tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post8910034437542815914..comments2023-10-30T10:09:21.527-04:00Comments on X Curmudgeon: Why Look--It's My Large Intestine On TV!X Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-79744923018058659162009-01-28T13:51:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:51:00.000-05:00Interesting perspective. And we can definitely sa...Interesting perspective. And we can definitely say there were no rewards to the procedure (other than temporarily losing 2 pounds.)X Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-82779781009988305992009-01-28T13:18:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:18:00.000-05:00My Rheumatologist (UNC Healtcare) wrote an interes...My Rheumatologist (UNC Healtcare) wrote an interesting book, "The Last Well Person", and he takes the medical community to task for creating a healthcare consumer culture. He believes that most surgical cardiac procedures (such as stents) are actually not necessary and that most, if done, have to be done again within a very short period of time (this as the case with an uncle of mine). He makes a similar point about colonoscopy and the need for males over 50 to get one (sort of like getting your oil changed every 3,000 miles - who came up with that interval). Dr. Hadler's point is that the colonoscopy is not as simple as we're led to believe and unless you have a family history of colon cancer the risks far outweigh the rewards.<BR/><BR/>That said, hope your polyp is benign.Bluedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946510286210194153noreply@blogger.com