Hollywood actor and father-of-two, Ryan Reynolds, recently filmed his upcoming ‘life-saving’ colonoscopy to raise awareness about the procedure.
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Ryan Reynolds filmed his Colonoscopy Video
Ryan Reynolds filmed his Colonoscopy Video
The 41-year old Canadian born actor explained that filming his screening procedure was a means to drive home the importance of getting screened on time—and making it entertaining.
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Everything was flipped on its head when Ryan Reynolds posted a video of his colposcopy online. The actor recently underwent his first colonoscopy and learned he has a polyp on his colon.
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He captured the entire procedure of his colonoscopy so that he could raise awareness about cancer screening.
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A polyp on his colon was discovered. To honour his promise with Rob McElhenney, the co-chairman of Wrexham AFC Welsh football team, he was requested to make a video of the procedure after losing a bet with McElhenney.
Because Reynolds has been on camera numerous times, he says to the camera, "This is the first time anyone's shoved one up my a**."
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Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the risk factors involved with Colonoscopy not getting screened in a timely manner.