I know, the test no one really likes! Here's one more reason to get one. Charles just switched doctors to the one I see and was told he needed another test. Routine right? So we got there, dr said about 45 minutes. In 10 minutes he called me in, had found a hole in the colon. So into an ambulance, off to hospital for surgery, hour and a half away. He was still in ICU yesterday but should go to a regular room today. The surgeon removed 4 inches of colon and put it back together. In 4-6 weeks they will do the colonoscopy and remove the mass that was the original concern. The surgeon said the first doctor to do a colonoscopy 2 years ago should have done that. All tests have involved removing a benign polyp but it's the location of them that is the problem. Be that as it may, this is one test NOT to skip!!!!! This is a good example of how something so simple as a test can change your plans. The important thing is that it was fixed and hopefully in another few weeks everything will be fine. A friend jokingly said it was all the hot sauce we make...told them NOPE!!!! Seriously this is a test everyone needs, don't take chances, you don't want to end up up with a mess like this. It has really changed our lives in a short time. He's off work for who knows how long. We'd planned a trip to TX, AZ and CO this summer, even going to stop by to meet AJ and buy some peppers. I seriously don't know how much of that will happen now. Since he's retired, working part time no benefits. He has insurance so that should be good but we still have some expenses. All the money we had planned to save isn't going to be there. He's alive and recovering so counting our blessings and will go from there. Get your colonoscopies please!!