To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I paid myself first today, making my 2021 Roth IRA contribution including catchup. House, car, etc can wait.
Yes, at my last procedure, I told my MD I was going to insist on a different protocol next time and he seemed receptive. Fortunately he also said I was good for 10 years, so who knows, by then maybe we'll be able to just rub our smartphones across our abdomens or something. I keep thinking they will surely come up with a better way and the people in the future will say, "you had to do WHAT??"
My lessons learned from the Golytely prep:
Use a straw, as far back in your mouth as you can (to bypass taste receptors)
Slice up a lime and put slices on your tongue now and again to make the nasty taste go away
You don't actually need to drink the whole thing, 2.5 - 3 liters is enough (I think I only got 2 down last time)
Use wipes and lubricant from the very beginning; if you wait until you think you need them, you will experience more discomfort than necessary.
I don't know how relevant any of this is for the Suprep, but I share my hard-won knowledge in the event that someone else might find it useful. I took notes!
Jeppy: That's an interesting question and I don't really have a definitive answer. We pay $12,000 per year for our retiree medical & dental insurance from my former employer. We have $600 per person deductible and $3000 per person out of pocket max (annual) on medical. Our dental has $100 per person deductible and pays a maximum benefit of $2000 per person per year. I would say we're spending $16,000 - $18,000 per year including out of pocket stuff for dental and medical. I would not be eager for us to spend more, but we would and we could if we had to. I guess we are fortunate to be able to say we haven't yet encountered a situation where we had to forgo care that was necessary or desirable on the basis that we could not afford it, but I don't have a hard number.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
Thats the one I had last fall. I thought everything had shifted to Suprep now. I wish you luck!
I also have a Cologuard last summer that showed something requiring a colonoscopy. This colonoscopy ended up revealing a couple of arwas to watch, back in 5 years.
The Cologuard kit was an engineering marvel.
At one point our HI was a fourth of our gross income which was a lot. Now my premiums will be a tenth. My deductibles are much lower and this will be my first year completely on Medicare so I won’t know until the end of the year.
Should be able to get into the smaller storage unit this month. Will save us about $50 a month.
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