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Kurt,

 KW>  Colon cancer runs in my family on my mom's side - 2 great uncles died
 KW>  from it, and my mother was successfully treated years ago. I've been
 KW>  getting regular colonoscopies since I was 40. I'm 54 now.

  I got you beat by 6 years.  A few years back, when I was having one
done, there was an 85 year old woman, getting her first one. My GI doctor,
a nice black man, was very annoyed with her for waiting so long.

 KW>  The laxative prep is a pain, but given that beer is OK beforehand,
 KW>  living on jello, broth and beer is an interesting experience.

  Now, I know beer is a diurectic, but I thought that any alcoholic
beverage would dehydrate you in a big way...never mind you're losing
all that fluid with repeated (but needed) bouts of diarrhea...never
mind setting your butt on fire. :P As noted, one woman thought vodka
was "a clear liquid", but her heart stopped during the procedure. They
had to forget about the colonoscopy and get "the crash cart" to get
her back to life. Then, she had to do the prep work again, and then
pay the full fee the second time.

 KW> ... Twist the spine

  I already have degenerative disk disease there, and my neck bones
are severely kinked...and the neck pain was bothering me overnight.

Daryl

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