Since Charlie brought up the subject of colonoscopies I thought I'd post
this link to a NY Times article I was reading just this morning.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/health/colonoscopies-explain-why-us-leads-the-world-in-health-expenditures.html?_r=0>
US residents can grimace. Others can smile. And Charlie can see how
his peers treat him price-wise. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/30/2013 9:56 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Charles Geilfuss <
> charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It went very well, Piers, and thank you for asking. The procedure is
>> nothing; a Propofol nap and it's done in the blink of an eye. It's the
>> night before that is a real bear. Typical physician, I had put mine off and
>> was overdue by eight years. But all is well, no polyps or other nasty
>> things, so I'm good for ten years before I have to endure another.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
> Now that I'm 50, I get my first one. Since Dad had colon cancer, my doc
> wanted me to get one two years ago, but my insurance company said, "Yeah,
> well, that's good and all, but if you want to do it now, you're paying for
> it all yourself. If you want us to pay for it, come back and talk to us
> when you're 50. Honestly, we don't really care if you have a family
> history of it or not. Our rules say 50, so 50 it is."
>
> And I work for a hospital. Go figure.
>
>
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