Excuse #8 – I Don’t Have Time To Get A Colonoscopy

Not now I’m busy. I just couldn’t possibly take the time.  If that  Janice even got a whiff that I was in any kind of health trouble, she’d snatch my job out from under me (the little shark). I know I probably should and I’ll get to it, but right now I’m just soooooooo swaaaaaaaaaamped.  I don’t have time to get a colonoscopy. Oh, please, these guys can barely handle it when I take a lunch break, imagine if I were gone for the whole day?  Vale next month?  Oh, of course, yeah, I’ll be there.  That’s different, that’s fun!

“Isn’t there just some kind of home kit I can use?  I could squeeze in time for that.”

What are the warning signs of colorectal cancer?

• Blood in or on your stool (bowel movement).
• Persistent stomach pain, aches, cramps, or bloating that won’t seem go away.
• Losing weight and you don’t know why.
• Extreme fatigue

The best way to detect colorectal cancer in it’s early stages (before you notice it) is with a colonoscopy, but if you’re really busy, we totally understand.  So will your boss when you have to take six weeks off to have a large section of your colon removed and then another six months off for chemotherapy, after which you’ll be so fuzzy brained you’ll forget how to answer the phone.  They can live with out you for a day far more easily than for a year or more while you go through chemo, surgery, etc.

Excuse #9