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Originally Posted by The Reaper
We found out later he had been exhibiting symptoms for a long time before he dehydrated and had to be carried to the hospital.
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Humor section or not, I think there are valuable lessons here.
Lots of people, men especially, who are used to being tough and have a high threshold for pain find it easy to shrug off symptoms as just "signs of getting older." There is nothing like a surgeon's knife to provide a whole new perspective due to this LCE (Life Changing Event).
It's hard to break habits of a lifetime and to suppress an element of self image for which you may have much pride.
Man up and get a colonoscopy, especially if you or your family have a history of polyps or colon cancer.