No joke, getting a colonoscopy was the best decision I've made all year. I'm incredibly grateful that my doctor twisted my arm into getting one even though I'm under 40 and wasn't thrilled about the whole prep situation.
(It was IBD, not cancer, but regardless. One of those things you'd rather catch before it lands you in the hospital.)
Yep. I will say that the doctor's visit that spurred the colonoscopy talk wasn't an annual checkup, per se, but it was almost as benign—initially went in to complain about a hemorrhoid and mild tummy problems, walked away several weeks later with a pretty serious (but treatable) diagnosis.
(It was IBD, not cancer, but regardless. One of those things you'd rather catch before it lands you in the hospital.)