12-8-18 - Early Season Recon of KPF (got sick and went home early)

Recon? Really??

The real story is I was sick, much sicker it turns out than I had faked to Jonah and Brett, and I went home early. But, instead of resting, I worked on my family trust the rest of the day (to the bank, running cashier checks to siblings, etc.). Three days later I was seriously sick, I even missed three days of work, and my wife took me to the Urgent Care when I couldn't answer simple questions, like "did you urinate at anytime in the last two days?" (Kara's a nurse.) The Urgent Care put me on IV fluids and I got 4 liters before I could pee. Oh, and the Doc told me I needed a colonoscopy ASAP! (bloody diarrhea is scary, and SO over-rated).

The colonoscopy occurred one week later and I had two large polyps, which turned out to be benign, but no sign of Ulcerative Colitis, which was almost a larger relief than no sign cancer (I've heard horror stories). But the Colonoscopist (not sure of the real term of one who performs back-door videography) is now wondering why I had two large (8mm and 3mm), fast growing polyps when my 2015 colonoscopy was as clean as a Mormon's bar tab. Because of the sudden change with large, benign but fast-growing-pre-cancerous (he said every large new growth is considered pre-cancerous), I'm now on the one-year plan for colonoscopies for the rest of my life. How many times can one use the term colonoscopy in a paragraph? Don't know, but I could win a bet.

One more thing, why the bloody stool? When I asked him, the Colonoscopist retorted with his own question: "are you a cyclist?, because you have several large internal hemorrhoids that look totally like a fat-man's Lanterne Rouge." (in English, Red Lantern, which is the Tour de France term for winner of last place.) Funny!! A Colonoscopist with a sense of humor.

KPF needs a lot of work. My high point for the day at only 6,500 ft and 2 miles. Brett skied all day with teenagers. Such a great role model for the youth of the world. He even broke trail all day because he had to show them that any skin track  over 15 degrees is just Wasangles bullshit!