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Answer» FDA OKs computer Doctor? Reimbursement for screening CTC procedures is available in the U.S. from many private insurers and 22 states and the District of Columbia cover colon cancer screening per the American Cancer Society guidelines which includes virtual colonoscopy.The implication is that virtual colonoscopy is not covered in the present state of Federal Medicare in the USA, unless you have a private insurance. Colon cancer is a very serious thing, and early treatment is vital. But the diagnostic procedures are rather costly and have to be repeated after a few years. I already had two. Not by a computer. Each time is it really was a PITA. My d to.doctor wants me to do it again. I don't want it. Time will tell if Computer Aided Medical Diagnosis will help reduce raising medical costs in the USA and elsewhere. Quote ... I understand now, and am even more heartily glad (if that were possible!) that I am not a US citizen or a resident of that country, and that I live in a country with "socialised medicine". I know somebody who had some issues in that... area. Of course I wasn't exactly curious for details and nobody was really forthcoming. (and if they were I probably would have done the "LA LA LA CAN'T HEAR YOU LA LA" technique that has saved me many gallons of Brain bleach.) Of course, being that we Canadians, like Salmon trout, like in a civilized country that doesn't commoditize health care, all of his medical needs didn't need to be paid out of our pocket, whatever those needs were. Somehow I don't think it involve robot probing though. Maybe they can invent a suppository that you use, and if it comes out blue or green or whatever, you've got cancer, and if it comes out red, you've broken the test tube. Too summarize: this doesn't really matter to anybody outside the U.S. therefore, for those outside the U.S, it's a non-issue. (I can hear teh gasps coming from the surprised folk who suddenly realize they aren't the center of attention, heh) Yes, our countries all have their own caveats and problems, but you don't see me posting about the wildfires here that have killed 30 or so people so far, or how my city has spent hundreds of millions on a giant skyscraper convention center that nobody wil lever use because the lowest bid contractor decided it would be cheaper not to get permits. Now suddenly three years after they started they seemed to have forgotten all about it and sort of wandered off. It's just sitting there, half finished. The other day in the morning, the sun was a red blob- it wasn't bright. I could stare right at it- it was no brighter then a 20 watt light bulb, because of how thick the smoke is everywhere. it's like a very thin smog but it's comprised of WOOD smoke instead of petroleum emissions. I don't make posts about these things, because it's local news- and more precisely, it's not really related to computing. I will say that it can make pleasant dinner conversation. Within limits of course... I don't think there will be much "did you hear about that man who was strangled with his own intestines? pass the spaghetti, dear". To be more precise, at the very LEAST, be a bit more explicit in the original post. It's IMPORTANT to realize this is really only news to you It doesn't affect on the forum, because not everybody is living in the US. Not saying you shouldn't post it, just don't act like it's this world-changing thing that affects everybody everywhere at any point in history. That's all. More On-T: Quote I already had two. Not by a computer. Each time is it really was a PITA. My d to.doctor wants me to do it again. I don't want it. Wait... I'm confused... are you annoyed because you have to resort to the peasants method whereby the doctor puts on the rubber glove and you grit your teeth? You poor dear. () So the issue is that this completely optional, slightly less intrusive method that accomplishes the same task isn't covered? I can see why- it's not life or death, really. What you're saying is sort of analogous to if I said that while the province will replace my old toilet with a new low flow one, it's totally unfair that I can't also have it come with twenty spray nozzles and perfume sprays and jewel encrusted ornamentations and a solid gold tank. IE: your complaining about what is, by all intents and purposes, a luxury. It's not strictly necessary, it's just additional convenience over the traditional method. Although, now that I think about it, I do remember it being mentioned on the news here. There are a few hospitals that have them. Guess what? You don't need "private health insurance" because to my understanding there is no such thing. You could always move here and pretend to be a canadian until you can see a doctor. just remember to live on donuts, tim hortons coffee, moosemeat, and carry some colourful money around, and you'll fit right in.So how did this guy strangle on his own intestines ? ? Quote from: patio on August 09, 2010, 08:01:50 PM So how did this guy strangle on his own intestines ? ?You asked for it Rather involved really. Actually he was a robber and really needed some twine, but couldn't find any. remembering his younger days working with catgut he thought he could improvise with his own. So here he is, holding a half yard of his own intestines and he realizes something- he needs that organ to live, and it only works properly when it stays inside his body. So he tries to shove it back in, and actually succeeds. He gets a small infection in the incision though, and had to go to the hospital. The doctors ask him all the routine questions, you know, "do you smoke", "have you ever had children" "what is your favourite colour" "have you ever removed your own organs" etc etc. The doctors are surprised by his results, because his favourite colour is pink. What kind of self-respecting guy has pink as a favourite colour? they snicker. then they go down and find that he been removing his own organs. And Pete, the guy responsible for creating the form, put it on the questionnaire mostly as a joke because they needed exactly 50 questions. So they end up having to actually remove that half yard of intestine. During the operation, he was CONSCIOUS, so he asked his surgeon what was up with his tiny left eye. He answered that he was in an accident some years previous whereby a hawk pecked out his eye while he was passed out drunk in a school library. He doesn't remember how he got in the school library and was rather baffled when he woke up not only missing his eye but also that there was a hawk in the room. So here he is in a struggle with this