I returned from a business trip this morning to find a note on my desk. The doctor?s office called ? it?s been five years since my last colonoscopy, and they want me back for another one.
Oh, joy. Just what I wanted to do.
Last year I lost a very dear friend. He was having trouble breathing and told me he wasn?t feeling well. When he finally saw his doctor they found a malignant tumor on his lung. He was gone in less than 4 months. Could it have been prevented by an earlier checkup? Who knows? We can talk about seeing your doctor regularly, but STUFF happens and sometimes it can?t be stopped.
When you feel healthy, you believe that you are Superman (or Superwoman). You can leap the tallest building, stop any bullet, you are invincible. You are going to live forever, right? So far, so good.
I?ve lost too many friends to sudden heart attacks, cancer and assorted other maladies. Bad stuff can happen to anyone and you don?t always see it coming. But often, when nasty stuff happens it can be fixed if it?s caught early.
So consider this my nagging blog post. If something doesn?t feel right, if you have funny colors, things that should not be where they are supposed to be, get yourself checked. Don?t be a wuss, afraid of what the doctor might find. If he is going to find something, let it be sooner than later.
After all, if I can sign up for a colonoscopy, you can, too.
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