I went to a new doctor last week for a hand issue, and when the nurse left the room, my medical chart was left open on the computer screen. There, in a 2 inch by 1 inch block in the top, right corner in large, bold letters, it said PATIENT REFUSED. I always figured my refusal of the jab was displayed somewhere because I could always tell the doctor’s reaction to me. But the size of this literally screamed to any doctor that I had not complied. I almost felt violated with the size emphasis to make sure no medical person ever misses that I bucked their order. It fully taints any trust or relationship I have or could have with that medical person.
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You can also get a colonography. That’s what I had done. No anesthesia or medication of any kind needed (my family has an adverse reaction to anesthesia). It creates a 3D image of the inside and outside of your whole abdomen and is much less intrusive.
The pill cam is another fantastic option, although there is a lot of push back here in the US on getting it instead of a colonoscopy. It not only video records the entire digestive tract, but is almost completely risk free and completely transparent to the patient. The only argument is that they can remove any polyps they find it the same time as a colonoscopy. This is a weak argument because they can not only perforate your bowel, but they can also give you a bacterial infection from inadequately sanitized scopes.