DEAR DR. GOTT: I believe you did your readers a disservice in your Nov. 13 article on colonoscopy. You should have indicated that it’s not as safe as you may have your readers believe. I personally know of two men who underwent this operation and had their colons cut. This caused one to undergo massive surgery at a local hospital, and he ended up with a colostomy. The other spent many months in rehab over this “simple” surgical procedure.
I am 71 and will not undergo a colonoscopy for any reason! It’s nowhere as safe as one is led to believe. You should have mentioned this to your readers. I’ll take my chances with cancer versus walking around for the rest of my life with a bag attached to my body.
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