4 ms·
It sucks that you have to basically choke the money out of insurance to get them done prior to age 45. I found polyps by paying thousands out of pocket when in
by officeplant 2y ago
It sucks that you have to basically choke the money out of insurance to get them done prior to age 45. I found polyps by paying thousands out of pocket when insurance told me 36 was too young and there wasn't enough blood in my stool. That's with a mother having them removed at 19, and older brother having them removed at 39.
- bluGill 2y agoGiven your family history they should have been done young. However they are not completely risk free and so for most of us the standard guideline of 50 is good enough. There are less invasive tests that can be done instead as well. They are not as likely to find cancer (which is why you should have done the more invasive colonoscopy), and if they do find anything you have to do a colonoscopy anyway, so for those with less family history who have unexplained bleeding while young they are a good option. Ask your doctor about the pros and cons of them if this comes up. (I suspect once you reach 50 a colonoscopy every 10 years is the right answer)