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Preparing for my colonography

No, that isn't a mistake in the title. Because of my enlarged spleen (which can get in the way of the scope), and the potential problems as a result of that, my doctor has obliged my request for a colonography in lieu of the standard colonoscopy.

The only advantage to a colonography being, I won't have to endure the torture of having someone stick a 10 foot probe up my butt.  I still have to go through the standard cleansing process (the second most difficult part of this entire ordeal), plus if anything is discovered during the colonography, I may still have to go through the torture of a standard colonoscopy anyways.

The other problem with the colonography is I will be exposed to radiation from the CT scanning machine, which is how a colonography is performed, and all the problems associated with that. At least I've not been exposed to much artificial radiation in the past 8 years, having had only one CT scan, and I think one X-ray, during that time frame.

So as I sit here writing this post, not going for a bike ride, and pondering [dreading] the start of the cleansing process (which begins at 10 AM), I'm wondering if it's even worth it. Do I really want to know if I'm any sicker than I already am?
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Alan Posner said…
So how did it turn out?
10:05 PM
Marc said…
I just posted on the experience
11:04 PM
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