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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Concerns
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 21:15:18 +0100
Reads like the dramatic circumstances Barak Obama wanted to avoid, forever

Wish you all the best
AMities
Philippe

Le 3 déc. 2016 à 21:11, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Because my father died from colon cancer, my doctor wanted me to get my
> first colonoscopy before I was 50. The hospital's insurance plan had other
> ideas, so I had to wait or pay the $4000 myself. I got my first one when I
> was 50, and they removed a non-cancerous polyp. But because of that, plus
> the family history, they wanted the followup at 3 years instead of 5.
> Again, the hospital's insurance carrier had other ideas and just didn't
> care. Fortunately, the University's insurance actually understands what
> "preventative medicine" is about, and will cover me (which they just did).
> 
> I also get my PSA levels checked regularly, since Dad's cancer started with
> the prostate.
> 
> I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that the health insurance for
> a HOSPITAL refused to pay for preventative medicine. Also? Our prescription
> plan sucked. Many times they refused to cover a prescription that my doctor
> wrote simply because there was no generic equivalent.
> 
> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I am 100% with you. The disdain for modern medicine mirrors the general
>> disdain for modern science, as expressed by Trump and his fellow coal fans,
>> for example. I have an annual checkup which includes the PSA test and
>> everything else that is reasonable for a man in his 50s, courtesy my
>> employer, and I am grateful for that.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>> On 03 Dec 2016, at 17:45, Dean Hansen <hanse112@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Like all on the List, my thoughts are with Tom and Tina as Tom struggles
>>> with pneumonia.  But I can't let Chris Trask's post go without comment:
>> "I
>>> have not seen a doctor in over 20 years."  Sorry, but that's about like
>>> bragging, "I haven't checked the oil, let alone changed it, in over
>> 100,000
>>> miles with my car."  Not bright.  A year and a half ago I attended the
>>> funeral of a friend (early 70s) who had let a yearly prostate exam go by.
>>> Fatal mistake.  A couple days ago I talked to a friend who, at 77, had
>> his
>>> first PSA check in five years.  Surprise--PSA level is over 50.  Not
>> good.
>>> My wife's late (that's right, "late") brother in law, a former Christian
>>> Scientist, finally went in to a chiropractor to see why his back had hurt
>>> so much for over a year.  One X-ray showed bone metastases from a
>>> well-advanced prostate cancer.  Again, a fatal mistake.  An orchiectomy
>>> bought him two more weeks of pain.  Having squeaked through a good case
>> of
>>> cancer myself at 46, I see a doctor for regular exams, and I will
>>> unashamedly make an appointment if I think anything--*anything--* is
>>> wrong.  Yes, getting old (I'm 74) is not for sissies.  But getting old
>>> without regular medical checkups is, frankly, stupid.  You only die once,
>>> and I'm too thoroughly enjoying living to let some cancer or other malady
>>> catch me unawares.
>>>    My yearly digital prostate exam and PSA check is scheduled for late
>>> December.  When is yours?
>>> Dean
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