16 March 2020, 09:19 AM
wtgElective procedure delay
Postpone elective surgery and screenings (mammograms and colonoscopies).
From the American College of Surgeons:
https://www.facs.org/about-acs...rmation-for-surgeons
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16 March 2020, 12:04 PM
NinaYep, I'm due for a colonoscopy (oh joy) and am waiting until later this year.
16 March 2020, 12:08 PM
wtgSame here.
Even though colonoscopies are covered under Obamacare plans, if you have any problems (like they perforate your colon), the cost of dealing with problems like that *isn't* covered.
I had planned to do it in April when I turn 65 and am on Medicare.
It's important but not an emergency.
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
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