Trust your Gut

I have an endoscopy this week, in an attempt to prove to my brain that I am cancer free. Our doctors have told my Sister and I to get scoped because of our family history. My Brother has stage IV esophageal cancer and my Dad has Barrett's Esophagus, which is pre-esophageal cancer (whatever the fuck that means). During her scope, my Sister ended up finding out that she has Celiac Disease, which can lead to cancer.

I made an appointment with a gastroenterologist to have a scope done too, since our family history is quite impressive with gut problems.  I had to get a referral from my family doc to the gastro, then they had me in for a pre-appointment appointment. This in-person appointment to make another in-person appointment ended up costing me $219 so I'm really excited to see how much the actual scope will cost. It's no wonder people don't have these medical procedures done.
An endoscopy is not nearly as horrific as prepping for a colonoscopy which you can read about here, so I'm not crabby about it. I would like to say I'm not nervous either, but I am. My Brother was not expecting to find out anything just as my Sister, Dad and Matt's Brother weren't when they were scoped. I will think positively and enjoy all of the gluten that I can in the next 5 hours before I begin fasting.

I'm really unsure if I had to pick, would I prefer to have Celiac Disease over Cancer?  I mean, seriously, give up donuts?! They are basically the love of my life.