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Re: Hi there       04/21/05 10:25 AM Edit Reply Quote ottoman Reged: 04/19/05 Posts: 27 Thanks for your suggestions, Steph. Frankly im not aggressive at all, just a little nervous with my condition I guess like a lot of people. Everyone copes differently with stress. I am more nervous now after reading many of the replies because the one message that stands out is that I should HAVE A COLONOSCOPY done. Now there is an inherent bias in the replies since all those suggestions come from people who have had the procedure done to them in the first place. Also everyone seems to write off the comprehensive tests that I have already done, the fact that I have seen 4 specialists on several occasions, one of which is a world renown professor who is very much respected in the medical community. Now I can understand the advise that I have a colonoscopy done to ease my mind. That makes sense to me. But I truly cannot understand the advise of others that tell me that I should have the procedure done to rule out a more serious problem. Its like as if all that I have been through mean nothing and that the colonoscopy and only that can rule out everything else. Now that really makes me nervous because it makes me think that I might really have something serious here and its in total contradicition with what all of the experts have been telling me! I came here because I was told that I was most likely suffering from IBS! The IBS people are telling me, well, maybe not. At least not until I do this procedure. WOW, this is really traumatic and I really truly feel much worse. Again, I am not looking for false reassurance. I am looking for advice that makes sense. I dont know, maybe I am asking for too much and if I am, well, I am truly sorry. I am not in a state to do a colonoscopy because its an invasive test and I have this worry or phobia that the scope that they will use will not be properly sterilized. There was a case a couple of years ago in France where two people got contaminated with Hep C whilst having a colonoscopy procedure because the scope was not properly sterilized. Now that really freaks me out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/19/05 08:44 AM Hi there Stephie 04/21/05 09:22 AM Re: Hi there ottoman 04/21/05 10:25 AM Re: Hi there.. again Stephie 04/21/05 03:09 PM Re: Hi there.. again ottoman 04/21/05 09:06 PM Re: Hi there.. again Stephie 04/21/05 09:14 PM The bottom line is.. Augie 04/21/05 10:41 AM Re: The bottom line is.. ottoman 04/21/05 11:41 AM Re: The bottom line is.. Snow for Sarala 04/22/05 12:21 AM Excellent advice! lalala 04/22/05 08:36 AM I think part of what's going on here is... Sand 04/21/05 02:05 PM Re: I think part of what's going on here is... ottoman 04/21/05 09:09 PM Hi Ottoman, _Willow 04/21/05 01:46 PM Barium enema retrograde 04/21/05 03:30 PM I second that, Laurel, all of it.-nt- _Willow 04/22/05 04:02 PM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! lalala 04/20/05 08:39 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/20/05 08:58 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! lalala 04/20/05 11:26 AM Oh, pretty much anyone belongs here! atomic rose 04/20/05 07:37 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! Yoda (formerly Hans) 04/20/05 05:29 AM I assume this is it... doubletrouble 04/20/05 02:05 AM Re: I assume this is it... ottoman 04/20/05 08:17 AM Colonoscopy.... doubletrouble 04/20/05 07:41 PM Re: I assume this is it... meenieme 04/20/05 08:43 AM Re: I assume this is it... ottoman 04/20/05 09:05 AM Re: I assume this is it... meenieme 04/20/05 11:52 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! HeidnOut 04/19/05 10:37 PM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/19/05 10:54 PM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! mindyj 04/19/05 09:06 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/19/05 10:24 AM I'm afraid to have to say this... Linz 04/20/05 10:32 AM Re: I'm afraid to have to say this... Sand 04/20/05 01:25 PM Re: I'm afraid to have to say this... ottoman 04/20/05 10:15 PM Re: I'm afraid to have to say this... Sand 04/21/05 07:09 AM Right on Sand, VERY good advice! Snow for Sarala 04/21/05 08:55 AM It's popular with me, Linz! Augie 04/20/05 10:44 AM Re: Augie michele 04/20/05 11:38 AM Well, I do know I have.. Augie 04/20/05 11:47 AM Re: Augie: "Courage my Love" Wind 04/20/05 01:38 PM I'm trying, but I'm so tired.. Augie 04/21/05 09:14 AM Re: Well, I do know I have.. michele 04/20/05 12:55 PM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! Linz 04/19/05 08:58 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/19/05 10:14 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/19/05 08:59 PM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! michele 04/20/05 08:09 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! ottoman 04/20/05 08:25 AM Re: Hi, im a newbie and I dont know if I belong here!!!! michele 04/20/05 10:09 AM

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