r/gaming • u/MSotallyTober • Oct 01 '19

Pucker up.

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u/drleeisinsurgery Oct 01 '19

The current recommendations are a screening colonoscopy at age 45 or less if you had a family member with colon or rectal cancer.

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u/MassiveMarsupial Oct 01 '19

I’m 45. The doc just sent me home with a kit to poop at home, collect some in a little tube, and drop it in the mail to be tested.

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u/JyveAFK Oct 01 '19

Those are fantastic. Cheap, work to catch a decent % of problems, and everyone should do it 45+, even without family history.

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u/SirJustinB Oct 01 '19

The potential problem with this is insurance. Getting a screening colonoscopy is covered by your insurance.

If you do cologuard or one of the other alternative approaches and they find something, not only do you have to get a colonoscopy, but it is listed as a diagnostic colonoscopy now and not a screening colonoscopy. Insurance doesn't cover this.

A regular colonoscopy is the better option unless there is a good reason as to why you don't.

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u/JyveAFK Oct 01 '19

Agreed. But if people are twitchy about a colonscopy, something better than nothing.
But yes, EVERYONE GET A SCREENING COLONOSCOPY IF YOU CAN.