If you got a colonoscopy before 50 what were your symptoms?
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Anonymous
| Wouldn't this be a CRC doc and not a GI? |
Anonymous
| I had a colonoscopy before the age of 40 because I was having major surgery (post-childbirth repair) down there. Insurance paid. |
Anonymous
| My insurance told me they will cover preventive ones at 50, and to get one at 45 I would need a diagnosis code. I took that to mean I needed a medical concern beyond "I want to make sure everything is okay." Talk with your GI doctor (or get a referral to one) because concerns about BMs may qualify. |
Anonymous
| I'm not yet 40 but I've been told to start getting them when I turn 40 because there's some evidence of family disposition (grandma and aunt had colon cancer, my Dad's had some polyps removed). |
Anonymous
| Agree with above as to how to get one. I had one @ 20 for symptoms. I was fine and just had my 45 screen and also fine. FWIW, I don’t think your issues are concerning, so I wouldn’t stress. Just see GI dr to put your mind at ease. |
Anonymous
| My DH has had colonoscopies since age 42 due to blood in the stool, caused by hemorrhoids. Insurance covers it. |
Anonymous
| I had stomach pain and bloody stools and a GI doc ordered on for me at age 32. (Turns out it was ulcerative colitis). |
Anonymous
| Another person with family history so I had my first one at 35. That is weird your insurance is pushing back. |
Anonymous
| The new recommendations say 45. So I had no symptoms, I just did what my doctor told me. |
Anonymous
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My father had colon cancer and a complete colectomy.
In my mid 30s, I developed chronic constipation and low abdominal pain. Insurance did not pay a dime, the jerks. |
Anonymous
| They give them before 50 now, because people were getting cancer at earlier ages. |
Anonymous
| adoption |