I know what you mean. I'll be facing that in the future as well. Since
both my father and his brother have colon cancer, the doctors have told both
me and my brother that we should have a colonoscopy by the time we are 40
given the greater risk in my family. Since I am not quite 33 yet, I have
alot of time to worry about it. I have 2 kids but still, the thought of a
colonoscopy makes me a little nervous too. Cathy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jtjohnson@juno.com [SMTP:jtjohnson@juno.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 12:27 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] Mother-in-law's upcoming operation
>
> Thanks, Cathy. I forwarded a copy of your response to her so she'll know
> people are praying for a good outcome. On Friday, I have to go talk to
> the dr. who'll help me decide whether to have a seigmodoscopy (sp?) or
> colonoscopy (because I'm in perimenopause & I'm 42, not because they
> suspect any cancer) and I'll admit I'm getting a little nervous about the
> whole idea of it all. More afraid of a colonoscopy because I'd have to
> be put out for it and that's only happened once before when I had wisdom
> teeth removed. Fortunately, I've managed to avoid hospitals for the most
> part (except the birth of my kids which was pretty routine).
> -Jean
>
> On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:26:30 -0400 "Telesco,Cathy"
> <cathy.telesco@gartner.com> writes:
> >Of course we will....Consider it done.
> >God Bless,
> >Cathy
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: jtjohnson@juno.com [SMTP:jtjohnson@juno.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 9:22 AM
> >> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com; CEDwinnell@aol.com;
> >> "aeiouicu@fix.net"@fletch.fix.net; billnan@concentric.net;
> >> shammoo@aol.com; sherrie258@aol.com; pawsitr@compuserve.com;
> >> dawg@mail.us-net.com; debejg@aol.com; bwillhoit@pcisys.net;
> >dagr@erols.com
> >> Subject: [MOL] Mother-in-law's upcoming operation
> >>
> >> Hi Everyone. Here is my most recent e-mail message from my
> >mother-in-law
> >> (My dh & Annie's mom). Seems she will be having surgery soon to
> >remove a
> >> lump. Could you please keep her in your prayers, too? Thanks.
> >> Love,
> >> Jean
> >> P.S. The part about the poem for Michael follows an incident
> >w/Michael
> >> where I read a poem her dh (Arny) had written to Shannon in the
> >back of
> >> a book they gave her. (Arny writes poems for every occasion - on
> >the
> >> backs of napkins, scraps of paper, etc.) Michael got a glum face
> >> (w/tears starting) and said sadly, "Grandpa never writes poems in
> >*my*
> >> books. Sometimes I never even get a "To" or "From." Water wants to
> >come
> >> out of my eyes, but my mouth doesn't want it to happen, so I'm not
> >> letting it happen." Anyway, I was on the computer the very next day
> >to
> >> tell Grandpa that we need a poem for MIchael! :-) After Michael and
> >I
> >> discussed that, Michael went on to talk about how Grandpa wears his
> >watch
> >> on different arms in different photos (????) and then Michael said,
> >"When
> >> *I* grow up, I'm not going to wear a watch!" Thinking this
> >announcement
> >> must be the result of some trauma of some kind, I asked, "Why not?"
> >> "Because *I'm* going to look at the clock!" he replied simply.
> >Jeez! I
> >> feel right into *that* one! LOL
> >>
> >> Norma's e-mail message:
> >> Hi,
> >> Tell Michael that grandpa will be writing him a poem one of
> >these
> >> days. His poem writing had sorta of dried up at the moment but he's
> >> going to work on one. We'll try to see that he gets to and from
> >written
> >> in his books when we send him some also. It's interesting to hear
> >about
> >> the things that bother them.
> >> I'm hoping to have a match with that Martin that lives in
> >> Bethlehem, Pa. He sounds promising and I've written to him.
> >> Do Perdue oven stuffer roasters have stuffing inside them
> >when
> >> you buy them? I've never had any.
> >> I went to see the surgeon today and will be having the lump
> >in my
> >> breast removed on Aug.27th. She said I could wait another 3 months
> >and
> >> see how it goes or I could have it out now. I decided to have it
> >out and
> >> I won't have to worry about it any more. She don't think it's
> >cancer but
> >> after it's out I won't have to worry about it any more. It will be
> >at
> >> the hospital but on an out patient basis. The doctor is up in the
> >same
> >> clinic as Arn's Dr. Firestone. Mine is Dr. Koterba and she is a nun
> >and
> >> a surgeon. I don't know how many nuns are up there but I saw at
> >least
> >> seven today. They all wear habits of all colors ( light blue, gray,
> >dark
> >> blue, white) , It feels like you're in a convent while you're in the
> >> office. It cost me $130 just for the visit. I hope the insurance
> >will
> >> pay for it. It wouldn't pay for my mammogram a few months ago
> >because I
> >> had it too early. Didn't matter that I had a lump. So Gina, if
> >Annie's
> >> chemo is delayed I won't be able to go the end of the month.
> >> Jean I don't do anything with bananas if they get too old.
> >Just
> >> throw them away. I do keep fresh ones in the refrigerator in the
> >fruit
> >> drawer and they get a little discolored on the outside skin but the
> >> inside stays nice and white.
> >> We just talked to Annie and she is doing fine.
> >> Love, Mom
> >>
> >>
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