# Questions I really don't want the answer to **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005 "2022-10-30T03:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/21 "2022-11-07T16:50:38Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > to get your damned colonoscopy - a couple days of diarrhea and a squeeky clean inside is worth knowing you are cancer free. I just got my notice that I am due. I had a bad experience with the anesthesia 3 years ago and spent a couple days extremely sick. It took a week to get back to normal. It’s not something I want to go through again. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/22 "2022-11-07T20:10:10Z")
Stage 3, from anus inwards 15 cm, full thickness and full circumference. [Megacolon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacolon), [fecaloma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_impaction#Fecaloma), and a [festive article](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/257142) from JAMA on why it is bad, mkay? Work with your doc to see what can be done, perhaps twilight sedation instead of the regular knock out, but honestly, a few sick days is better than my route. Chemo meds are rough, radiation leaves burns [I can show you radiation burns on my armpit from the breast cancer.] I poop in a bag, but I am still alive to poop. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/23 "2022-11-07T23:30:11Z")
Appointment made. December 13, 7:00 am. ---
**Author:** ![KMS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@KMS94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KMS94)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/24 "2022-11-08T00:52:29Z")
I took me a couple days to click on the “Do you re-use toilet paper” thread. Wasn’t sure I wanted that much ignorance fought. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/25 "2022-11-08T04:25:00Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/26 "2022-11-08T14:39:48Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I just got my notice that I am due. I had a bad experience with the anesthesia 3 years ago and spent a couple days extremely sick. It took a week to get back to normal. It’s not something I want to go through again. There is a kit that is non-invasive. Find out if you are eligible. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005/27 "2022-11-08T16:55:30Z")
> [@Jay\_Z](#): > > There is a kit that is non-invasive. Find out if you are eligible. Things like Cologuard? These are not a valid substitute for a colonoscopy. All they do is check for blood and a few other enzymes in your stool. If none are present, they give you a big okay. A simple hemerobiid can give a positive result. The problem is you may still have other issues that these do not detect. My doctor says these are nothing but a scam and my insurance will not pay for these kind of tests. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-i-really-dont-want-the-answer-to/974005.md?page=1)