Thursday, November 20, 2008

Done with the nose, on to the belly....

Now that the nose issue has been corrected and healed, I'm continuing on my endeavor of trying to keep myself healthy. I've been having all sorts of GI issues off and on for a year or two. Recently its gotten worse. I've blamed it on stress and side effects from medicine, but I'm starting to run out of excuses. Why am I afraid to go to the doc? My grandma was diagnosed with colon cancer when she was just a little bit older than I am now, and she unfortunately passed away from it in her mid 40's.

NO, I am not jumping to any conclusions saying I have cancer or something. I just realize that putting stuff off doesn't miraculously fix things. Being there's obviously a history of GI issues in the family, I want to be sure my problem are handled before I have more serious stuff to worry about later in life. Surprisingly, I got a new patient appointment next Monday. That's crazy to me. Usually I have to wait like 3-6 weeks for an appointment. I've been having good luck lately with doctors, especially specialists, so I'm hoping the trend will continue.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about a colonix cleanse?????

Sarah said...

that sounds gross and mildly painful. Not looking fwd to my appt so much now.

Shelley said...

Good luck at your doctor's appt. I hope you get some answers and I hope that it is a minor problem and has a quick fix (no surgery of course).