tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post686121919124959184..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Colonoscopy SweepstakesDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-64572527514383744212010-04-27T17:16:40.978-05:002010-04-27T17:16:40.978-05:00Dr. Wes
First of all, I was diagnosed with stage 3...Dr. Wes<br />First of all, I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon rectal cancer at the age of 26. Don't tell people to wait until they are 50 years old. I did not even have a history in my family! I think it is outrageous that we allow doctors and insurance companies to dictate our health care. If I am having symptoms and I am under the age of 50, don't you think that my insurance should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-18454525163285573582009-08-13T21:45:11.483-05:002009-08-13T21:45:11.483-05:00Consenting to sedation with Versed may be the bigg...Consenting to sedation with Versed may be the biggest mistake of your life...........do some research on this stuff and you will never agree to receive it.......Versed is an amnesia drug that is tailor-made for patient abuse....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73510094343296867702009-04-14T13:14:00.000-05:002009-04-14T13:14:00.000-05:00I'm 54 and have a terrible family history of colon...I'm 54 and have a terrible family history of colon cancer as well as distressing symptoms (bleeding and others too gross to mention). I'm an airline pilot and I have worked for 4 different companies in the past 8 years. My health insurance for any "preventative" care has yet to catch up with me. I have tried in vain to get a colonoscopy without sedation (the standard in most countried except Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40651273884825960572009-04-07T12:41:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:41:00.000-05:00I am one of the ones who registered for the CBS Sc...I am one of the ones who registered for the CBS Screening out of pure desperation. I am like just about everyone else, unemployed and unisured. I am 40 yrs old and for the past 8 years have to have a Colonoscopy every year. Each time anywhere from 5 to 30 polyps are removed. I am now overdue for the test by 6 mo due to no insurance. If they are removed I dont have to worry about cancer, but if sandymiller1969https://www.blogger.com/profile/06349790277454091308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-29022403009379275382009-03-23T06:07:00.000-05:002009-03-23T06:07:00.000-05:00anony-I've got a life, thank you. While your soph...anony-<BR/><BR/>I've got a life, thank you. <BR/><BR/>While your sophomoric take on this approach for marketing colonoscopy is entertaining, your point on the lack of full disclosure echos some of my sentiments. But why not take this a little farther, shall we? <BR/><BR/>How much did that ad agency cost? The website? How much will that "free trip" to New York, posh accomodations in a plasticDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31327175969533648552009-03-22T22:00:00.000-05:002009-03-22T22:00:00.000-05:00Oh please ! get a life. Everything else in society...Oh please ! get a life. Everything else in society is a reality show why not colonoscopy? Frankly, I couldn't care less that a gazillion assholes are willing to give up their deepest darkest secrets for a free test and night in a hotel. Who cares about HIPPA, are they telling entrants the ordeal of preparation for the test? That's the real question. . . full (fool?) disclosure. The real issue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com