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Is a colonoscopy ever too risky?
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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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@ray666 I totally understand your concern - I would be just as worried. I would be more worried, however, about the possibility of a cancerous colon.
My understanding of sepsis is through an already infected open wound. If your wound is healed I would take my chances and go ahead with the colonoscopy if the interviewing doctor gives the go-ahead. If there was any doubt in the doctor’s mind, as it was at your earlier interview, the doctor may well make the decision not to go ahead with the colonoscopy even before you are faced with a decision yourself..
I am a worry wart , so I understand where you are coming from. For example, I am terrified of going under anaesthesia, yet I will not go through any painful diagnostic procedure unless I am given anaesthesia! I’d rather risk anaesthesia than the possibility of cancer - which is always my other big fear!