Get a real colonoscopy...not a *virtual* one. It don't hurt. The ONLY discomfort is the prep...but even that is worth the effort since you will not die a stupid death...
You betcha. I oughtta know; I've had 10 of 'em, plus a hemicolectomy and resection to get rid of the biggest offending region. I'm a polyp farm, I guess. It runs in the family. But I am alive, 13 years since my first one.
Yep..the preparation is the worst part of it..but once you are sedated you feel nothing..Profofol is awesome trust me Ive been sedated twice with it for procedures its amazing and you remember absolutely nothing..always if you are going to have a colonoscopy get the real deal, even the fecal test..its not totally reliable and IF it comes back positive for blood you have to get a colonoscopy anyway so what are you saving by doing it
What does she think of the fda approved Cologuard. Saw it advertised.costs about $700. Have to get a physician approval to order it
You are correct. The problem is that the insurance industry won’t cover screening under age 50. My late wife was diagnosed with Stage IV, it was all through her liver, one month before her 50th birthday. She fought it for three and a half years.
The radiologist who read the liver CT reported either ovarian or colo-rectal cancer (tumor morphologies are similar). The doctors ordered a colonoscopy to see if the origin was there. It was. The insurance company initially denied payment because she wasn’t old enough to get screened.
Many doctors and all insurance companies will fight tooth and nail against screening before age 50. The doctors think that on average the risks outweigh the benefits. On average - of course if you are one of the unlucky folks who aren’t the average, you just get to die.
For the insurance companies it’s simple actuarial math. Screen ten thousand to catch one cancer case. It’s cheaper to pay a million dollars in futile radiation, chemo and surgery. If the scales tip, colonoscopies will be mandatory from eighth grade on.
Stupid is as the medical profession does. My colonoscopy last year showed precancerous polyps. The hospital said come back in 10 years. This disease runs in my family. But a major cancer center says l’m good for 10 years.