My old LiveJournal was deleted
I only want to "join" ONTD to post a message about colon cancer awareness.
On THIS article:
https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/118232004.html
I am going to delurk for the first time in a long time.
Loads of you are saying he is too young. Please, please, as someone recently diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer listen: colorectal cancer has been rising with younger people without any explanation; younger people are being diagnosed in less curable stages because this is thought to be an old man's disease. It's not. Twenty-somethings are being diagnosed. Get screened well before you are 45.
The prep is the "worst" but hear me out: you lose at least five pounds, your stomach will never be flatter, it's a nice snooze, then you get pictures at the end (of your end) like a theme park ride. And provided it was all good, you get the ease of knowing you don't have cancer.
You're never too young. PLEASE, PLEASE demand to get screened. I would have paid my 15% co-pay because my life - and YOURS, is worth it.