Posted on 03/04/2022 7:54:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind
If they are taller, they are closer to the sun!
Wow; I feel better, as I keep shrinking in height every few years. I’ve gone from being 6’0” to a smidge shy of 5’10”, while making up for it by increasing in width.
So maybe there’s hope for me.
Re short people matter. Not according to Randy Newman’s song!
Colonoscopy is the gold standard for Dr. and Hospital revenue. Not for patient medicine.
“According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average height in the U.S. for men is 5 feet, 9 inches, and for women it is 5 feet, 4 inches. This means men who are 6 feet, 1 inch and women who are 5 feet, 8 inches (4 inches/10 centimeters above the average U.S. height) or taller are at a 14% increased risk of colorectal cancer and a 6% increased risk of adenomas.”
FWIW, everyone I know who’s had polyps and/or colorectal cancer has been shorter than the above standard for tall.
Not a case in any of the tall folks. And I know a few. :-)
I wonder if they controlled for patients with Marfan syndrome....
Bad results from a Cologard do not occur. Many people die and have lost their colon (end up with a bag) due to bad colonoscopy. And, the prep for a colonoscopy has resulted in endless product liability suits against the mfg. because if you get the prep wrong you lose your kidneys.
I'll stick with the DNA testing.
I wasn’t making fun of Cologuard. Biopsies still need to be taken if something is detected. Getting the prep wrong can happen, plenty of electrolytes need to be replaced. It looks like we’ve both been down this road enough to know what works for us and what doesn’t. I have had Ulcerative Colitis for 28 years, I’m 67 yrs old, had numerous polyps removed, one just recently was pre-cancerous and had to be removed differently, it was a sessile polyp. 10 months ago I had Liver transplant surgery that I had been waiting 4years for.
I think my immune system is trying to kill me🙂.
I didn’t know Cologuard came from Europe, it’s been available for a few years in the US. If my doctor wants me to try it, I will, but for now I will stick with what’s worked for me in the past.
Good health to you. Live long and prosper!🙂🖖
Thanks. With a lot going on, starting with the endoscope is probably best.
Most of my cronies are debating the process in theoretical terms. Cost can be a factor for some. Medicare covers colonoscopy but when there is no insurance it comes to about #12000. The Cologuard is $695. So for our friends with no or bad insurance it can be a choice for that reason also.
Yeah, I hear you. I have supplemental insurance. With Medicare, I don’t have a lot to pay, it’s mostly for my medications. We were concerned as to what my share was going to be for the transplant surgery, but so far, Medicare and my supplemental have picked up pretty much all of it.
It’s too bad These things happen to us, but I thank God every day for this and thank my donor’s family for allowing this to happen.
I totally understand taking the less costly route. Our income is based on SS and our retirement funds. I’m not getting the money I did when I was working.
Since we retired almost two years ago, we haven’t done much, mostly because of COVID so it hasn’t hurt. NOW, however, with the prices of everything going through the roof, we are starting to feel the pinch.
Add to that, our daughter’s getting married next month, so it’s belt tightening time, at least for a while.
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