Thursday, April 29, 2010

BOTTOMS UP - A BELOW THE BELT COMMENTARY ON A SENSITIVE ISSUE...BUM PLUG #2

This is the second of a series of annual plugs— “Bum Plugs” —addressing the importance of colon cancer screening that I will be posting every April 29th (her birthday) in honor of my Mom who died November 28th, 1976 at the age of 47.


Very few of us
are blessed with
smooth firm mounds
like these
unless you are pumped full
of as many chemicals
as this processed
piece of meat.




Most of us
fall
into the
"flat ass" category
or...









the
over sized
dimply,
whoa...
"thats some big ass"
category.











We're all human but each of us are unique in that we all come in different sizes, shapes and personalities...that's what makes life so interesting, but we all have asses and we all use them for the same thing, sitting, removal of bodily waste, and OK... if you have a nice one you probably use it to draw attention to yourself... and I'm sure you can come up with other ways to put it to use, but this is not that kind of blog.

So, if we all have asses, why are we so intimidated by the process of having a rectal exam by a professional physician? I mean...have you taken a good look at your doctor's ass lately? Why do we let embarrassment keep us from asking for what could be life saving screening?

Anyone is at risk for bowel cancer and there are usually no symptoms until the cancer is advanced, so early screening is very important. Anyone 50 years
(I personally feel 40 is not too young) should speak to their doctor about having a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy done and anyone with a family history of colon cancer should start screening 10 years before the earliest colon cancer diagnosed in a first degree relative.

Because our mother died at 47 and her father at age 50, my entire family has regular colonoscopies, as does my 28 year old daughter who was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis in her early 20's ( people with Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis have a high risk of getting colon cancer so it is very important that they be screened regularly).

For more information on Colon Cancer read:

BOTTOMS UP - A BELOW THE BELT COMMENTARY ON A SENSITIVE ISSUE

and

http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm

So, don't let embarrassment sign your death sentence...buck up...get tested!

And please,
help to spread the word by pasting
"Live Your Life...Get Tested"
to the side bar of your blog
and link it back
to this post.




5 comments:

  1. My mother died of colon cancer at age 51 and I fully support your effort here. I love the way you have illustrated your your advice. Thanks for this great reminder to everyone.

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  2. A great reminder. I got my first one about 2 years ago and it wasn't bad at all.

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  3. you are so right, it's a must for all of us. my grandmother was embarrassed of seeing a gynecologist for years, and by the time we realized her cancer had spread from her uterus to all over, and we lost her... so yes doctors see many so we shouldn't let embarrassment get in the way of our lives, thanks for posting this

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  4. This is great--it's something I'd be mortified to ask my doctor about. And then I think, is it worth dying over? Sheesh. Thanks for bringing logic back into it. You are spreading awareness and that will save someone's life.

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  5. Somehow I missed this post. I'll repost it for this week.

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