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47 minutes ago, lakeside7 said:

But ....one of the reasons the US system is broken and expensive is it provides care for "Poor" uninsured people...so those people are already "Broke"

 

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This is what Mayo Clinic says on age and colonoscopies.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colon-cancer/expert-answers/colon-cancer-screening/faq-20057826

 

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People older than age 75 who have been getting regular colon cancer screening since age 50 and who have had consistently negative screenings — no polyps (adenomas) or colon cancer — and are not at an increased risk of colon cancer because of family history may not need to continue getting routine screening. That's according to colon cancer screening guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Physicians (ACP).

The upper age limit was set after studies determined that the net benefit of screening after age 75 was small. However, the USPSTF guidelines do recommend colon cancer surveillance for people older than age 75 who have an increased risk of colon cancer, such as family history, a previously diagnosed colon cancer or adenomatous polyps.

 

 

 

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A friend had a colonoscopy done in Mexico. It was a horror story so he fled to Canada where it was taken care of quickly and professionally. The
Canadian doctors were amazed how incompetent the Mexican doctors had been. 

A full time resident here has had gut problems for years. A colonscopy was recently scheduled but the thought of it being done through IMSS scared so much she cancelled it. If she had been in Canada she would have gone through with it.

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28 minutes ago, cedros said:

A friend had a colonoscopy done in Mexico. It was a horror story so he fled to Canada where it was taken care of quickly and professionally. The
Canadian doctors were amazed how incompetent the Mexican doctors had been. 

Since the doctors are not named here, we have no idea what their reputations or their backgrounds were.  What was the point of your post?

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3 hours ago, AngusMactavish said:

I won't if you post your medical credentials.

Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist.... registered in Chemistry, Microbiology, Haematology, Blood Bank and Histology. Obviously not practicing any more. And ComputerGuy has seen my official credentials.

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3 hours ago, Ferret said:

I have made my thoughts very clear on the limitations of colonoscopies on this forum because, even if you have both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, there is still a very large portion of the intestinal tract that cannot be seen because of the limitations of the length of the tube.

 

Ok, but isn't that what a radiologist is qualified to say. A lab tech is no more qualified to give medical advice than a stewardess is to critique a jet's engine failure.

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You are a funny guy Angus. Except that a Radiologist doesn't read the results of biopsies done during the course of a colonoscopy. A Pathologist does. And the slides and prep of the sample are done in the Histology Lab... by a Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist.

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12 minutes ago, Ferret said:

You are a funny guy Angus. Except that a Radiologist doesn't read the results of biopsies done during the course of a colonoscopy. A Pathologist does. 

 

Does a pathologist say, "there is still a very large portion of the intestinal tract that cannot be seen because of the limitations of the length of the tube."?

Also, a lab tech relays the results to a doctor for a diagnosis.

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Just a little detail that has been left out of the conversation, that detail is called "taxes". My former accountant in Ontario told me that for every dollar I earned, I had to give back about 51 cents in taxes. This part did not really bother me until I took my mom to a joint specialist to realize that the majority of the patients in the waiting room were way overweight hence suffering from hip joint issues.

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Although I agree with you to some extent HoneyBee, remember that hip/knee joint and back problems can lead to being overweight because it just isn't possible to move or exercise enough without being in pain. It's a slippery slope. So which came first... being overweight or being of normal weight but in pain.

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3 hours ago, gringal said:

 

 

4 hours ago, cedros said:

A friend had a colonoscopy done in Mexico. It was a horror story so he fled to Canada where it was taken care of quickly and professionally. The
Canadian doctors were amazed how incompetent the Mexican doctors had been. 

My experience in comparing colonoscopies Canada vs. Mexico is the reverse.  My horror story was in the Vancouver General and a nasty Anglo gastroenterologist.  Give me San Javier and Dr. Valenzuela any time.

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7 hours ago, Ferret said:

Although I agree with you to some extent HoneyBee, remember that hip/knee joint and back problems can lead to being overweight because it just isn't possible to move or exercise enough without being in pain. It's a slippery slope. So which came first... being overweight or being of normal weight but in pain.

Good question, and when I went to an orthopedic doc in the states, there was a waiting room full of very overweight people.  Being in pain does reduce the inclination to get enough exercise, but what prevents people from pursuing the kind of healthy diet that doesn't pile on the pounds?

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Bingo Gringal. Except that eating in a healthy way often costs more than some people can afford. I think it's a matter of education as well and, if we wanted healthier people it would start in the classroom... but then it's not the little people who are preparing the meals. Dunno. Vicious circle.

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2 hours ago, gringal said:

Good question, and when I went to an orthopedic doc in the states, there was a waiting room full of very overweight people.  Being in pain does reduce the inclination to get enough exercise, but what prevents people from pursuing the kind of healthy diet that doesn't pile on the pounds?

Depression from pain and lack of exercise can cause people to crave sweets and carbohydrates to make their bains feel better. The boost is short lived in the brain but long lived around the hips.

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17 minutes ago, Ferret said:

Bingo Gringal. Except that eating in a healthy way often costs more than some people can afford. I think it's a matter of education as well and, if we wanted healthier people it would start in the classroom... but then it's not the little people who are preparing the meals. Dunno. Vicious circle.

I agree that it should start young in the classroom, and of course "happy meals" aren't the way for parents to go.  I don't agree that healthy eating should necessarily cost more, but again, it's a matter of education and the corporate advertisers aren't helping.

As you said: "Vicious circle"😥

 

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