well, that's it! Wish me luck tomorrow morning and please think about this post!