Comments on: Top 10 Medical Tests you Need

By: Triploblast

Triploblast — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:47:26 +0000

I would rather get cervical cancer than have a pap smear. This is not an exaggeration.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:31:38 +0000

Yeah, hello? mammogram?!

By: zoethaeque

zoethaeque — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:08:00 +0000

A lot of this thing are very expensive, not for a developing country like mine.

10. Yep, that’s why this is one of the routine test in every check-up.
9. Uh, I think that for heart screening, EKG is the best. It’s non-invasive test, cheap, and easy to do.
8. Yauw! I prefer to passing blood first for the first sign before doing that as a routine test.
7. Uh, nope. I’ll check some jaundice first on my eyes.
6-5. These ones I agree. There’s many for-home-using machine for blood glucose and lipid test now.
4. There’s a quick procedure for this you know, called VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) that can be done together with pap smear. It’s quite sensitive, but not specific, so it’s cool for cervical cancer screening.
3. I don’t know about this thing. Usually they do that rectal exams thingy first. Yeah, it’s a cool name for HJ to A.
2. Not for a my country, I think. White people have a factor risk for this, that’s why it’s on No. 2.
1. Well, that’s very tiring. I still prefer EKG only for screening.

I agree with mammogram, but it’s only for over 50. Under 50, the photo can’t be read. So for young ladies, there’s breast self-exams, although you can ask your partner to do it :p

Thanks for the good list. I am new here. Hopefully I am not looked like some show-off guy with this first comment. Just wanna share.

@Someonelse: I don’t know what to say. I am sorry to hear that, but I can’t help anything. Is there any complaint service on your country?

By: Someonelse

Someonelse — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:31:54 +0000

Update: Now my Doctor retired now I don’t even have an Family Doctor.

By: theDoc

theDoc — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:54:53 +0000

blackcowlneck
December 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

“Screw that doctors are idiots!”
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Ok. In case of Emergencies, don’t call 911.
call a Hearse.

By: bookworm

bookworm — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:50:30 +0000

A PSA test saved my grandpa’s life. They caught his prostate cancer early from a slightly elevated PSA level and he is cancer free. Skin cancer screen caught my squamous cell cancer early and they removed it with no problems. These tests are very important for people to have to keep health.

By: Someonelse

Someonelse — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:16:37 +0000

Mom424: I Live in Saint John, N.B. I had/have recurrent small intestinal bleeds for which the cause of which has never been found. My doctor wanted to book a Wireless capsule Endoscopy, which can only be done in Moncton. About 2 weeks later I got a call from the hospital they gave me an appoint which was about 10 months time. I told them to forget it. I still get the G.I. bleeds.

By: Mom424

Mom424 — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:48:25 +0000

Someonelse: Where do you live? I live near Barrie, Ontario and I have never had to wait unnecessarily for any test. When I had a lump in my breast it was less than two weeks and I was in the hospital having it removed. My last could be life threatening thing – less than 5 weeks between noticing it and having it removed in hospital. I’m curious.

By: Someonelse

Someonelse — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:53:57 +0000

I’m from Canada with all the cut backs in health care it is nearly impossible to get diagnostic procedure done, even then you have to wait for months to get appointments.

By: oouchan

oouchan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:39:30 +0000

Ok. Got to share this:

Colonoscopies are no joke , but these comments during the exam were quite humorous….. A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by his patients (predominately male) while he was performing their colonoscopies:
1. “Take it easy, Doc. You’re boldly going where no man has gone before!
2. “Find Amelia Earhart yet?”
3. “Can you hear me NOW?”
4. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”
5. “You know, in Arkansas, we’re now legally married.”
6. “Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?”
7. “You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out…”
8. “Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!”
9. “If your hand doesn’t fit, you must quit!
10. “Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.”
11. “You used to be an executive at Enron, didn’t you?”
12. “God, now I know why I am not gay.”
And the best one of all…
13. “Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not up here?”