As we now all know the importance of a colonoscopy, it should come as no surprise that a study by Ma

coloCan
coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
concluded: "A shorter daily shift schedule for endoscopists, the physicians who perform colonoscopies, avoids a decrease in the polyp detection rate as the day progresses....." Their endoscopists work a three-hour shift per day

An interesting statement was :"Its known already that longer colon exam times during endoscope withdrawal increase polyp detection rates. Our data show that each additional minute spent on withdrawal predicts a 4 percent increase in the polyp detection rate."

As per newswise.com....."Shorter Work Shifts Aid in Detection of Colon Polyps", 4/28/10

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  • Jaylo969
    Jaylo969 Member Posts: 824 Member
    #2
    thanks Steve
    A personal comment...Not only can they miss polyps but they can miss tumors too. I know this from first hand experience. A colonoscopy is only as good as the doctor performing it.
    That is why I stayed awake through the last scope...making sure the doc did his job.He did and I am happy with the results.

    -Pat
  • Kerry S
    Kerry S Member Posts: 606 Member
    #3
    veterinary hospital doc
    On my first colonoscopy at the veterinary hospital the doc took out 5. My colon surgeon did not like what he saw with just an office scope. He had me do another one. This was just 3 weeks apart. His guy took out 9 more. His comment was “hell I think they scared the first doc”. The last one I just got, the colon surgeon did it himself.
  • Jaylo969
    Jaylo969 Member Posts: 824 Member
    #4
    Kerry S said:

    veterinary hospital doc
    On my first colonoscopy at the veterinary hospital the doc took out 5. My colon surgeon did not like what he saw with just an office scope. He had me do another one. This was just 3 weeks apart. His guy took out 9 more. His comment was “hell I think they scared the first doc”. The last one I just got, the colon surgeon did it himself.

    veterinary hospital?
    Did you mean Veteran's hospital or did you really go to a veterinary hospital?
    Kerry, you were just teasing...right?
  • Kerry S
    Kerry S Member Posts: 606 Member
    #5
    Jaylo969 said:

    veterinary hospital?
    Did you mean Veteran's hospital or did you really go to a veterinary hospital?
    Kerry, you were just teasing...right?

    I live out in the woods
    Pat darling, you got to remember I live way out in the woods. It’s a 20 mile drive to the closest gas station from the farm. The locals all refer to the hospital in town as the vet clinic. The time I was bleeding out in my gut, I went to the emergency room. They sent me home saying nothing was wrong. The next day we went to STL for a normal doc appointment. That doc put me in the hospital as soon as he looked at me. Hell I was mostly dead. They do have a few good docs. My primary doc is not even an MD, he is a DO. He is good old country doc.
  • Jaylo969
    Jaylo969 Member Posts: 824 Member
    #6
    Kerry S said:

    I live out in the woods
    Pat darling, you got to remember I live way out in the woods. It’s a 20 mile drive to the closest gas station from the farm. The locals all refer to the hospital in town as the vet clinic. The time I was bleeding out in my gut, I went to the emergency room. They sent me home saying nothing was wrong. The next day we went to STL for a normal doc appointment. That doc put me in the hospital as soon as he looked at me. Hell I was mostly dead. They do have a few good docs. My primary doc is not even an MD, he is a DO. He is good old country doc.

    Nothing wrong w/country Docs
    Kerry...thanks for clearing that up for me..LOL.

    My PCP is a country boy and he has lots of common sense which is a rare commodity these days.

    -Pat
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #7
    Kerry S said:

    I live out in the woods
    Pat darling, you got to remember I live way out in the woods. It’s a 20 mile drive to the closest gas station from the farm. The locals all refer to the hospital in town as the vet clinic. The time I was bleeding out in my gut, I went to the emergency room. They sent me home saying nothing was wrong. The next day we went to STL for a normal doc appointment. That doc put me in the hospital as soon as he looked at me. Hell I was mostly dead. They do have a few good docs. My primary doc is not even an MD, he is a DO. He is good old country doc.

    So Let Me Get This Straight Kerry
    He can work on an **** (donkey) or an ****, as in an ****.
  • Kerry S
    Kerry S Member Posts: 606 Member
    #8
    PhillieG said:

    So Let Me Get This Straight Kerry
    He can work on an **** (donkey) or an ****, as in an ****.

    Now you got it.
    Yep they can work on both down here. They just use longer gloves on the donkey.
  • daydreamer110761
    daydreamer110761 Member Posts: 487 Member
    #9
    Kerry S said:

    Now you got it.
    Yep they can work on both down here. They just use longer gloves on the donkey.

    I love you guys!
    there is always humor somewhere - thanx for the laugh -
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #10
    Kerry S said:

    Now you got it.
    Yep they can work on both down here. They just use longer gloves on the donkey.

    Butt
    I once had a Doctor who was a horse's **** but that's a horse's **** of a different color.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #11
    PhillieG said:

    Butt
    I once had a Doctor who was a horse's **** but that's a horse's **** of a different color.

    All this assinine humor.......
    butt, butt, butt.........

    No ifs......No ands......but plenty of butts.....some now more plentiful than others, others less plentiful than before........steve
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #12
    coloCan said:

    All this assinine humor.......
    butt, butt, butt.........

    No ifs......No ands......but plenty of butts.....some now more plentiful than others, others less plentiful than before........steve

    OK
    I'll butt out!

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