Bobby, you can always call your PCP to consult him about a bowel regiment if your constipation is becoming a big issue. Sometimes it takes a combination of things to get things going. I take a prescription laxative called lactulose which really works for most people and may be an option for you. It is worth discussing with him. If you do go that route, the syrup is much cheaper than the powder.

thanks. I am afraid he will insist I have a colonoscopy which I don't want

How long has it been since you had one bobby?
bizi

i never had one. the anxiety would kill me.just the thought of it starts giving me a panic attack. if i die from it i die from it.

I am still filled with anxiety .your curiosity really bummed me out

Bobby

If I remember right your in your 70's, so I think telling the pcp that your anxiety
wouldn't let you do this test would be enough. Also I have been refusing
anymore, only because I know I can't take the stuff they used to give to
clear the system. So unless they have something new its no.

Donna

thank you so much Donna. I am going to be 73 towards the end of May. He has mentioned to me a few times and I told him about my anxiety but he doesn't get it. For a week for instance I was afraid of going blind. I had no symptoms but he mentioned I was diabetic or maybe diabetic and diabetics can go blind.
He doesn't understand generalized anxiety disorder. I have a severe case.
It is funny though I wasn't afraid when I had my neck surgery both times one week after the other. I don't understand that. I think I figured if I die I die.
also cancer doesn't run in my family. all my life I hardly drank or eat red meat or fatty food and hardly any carbohydrates in years


"The benefits of screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) in adults 70 years of age appear scant, and the risks associated ..."

sorry I bummed you bobby, did not mean to.
I did not know that you had 2 neck surgeries.
((((HUGS)))))
bizi