I dodged a bullet, something you should all read.

A timely reminder

This is a bit embarrassing for me to bring this topic up but I felt it is something that needs to be given a great deal of consideration, by all people over 40 considering recent developments in my life.

On the way home from the Scrapheap ride at Easter, I started to feel “not right”, a feeling that I hadn’t felt before. It has been no secret to some of the guys here, that I have been all but living in antacid tablets for quite some time, as heartburn was giving me hell.
Anyhow, I put up with the feeling for a few more weeks before I saw a doctor about it.

He diagnosed that I had a complaint called GORD that required me to take some tablets that fixed the problem straight away. Something I should have done years ago. At the same time he referred me to a specialist, so he could put one of those cameras down my neck and into my guts for a look see.

When I went to see him, he said “OK I’ll have a look but I am going to have a look up your bum as well”. I was a bit dubious about that, as I am a bit “funny” about that sort of stuff. (definately one way traffic, up there).

To cut a long story short, I went into hospital for them to have a look and as it turns out, things aren’t to bad in my guts, however what they found in my bowels was of great concern and they removed two separate growths that were with in weeks of turning into Bowel Cancer.

There was no indication that there was something wrong ”down there” and that I was only a matter of weeks from being in real trouble.

I was seriously surprised!! I commented to the doctor that I had no real indication that I had problems “down there” and he said that is why bowel cancer is called the “Silent Killer”

It is National Bowel screening month at the moment, Rotary are selling the screening kits at the moment for a small fee, having just dodged a bullet, I am urging you guys that are over 40 to consider doing the scan.