Good for him!! I've skipped anesthesia for colonoscopies and mouth surgery. NOT fun doing a cololoscopy that way and I've done several because I have dangerous reactions to anesthesia.
On my first day at the school of public health our Dean gave a speech and told us that the test they do where they simply test your poop is as reliable as a colonoscopy while being super cheap and non invasive.
The stool test that you can mail in from home is notoriously unreliable with false positives. In the end (no pun intended) you'll have to have the procedure anyways, so maybe skip the cost and time wasted.
Of course....they could be lying about that, as well.
It's more accurate than you think. The modern one can detect 92 percent of cancers and 40 percent of polyps. It is an excellent screening tool given that it's cheap, noninvasive, not harmful, no risks, no sedation. No reason not to do it first rather than having people get "routine" colonoscopies.
Good for him!! I've skipped anesthesia for colonoscopies and mouth surgery. NOT fun doing a cololoscopy that way and I've done several because I have dangerous reactions to anesthesia.
On my first day at the school of public health our Dean gave a speech and told us that the test they do where they simply test your poop is as reliable as a colonoscopy while being super cheap and non invasive.
The stool test that you can mail in from home is notoriously unreliable with false positives. In the end (no pun intended) you'll have to have the procedure anyways, so maybe skip the cost and time wasted.
Of course....they could be lying about that, as well.
It's more accurate than you think. The modern one can detect 92 percent of cancers and 40 percent of polyps. It is an excellent screening tool given that it's cheap, noninvasive, not harmful, no risks, no sedation. No reason not to do it first rather than having people get "routine" colonoscopies.