Mom had and recovered from Colon Cancer when she was in her late 70’s. Her doctor found her cancer during a colonoscopy and “rushed” her (within days I think) to the operating table and removed a big part of her colon. Because the doctor “got it all”, Mom didn’t need to go through chemo or radiation. The evidence of her operation was one HUGE scar on her abdomen. She went on to live to a ripe old age of 92.
After 1993, when Mom was diagnosed, we (her children) were all told to begin getting routine colonoscopies.
Since then, I’ve had many. My first one was the most horrendous experience of my life. I decided I would be the smartest person by scheduling my first colonoscopy and my first mammogram on the same day. My goodness, how could I take TWO days off work for stupid medical purposes!! And deciding NOT to get sedation for the colonoscopy was my 2nd BIG HUGE mistake. But I digress…
Every colonoscopy I’ve had which were every 3 years, then every 5, the doctor found pre-cancerous polyps. EVERY TIME. Today, December 2022, I had my latest colonoscopy and the doctor found NONE.
What’s with that?! What happened?
Was the doctor in a hurry? She check the box “Excellent” for prep. The post-report shows she got around EVERY corner, right around to the “end of the line” – and she found NOTHING!
What changed?
Thinking… looking back on the last 5 years, there’s a few things I’ve changed but ONLY in my diet.
- I don’t drink cow’s milk anymore, only soy beverage
- I snack on nuts (almonds, walnuts, pastitsios)
- I don’t eat red meat (only Costco meatballs occasionally)