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[–] [email protected] 133 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Land before time came out in 88 that's only 35 years ago. The CDC reccomends colonoscopies at 45.

It's close. I must have seen it long after its initial release or while I was very young. But I'm still about a decade off from 45.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Yup. My family has a history of colon polyps, so I had my first screening at 42 and they found a precancerous polyp.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've got a family history of it and probably should get checked early bit haven't. Here's to hoping that the article I saw that said THC is toxic to polyps literally saves my ass.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think you've stumbled upon an innovative new way to ingest THC...

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

You don’t really start to retain memories until after 5 as your brain basically rewires itself at that point. So if you “remember” it (from its debut), you’re probably closer to 40.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I likley just rented the vhs from blockbuster because it had dinosaurs on it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

It sure as hell did have dinosaurs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

You don’t really start to retain memories until after 5 as your brain basically rewires itself after that.

I call bullsh*t on that. I have many memories from before age 5, and one from as young as 14 months. I may be a statistical outlier with that last bit, but I can't believe that our brains don't save any memories from before we were 5.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some research does actually support your position that we do actually retain memories from our youth, but more so we forget them as we get older. Studies have shown that children remember their childhood, and can recall memories from very young. But we seem to forget them as we do into adulthood. It’s not that children are incapable of remembering

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I remember watching that movie as a child on TV and I'm 25

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Same. Though I guess it could be edited to say "remember seeing it in theatres". That'd put you at least around 5-7.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Never too early to be touched by and Angel.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yup, because children never watch old movies.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not quite; movie’s only 35 years old. First colonoscopy is recommended at age 45.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, it also says if you remember this movie. So you're adding on at minimum 4-5 years before you're old enough to start remembering this movie at all, much less clearly. Then there's the wording that says "about time". To your not quite I instead offer a simple "Quite."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You're right, but it doesn't make it more likely the viewer is older.

I'm 30 and I remember the movie, but I probably watched it when I was like 10 and the movie was already 15 years old.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

But that would only be if you remember seeing it at release

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

If you were 10 when it came out, it's time

[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Don't make me sad like that bro.

Also I'm only 32!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

Bro I am 24. I think I'm okay for a lil bit

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you are being recommended colonoscopy as a regular-risk person on the basis of age, your health system is not serving you well. Compared to colonoscopies, regular FOBT or FIT testing has an insignificant risk of complications (bowel perforations, death etc) and is easily conducted at home without the unpleasant "preparation" required of a scope. If done every 2-3 years they are at least as (and maybe more) effective at detecting cancer compared to a scope.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What is FOBT and FIT testing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] shared a great link for FIT. From the same website: FOBT = Fecal Occult Blood Test

  • FIT/FOBT: low-cost, low-barrier, easy and 100% safe test done by the patient themselves at home

  • Colonoscopy: expensive, resource-intensive, onerous, invasive, time-consuming and while usually safe there are complications up to and including death

Even though an individual colonoscopy is more sensitive than an individual FOBT/FIT, regular use of FOBT/FIT is probably more effective overall on the population level. Unlike a colonoscopy, it is reasonable to repeat the FOBT/FIT every 1-2 years. Screening colonoscopies are usually done at intervals of 10 years. So imagine if you start doing colon cancer screening in 2023. In 2024, you start to develop cancer. If you are screening by colonoscopy, you will have to wait until 2033 to find it, unless you have symptoms in which case you are in trouble! (The whole idea of screening is you don't wait for symptoms.) Also it is important to remember that in the real world, people hate colonoscopies, health care is not always perfectly accessible, life gets in the way etc so it could be even more delayed. But if you are doing your FIT/FOBT every 1-2 years you will likely detect it fairly quickly. People are much more likely to actually go through with FIT/FOBT testing compared to colonoscopies. Then when you get the positive FIT/FOBT result, you'd be sent for a colonoscopy (or some other equivalent) for the confirming diagnosis.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yep Yep Yep!

Now I'm sad again :(

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Don't look up what happened to her VA. :(

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Already had mine. Checked a-ok despite the functional alcoholism in my teens and twenties. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Congrats man! I'm 43 and I've had 2 checks so far. Wildest one is when they do both ends at the same time. Nothing like getting spit roasted by camera machines.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"This had better not awaken anything in me"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Did anyone else think those leaves looked tasty as fuck when you were a kid?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This and Watership Down are two of my favourite movies that fit a genre that seems to hardly exist any more. A movie where the journey is the story. Love them. Also I will continue to be in denial about my age thank you very much!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Watership Down and Plague Dogs are a whole different level. I agree with your sentiment. I just want to add that some dinosaurs watching relatives die just the same.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

As Littlefoot says, "How fucking dare you."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I'm definetly too young but maybe it's just because I was a dinosaur kid.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Just made it this year

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Jokes on you. Bloody TP forced one of those several years ago already. Rookies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

First? I already had my first and my second. 😅

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Legalize tree stars.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I get 3 a week on the subway for absolutely nothing. American healthcare is the best!

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