My experience is to get tested. I had a history of intestinal issues since my appendectomy in 1995. Not sure if there is any connection, however the problems started soon after. At 40 I started colonoscopies anally, I mean annually. :-) Pre-cancerous signs showed up around 2008 and after several recommendations to remove my colon, I went ahead with a total colectomy. In my case it probably saved my life. But who knows? You try to make the best decisions to stay alive a little longer
Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 > On Nov 1, 2013, at 9:05 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would agree that the measure is most likely a reflection of the > presenting population. I asked my Doc about the results of the procedure > when he was pushing it, and was told something to the effect that this > procedure results in a 5-10 % change in the mortality rate due to colon > cancer. I said that that doesn't sound like a significant change. He said > that in the field of medicine, that is a huge success. I've been even more > skeptical of modern medicine since. > I've declined the procedure, sounds like scare tactics to generate revenue > more than saving my life. Now, if they do find a bad polyp and save your > life, I guess it's worth it, but the odds don't seem to be in your favor. > > >> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: >> >> >> So the fellow's rate of detecting suspicious tissue in your intestine is >> 13 - 19%. Is that a function of the fellow and his technology, or of the >> presenting population? I would presume the latter. >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 > "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." > - Benjamin Franklin 1789 > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
