Colonoscopy

[Yellowtail]

15 hours ago, Roo Island said:

I did the cleansing procedure at the hospital both times. Took a few hours and worked out great!

I've done it at home and at the hospital, and at the hospital is much, much better. 

[Roo Island]

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

I've done it at home and at the hospital, and at the hospital is much, much better. 

From what the doctor told me, it's a way that they can guarantee you are clean

[RocketDog]

Just do it.

I had one done at San Paulo hospital in hua hin a few months ago.

Procedure was quick and professional.About $600USD.

 

[how241]

Anyone try 'Cologuard'  ?   Good ? bad ? available in Thailand ?  your thoughts ?

https://www.cologuard.com/

[Sheryl]

34 minutes ago, how241 said:

Anyone try 'Cologuard'  ?   Good ? bad ? available in Thailand ?  your thoughts ?

https://www.cologuard.com/

Biggest limitation is that it may usually will mit drtect (much less remove) polyps.

 

Colonoscopy is far superior. 

[how241]

3 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Colonoscopy is far superior. 

Agree 100%.  In the case of someone who has had 3 colonoscopy's already and never had any polyps, now age 70, it seemed like it might be good.  I did read about false negatives and false positives but the regular colonoscopy doesn't even check for cancer/blood and relies on visual inspection only.  I could be wrong or misunderstanding the info.  I never heard about this test and thought it was a new thing but I think I read it came out 10 years ago.  Can it be bought in Thailand ??  Cost in not a concern. 

       Thank you Sheryl for all the help you give everyday. 

[Sheryl]

13 minutes ago, how241 said:

Agree 100%.  In the case of someone who has had 3 colonoscopy's already and never had any polyps, now age 70, it seemed like it might be good.  I did read about false negatives and false positives but the regular colonoscopy doesn't even check for cancer/blood and relies on visual inspection only.  I could be wrong or misunderstanding the info.  I never heard about this test and thought it was a new thing but I think I read it came out 10 years ago.  Can it be bought in Thailand ??  Cost in not a concern. 

       Thank you Sheryl for all the help you give everyday. 

Cologuard brand probably not but the large international hospityals may have some sort of Fecal Immunoassay Test (FIT).

 

As a point of comparison:

 

Detection of cancer: >99% with colonoscopy, about 92% with FIT

Detection of polyps: >99% with colonoscopy, about 40% with FIT

polyp removal: possible with colonoscopy, not possible with FIT

 

Simple tests for occult blood, much less accurate than FIT

[puck2]

On 3/3/2024 at 4:36 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I can assure you the nurses and doctors do joke around when the patient is sedated even putting in classical music 

 

If I would hear and understand the jokes, I would answer by a joke::

 

Doctor: I’ve got very bad news – you’ve got cancer and Alzheimer’s.         

Patient: Well, at least I don’t have cancer.

Edited March 16 by puck2

[puck2]

16 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Cologuard brand probably not but the large international hospityals may have some sort of Fecal Immunoassay Test (FIT).

 

As a point of comparison:

 

Detection of cancer: >99% with colonoscopy, about 92% with FIT

Detection of polyps: >99% with colonoscopy, about 40% with FIT

polyp removal: possible with colonoscopy, not possible with FIT

 

Simple tests for occult blood, much less accurate than FIT

 

Once I have had a colonoscopy in the Sripat Hospital (or RAM???) of CM, and they removed the polyps.

Advantage: controling and acting at the same time. Saved me another colon-treatment.