Medical tests...I just haven't had enough lately.

Just a short post today.  I finished up the first part of my work project just in time to miss a couple of days at the office.  Yay me! 

I'm fasting today in preparation for a colonoscopy tomorrow.  My dad had cancerous colon polyps, which makes me about 40 times more likely to develop cancer than the average person whose family has no history of the disease.  I have to do these things periodically...just to make sure.  I was whining to my surgeon about having to do it and he said, "Well, it's better than the big C."  I couldn't have said it better myself.  That didn't make me want to reschedule less, though.

I know it's breast cancer awareness month, but here's my little pep talk about colonoscopies.  Everyone should have one at (or before ) 50.  If all is well, then you don't have to have another for 5 years.  If they find polyps, they remove them during the colonoscopy and do a biopsy.  You'll probably need to do another procedure in a year.  If the polyps are cancerous, you've just saved your own life.

People tend to avoid doing these because the prep is so horrendous, but I suspect dying of colon cancer is not a fun way to go.  Audrey Hepburn died of colon cancer and I noticed some celeb (sports, acting--who knows?) is currently being treated for it.  

Anyway, this is a no food day, which is problematic for most people, but I don't really like food all that much.  

Aside from that, there's not much interesting going on in my head today.  The brain is taking a work break after the tension of the past several days.  I had to get the project to a certain point before the end of the day today.  All is well now and I can relax. 

Back on Friday.