tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post863238112459338166..comments2024-03-27T13:25:58.065-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: A fact based opinionCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-62908413092172176412010-06-18T09:12:45.210-04:002010-06-18T09:12:45.210-04:00Yes, they are experimenting with alternatives beca...Yes, they are experimenting with alternatives because many people do avoid colonoscopy due to the unpleasant preparation you have to go to. (Basically, you have to take a powerful laxative that turns you into a fire hose.) Many people find the idea of having an elaborate device shoved up their tushy quite aversive, although in fact they drug you up pretty well so it isn't hard to take. <br /><br />However, at this point nothing has been shown to be equally good at finding lesions.<br /><br />Also, if another procedure does find something, you have to undergo colonoscopy anyway to remove it.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-34484078409085450702010-06-17T11:05:22.206-04:002010-06-17T11:05:22.206-04:00I know it's true that colonoscopy is really an...I know it's true that colonoscopy is really an excellent screening tool, but that prep is really crappy. When the radiology team at our local medical clinic (part of a bigger conglomerate) was training to do virtual colonoscopy, I volunteered to be a test patient. The prep was the same, only the test was less invasive but also not as definitive.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com