giant hawk, in a mortal struggle for survival, when the librarian comes over and tells them both to "shhh". They both feel real bad, so they start to read up on their subjects of interest. The hawk takes a liking to a cooking book specializing in a special pudding dish called vitreous humor, whereas the drunk doctor reads a catalogue of eye patches. about an hour later, he remembers his eye has been pecked out and starts screaming in pain. The hawk, feeling remorse over his recent peckfest (it's a result of his OCD, you see) offers to drive him to the hospital. He has no choice, so he agrees. As they both leave, they are both informed that they are suspended from ever returning to the library for a year for their disruptive behaviour. The hawk is also reminded that he has a yoga class in one hour. So the hawk takes the doctor with one eye to his car, they both jump into his thunderbird and take off like a hawk down the highway. So here they are dashing down the highway, a hawk somehow managing to drive his heavily modified thunderbird and a doctor with one eye in the passenger seat, and "Free Bird" blaring out of the car speakers. Then the hawk get's hungry and they stop and a Burger King for something to eat. The doctor agrees, since he has nothing better to do. About halfway through the doctors fries, he remembers he had something important to do, and it was related in some way to the fact that he had a number of fries up his nose. remembering everything, he SCREAMS "WE HAVE TO GO NOW". So they dash back to their car and speed down the highway to the hospital. At the hospital, the receptionist says as the doctor and hawk walk in, "oh great, it's the doctor and the hawk again. Look, I can't give you a replacement, refund or a credit unless you bring the glass eye BACK, OK? no amount of yelling at me or squawking hawk curses will change that!" the hawk and doctor exchange confused glances. "this hawk pecked out my eye, and I think I need it looked at." "Oh..." the receptionist says. And takes him to a doctor right away. The doctor doesn't beat around the bush. "I'm afraid I have some bad news." "What is it?" he replied, holding the hawks strong but loving wing. "I'm afraid, your eye is missing." the doctor said sadly. "I know. that's why I came here. what should i do?" "well," said the doctor, " if we can find a donor, we might be able to give you a new eye. But be warned, sometimes the eyes come from crazy people and they see things. Only thing more confusing then hallucinations is only having them with one eye." "I'll do it!" he said. So the doctor looked through donor lists for days, but couldn't find a match. Over time they discovered that his spouse, the hawk (they had married) was a perfect match. So they went into the surgery. the Hawk finally paid back his victim/lover by giving up one of his eyes to restore the doctor to two eyes again. It was heart warming. And that was why they called him hawkeye. Immediately after the operation, though, it was discovered that the hawkeye was far too small, it kept falling out and the bloody thing picked up hair from everywhere, and you couldn't rinse it off with tapwater because it stung like a bird itch. So it was agreed they would instead give him a glass eye. Unfortunately, as they left the hospital after the replacement they accidentally stepped on a magical time travel cobblestone that sent them back nearly two months, to the day they had first come to the hospital. Somewhat confused and dazed, they were quickly mugged by some nearby mean looking dolphins who all thought they were turtles. The dolphins that thought they were turtles stole the glass eye for no reason. so they stumble into the hospital, asking for a replacement. They are told they need a receipt and the glass eye for a replacement, refund, or credit, so they stumbled out, with the hawl muttering hawk curses. Eventually they found the glass eye they were looking for being used in a game of marbles by some local children. However, they were mean little runts, and challenged the one-eyed doctor to a friendly game of the game they know best, Mancala. Unfortunately for the children the hawk was a world-class mancala coach and coached the doctor through a perfect game. The children had no choice but to surrender the glass eye, and all was as it should be. They didn't give him the glass eye though, they gave him a much smaller marble called a "hawks eye". To this day they still call him hawkeye- he's even been on several popular television shows. After the man had his operation, he requested that he could keep the segment of intestine. he had it stuffed and mounted it on a centrepiece on his kitchen table. Unfortunately, his life changed that very day. You see, his rabbit ran away. he had owned that rabbit for nearly a day, and before he could even learn it's personality, it ran away. The man got so depressed he strangled himself with his centrepiece. He didn't die, mind you, but he can lo longer recite poetry or understand Polish ever again. he cheered up since he never knew how to do those things to begin with. But of course, when the news got a hold of this tale they instantly jump to conclusions, the hawk wasn't even mentioned? in fact, nobody even mentioned "the doctor" it was like they wanted to avoid a Voyager reference or something, I'm pretty sure they don't need to pay royalties.Another Instant Classic..... Priceless !BC_Programmer, You never cease to amaze. the perfect ending to a not so perfect day. bfnQuote from: Geek-9pm on August 04, 2010, 12:39:14 PM FDA OKs computer Doctor? Well now that this subject has been raised, I would say(no matter where I lived)if this is a foolproof method and could possibly at times prevent the normal procedure, I'm all for it. They talk about why people refrain from having the procedure.Well presently there's a variety of reasons,which include; I'm still too young, the general discomfort, the cost, the possible dangers (a waiver must be signed),the time off work, can't find a driver, or whatever.Now,if this new method could possibly eliminate the "inconvenience" and some of the aforementioned, and would allow more people to be tested,it's a no- brainer. In Canada we don't concern ourselves with the cost but if I could possibly avoid the present procedure I definitely would. I see no mention though, but I'm guessing that before this "new and improved method" is performed, the "dreaded preparation" leading up to the procedure, (and if you've ever gone through the preparation you'll know what I'm talking about) will still be the biggest PITA. |
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