In my basket…

    I have a basket (those supermarket plastic ones) full of pottery that I need to paint. Almost a month ago I had to go through Dandenong and I stopped in at ClayWorks. I was armed with some cash given to me by Mung – the remnants of the Bidston Moss account… I wanted to spend it on Something Important – something that I wouldn’t otherwise be able to get.

    I threw $86 at a mixed pack of liquid colours and also bought a bag of TMK porcelainous stoneware clay. I felt rather happy about that – but have not had a chance to do anything with my colours…maybe tonight?!

    Also – my pottery teacher is in hospital right now. Two days ago she had part of her bowel removed. This was only spotted because she was sent a bowel screening test through the post – part the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Bowel cancer is only second to lung cancer in claiming lives here in Australia. I have just leaned on my mum to get tested as her age meant she fell out of the free-screening catchment.

    I’m going to have a colonoscopy in just over a week…to get checked out from the inside. Is your bottom clenching in sympathy? I’ve been given the word by a good friend who has one every two years to request the TABLETS and not the powder that you have to have as part of the preparation. Have I mentioned my gastroenterologist appears to be barely 25? I suppose someone has to be…

    READ AND TAKE HEED:

    Based on current trends, 1 in 12 Australians will develop bowel cancer before age 85.

    Both men and women are at risk of developing bowel cancer.

    The risk is greater if you –

    • are aged 50 years and over;

      have had an inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis;

      have previously had special types of polyps, called adenomas in the bowel; or

      have a significant family history of bowel cancer polyps.

    • You are considered to have a significant family history of bowel cancer if a close relative (parent, brother, sister or child) developed bowel cancer at a young age (under 55 years) or if more than one relative on the same side of your family has had bowel cancer.


COMMENTS / 2 COMMENTS

That’s interesting is there a reason why the incidence is so high in Australia? Trots off to check…apparently the odds are 1 in 14 men for Canada and 1 in 15 women. That’s a pretty high ratio thanks for pointing this out. I’ve had two colonoscopies. The worse thing about them is the cleaning out of your bowels, well assuming that they put you out for the procedure and they do in Ontario. Good luck, make sure you’re well hydrated before you take the medication because it can cause problems if you’re not. Read the packet of medicine for the side effects before you take it. It’s rare but it can affect some people. Mind you I haven’t had the tablets, I don’t know if they’re different.

Karen typed this on Mar 09 13 at 3:35 am

Oh now that I’m thinking about it, if you have a weak digestive system (I do) make sure that you take lots of the good probiotics afterwards to build your system back up afterwards. I think you eat fairly heathy with lots of homemade yogurt so you should be good.

Karen typed this on Mar 09 13 at 3:36 am
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