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Post by onemore on Aug 26, 2022 15:08:44 GMT 7
Very timely information for me at least. Having had bowel cancer 10 years ago and follow up colonoscopies every year for the first five years, then my doc said have them every five years.
So here I am in the Philippines and the other night over a couple of beers thought it is about time I went back for a service, having had the bowel cancer then kidney cancer, so have booked a flight for mid September and see how I go.
It is fortunate everything will be covered by DVA, so no problems, what I save in medical costs will be lost in accommodation for a month but I am not whinging about that.
So when the other half thinks that I don't do anything while having my four beers of a night, I can now tell her of the problems I solve. There ya go.
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Post by ann on Aug 26, 2022 15:26:14 GMT 7
Good post Banjo, wonder if it will become available here in Oz, doubt it.
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Post by itsmylife08 on Aug 26, 2022 15:39:27 GMT 7
Yeah, I had one of those kits sent out to me while I was back in Brisbane a few years ago, glad to report that all was well. Cheers Itsa
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Post by onemore on Aug 26, 2022 16:05:26 GMT 7
I feel I must add more to my thread on the bowel cancer I had in that I didn't have an obvious symptoms, apart from weight loss but I put that down to my diet while working offshore in West Africa and the stress of my job, so you never can tell.
For the kidney cancer it was found by a new doctor that DVA advised me to go to, whom wanted blood tests done, and he discovered some abnormalities that other doctors missed.
Once again that Chuck Berry song "you never can tell".
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Post by bear on Aug 26, 2022 16:27:14 GMT 7
Good post Banjo, wonder if it will become available here in Oz, doubt it. Not sure why you haven't been getting the test kits ann . It was an ongoing thing while I was in Oz. Can't recall how long ago the program started but I've done several. I don't think I had to opt in, though perhaps my doctor did it for me. The test kit came in the mail, the sample was returned to them by mail and the result went straight to my G.P. Cheers 🐻
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