Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Morrissey Movement, the purpose of this podcast to discuss and share one aspect of fitness and one aspect of medicine. Being a general surgeon and a garage gym athlete, I have a strong passion for both of these aspects of life. So sit back and enjoy the show. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. I am in no way forming a patient doctor relationship. All the aspects discussed in this podcast are medically accurate. You should always discuss with your doctor any questions that you may have about the content, you should always discuss with your doctor before starting any new exercise or dietary changes. Alright, what's up everyone? Welcome to the pilot podcast the Morrissey movement. I'm your host, Dr. Chris Morrissey. In this first episode, I will cover a few separate topics. The purpose of my podcast is to convey information in one aspect of medicine and one aspect of fitness. One thing I plan on not covering is the topic of COVID. I feel there is much info out there right now. So I'm not going to be talking about this at all on my show. Why is this called the Morrissey Movement, I thought this would be a great name for my podcast for a few reasons. First, I believe movement is medicine. The more we move, the more we can help augment our health and possibly decrease in disease simply by moving. Second, I have six sons, as well as three daughters. So the Morrissey name is going to be around for quite some time. So it's like we're trying to take over the Midwest. Third, I am trying to convey the importance of moving in day to day living and we'll try my best to educate as many people as I can. The term movement is sometimes used in reference to a revolution. So there is that aspect as well. So in this first episode, I'm going to discuss a couple different things. First off, I'm going to talk about colonoscopies and the importance of doing these and also the fitness aspect I'm going to cover as concurrent training. So starting off with a colonoscopy. What exactly does this mean for me? A colonoscopy is an exam that is performed by a general surgeon, or a gastroenterologist or sometimes family medicine physicians. It is a flexible tube that is typically three to four feet long, and that is inserted into the patient's rectum and goes all the way over through the entire colon over to an area what's called the terminal ileum, which is the end of the small intestine, where it inserts into the large intestine or the colon. The main reason to have this performed is to screen for colon cancer. But there are multiple other reasons to have this test performed including but not limited changes in bowel habits, blood in the stool, abdominal pain,and inflammatory bowel disease. The great thing about a colonoscopy is that you get direct visualization of the entire colon. But also multiple interventions can be performed if a polyp or a little small mass is detected. polyps can be removed with a bunch of different devices. Something like a snare, which is like a little wire lasso looking apparatus. There's also cautery and there's also pincher forceps that you can just grasp and remove the little piece of tissue if you need to. Another common question Will the procedure hurt? Usually it doesn't. When you arrive at the hospital, you usually get an IV at the beginning of your day, you will then go to the endoscopy room and receive some sort of anesthesia. At our hospital we perform this procedure under what's called propofol, which is a general anesthetic to put you to sleep just enough so you won't remember anything but you can still breathe on your own. Once you are indeed asleep, the scope will begin. Someone may ask when should I have this done. The current recommendations are if you have no family history of colon cancer and have no health issues, the age of 50 is when you start getting these done. However, in recent years, as in within the last year, it is actually recommended at 45. But...