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Is a colonoscopy ever too risky?

Digestive Health | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (12)
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@rashida

@ray666 it would not hurt to go for that preliminary interview before the colonoscopy. I am sure the surgeon will go through your medical history with you and will make a decision to go ahead with the procedure or not, based on your history. It would be a good time for you to ask him any questions you may have, too.

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | 4 days ago

Thank you, Rashida! I plan to do that. This will be the second time I've gone in for a preliminary interview. The first time was last summer when I'd been referred for a colonoscopy but was still nursing a septic foot wound. The wound was so obvious that the gastroenterology nurse said, "Whoa! Let's wait until that wound has healed." Well, it's now healed, but from all I've learned (from credible sources, I trust), once a person has had sepsis, he or she remains especially vulnerable to re-infections. That's why I'd like to err on the side of caution when I sit for my second interview. ––Ray

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