Colonoscopy consult and COVID

So, I'm approaching/hit that magical age where colonoscopies are recommended/advised. No issues personally, although I have a grandfather who had colon cancer and they operated on him at age 87 which probably did him in. Surgeons get paid either way of course.

So, I went in for my "consult" today where they basically tell you you're going to drink a lot of gatorade and some other crap for a day-ish before the procedure.

Of course you can't get into the facility now without a mask on and your temperature taken.

Go through the usual blood pressure test with the nurse and the doctor comes in. Goes through the usual routine...

Then, he tells me that I have to have the COVID test because I'm not vaccinated. I said OK, but, I'm not having the invasive test with the long q-tip. He seemed shocked, and said, 'well, that's ... healthcare's policy.' I said, 'well, I guess we're done then.'

He started blathering on about how people have a longer life expectancy if they have colonoscopies, and all this other stuff, and repeated it a couple of times. I said, 'nope, we're done...' and walked out.

I thought it was pretty interesting that you're required to have a "covid test" for having someone stick a scope up your ass, then, all the propaganda around it. He seemed absolutely shocked that I didn't go along with the program.

I've read plenty of things on here and elsewhere that the invasive tests with the long swab are not just normal tests, and there's no reason that they are performed in the manner that they are.

You can see the progression of things. People think that by doing this- or doing that- that things are going to get back to "normal". "Well, I did MY part by doing this-or-that for going back to normal."

Of course, things are NEVER going to go back to normal. That is the whole point of this.

Pervnoff