Carrie, how old are you? A colonoscopy is strongly suggested for anyone 50 years and older, and for every 5 years thereafter! No doctor would question you if you're that age and request the procedure; in fact, he'd probably beat you to the punch.
If you're not that old, I still wouldn't hesitate to request it. If the doctor wants to do other tests first, that's fine -- all the better. You want to rule out anything and everything, you just want to play it safe and "nip it in the bud" (whatever "it" might be).
There's nothing wrong with having the symptoms 9 months before requesting any kind of exploratory procedure. You simply aren't the kind to rush to the doctor with every ache and pain. Just tell the doctor your syptoms and that you've gotten great info here and suspect you have IBS but want to rule out anything and everything else. It's just a wise thing to do.
Hey, I just asked hubby his opinion (he used to be an insurance examiner). He said for you to read your policy. If you just got insurance, they gave you a policy -- if not, GET IT. Somewhere in there it will say something about "pre-existing condition." I remember when we applied for insurance for me after I retired and lost my medical benefits from the company I worked for, the policy had a section on pre-existing conditions, and it seems to me that the time period was a year. Check yours.
By the way, the question then comes up whether or not you really DID have a "pre-existing condition" if you were not officially diagnosed with it.
Does any of this help?
Bev
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