Thanks for all the opinions; I am in UK now, so I can't really visit
clinics anywhere else! Not on the NHS, anyway.

I had a polyp removed in 2001 because of "carcinoma in situ", could it
have spread from that? There has been no sign of anything in my colon
since then (2001).
I also have heart block, an angioplasty and stent, atrial
fibrillation, a bit of arthritis and this morning did a personal best
(over the last 4 years) for a 6 Km run - 37min: 43sec. I have had
negligible symptoms for any of the above except the polyp which bled a
bit and prompted a frightening investigation, with a hospital abroad
telling me that I had to have major surgery and a bit of my rectum
removed, because the polyp was on a fold and effectively
inaccessible.  A brilliant alternative was performed at the St. John
Radcliffe hospital in Oxford involving inflation of the rectum and
removal up the back passage.  I am thinking of asking Prof. Mortenson
if they do any good deals on prostates.  The angio plus stent seemed
to be more for the foreign surgeon's benefit as I was employed by an
oil company and I think he needed to get his quota in. I had no
symptoms either before or after, but this was in 98 and water under
the bridge now.

To try and cure the atrial fibrillation, here, they performed a cardio-
version which stopped the rapid motion, but it went into an un-
synchronised slower beat which brought on some really awful symptoms
for about 6 weeks, - swollen legs, always tired and out of breath,
waking up gasping, -  I could hardly do anything, running was out of
the question. Luckily this reverted to my normal fibrillation and
after turning down a pacemaker, I went back to my normal active life.
I have 4 and 5 milligrams of Warfarin every day and a small amount of
blood pressure lowering pills - although how much the higher systolic
(130 average) and lower diastolic (60 average) is due to my very low
heartbeat, (from which I have absolutely no symptoms), say 30 bpm at
rest to about 100 flat out, is open to question. I have to do 30 push-
ups to get my blood pressure monitor to work!

I think I had 12 shots last time.  When I went for my first bowel
inspection in UK they wanted to give me a sedative, but I declined,
when they told me I would not be able to drive home. I did not have
any problem at all with this. I shall discuss the need for a general
anaesthetic on Wednesday when I go for the pre- procedure.  They want
to keep me in for two days plus someone will have to drop me off and
pick me up. Am I right in assuming that the only reason for the
general anaesthetic and 2 day stay is my perceived lack of tolerance
to the greater number of shots, - if so I shall suggest we see if I
can tolerate them.

I take a lot of omega 3, nuts, fruit and veg. and am very fit for my
65 years. One wine and one beer per day and no cigs for 30 years.  I
have a young family and, as has been pointed out, am rather partial to
impartial advice.

Thanks and regards, George.