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The Shittiest Camera in The World!
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Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: jpanhalt on April 28, 2023, 05:33:43 pm ---Without sedation, you can drive yourself.  That was my impetitus for the first time without it.

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  My doctor never mentioned no sedation (and no driver) as a an option.   FWIW.
jpanhalt:
Some doctors don't want to be watched to be sure they do a complete job.  ;)  The real reason is they probably don't want to be presented with a patient who might change his/her mind.  It's easy to convert, but that delays the assembly line for the next patient.

My doctor and I have had some great discussions during the procedure.
Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: Circlotron on April 28, 2023, 11:27:46 am ---
--- Quote from: Mecanix on April 28, 2023, 05:48:29 am ---For the record: the cost of this one-time-use shitty cam alone is US$1,343.00 (*unofficial*). As claim/told by my M.D.


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Someone could make a buttload of money ....

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  We saw what you did there!
chickenHeadKnob:

--- Quote from: Mecanix on April 28, 2023, 05:48:29 am ---
For the record: the cost of this one-time-use shitty cam alone is US$1,343.00 (*unofficial*). As claim/told by my M.D.

Press #1 if you want me to crack it opened and snap HD pics of its intestine! 1111Going to do it anyway... look for updated pics soon.

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For that price you would think they would be re-usable. But then again getting the next patient over the yuck factor would be difficult. I laughed at my father's shocked face when I told him the colon-scopes were reused, after he just got the exam. He assumed they would be chucked into the trash. No dad, just a little washing up water and they are back up someone else's ass.


--- Quote from: Circlotron ---Someone could make a buttload of money if they repackaged it and passed it off as new. Many times over maybe....

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indeed.
jpanhalt:
The problem with just using a camera is, what if some polyps are present?  What if a non-polyp but suspicious area is present?  Everyone has diverticula, which increase with age, but a lot of people and a high percentage of elderly get a few biopsies done during the procedure.  Using the camera alone may increase the average cost per patient depending on age, of course.  It also requires the patient to go through 2 bowel preps.  Avoiding that should be considered, even if the net cost is less.

What is needed is a micro, remote controlled gerbil/crawler that can collect biopsies.  Some of the popular, high-volume gastroenterology practices in the US collect a minimum of xx biopsies, just to satisfy patients and allay their fears.  I don't subscribe to that practice, but a few random biopsies during almost every colonoscopy is pretty benign.
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