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Old 08-11-2022, 09:46 AM
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Had to post. Touched home again as a friend’s family is now in the middle of a new journey.

People. Please ask your doctor for a FIT test at a minimum. Don’t delay getting a colonoscopy at age 50. Age 40 with family history.

Time is on your side by being proactive.
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Old 08-11-2022, 12:01 PM
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Had to post. Touched home again as a friend’s family is now in the middle of a new journey.

People. Please ask your doctor for a FIT test at a minimum. Don’t delay getting a colonoscopy at age 50. Age 40 with family history.

Time is on your side by being proactive.
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Old 08-11-2022, 03:34 PM
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I guess at 66 might be time to go in.
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Old 08-11-2022, 09:25 PM
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I guess at 66 might be time to go in.
Very much so. Don’t hesitate. Get a FIT test.
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Great news, even in Alberta you can eventually get into a hospital for colonoscopy if you wait long enough.
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Old 08-12-2022, 11:00 AM
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Great news, even in Alberta you can eventually get into a hospital for colonoscopy if you wait long enough.
Awesome.

They should give you a report. Warning however. The photos are not Christmas card compatible.
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Friend of mine was just told he was positive for prostate cancer....given the option of surgery in Red Deer or laparoscopy in Edmonton?
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Old 08-12-2022, 01:22 PM
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Friend of mine was just told he was positive for prostate cancer....given the option of surgery in Red Deer or laparoscopy in Edmonton?
I had mine removed in Edmonton at Royal Alex it was a robotic procedure called da vainci. I'm glad I went with that procedure, there is some side effects but nothing you can't live with.
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Old 08-12-2022, 01:33 PM
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That's definitely the way he's leaning. Did they take out any lymph nodes as well?
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Old 08-12-2022, 03:57 PM
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That's definitely the way he's leaning. Did they take out any lymph nodes as well?
Yes, they removed lymph nodes all around.
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