I had this procedure last year. The Nurse warned me I might gag and even puke a bit when she pulled the sponge out. She was not joking ๐
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/26/sponge-on-a-string-reduces-long-waits-for-diagnostic-test-for-cancer
Thatโs the budget for NHS testing in 2024.
Looks like the kind of procedure Tory MPs would queue up for.
Still if the outcomes are good I'm all for it being on the NHS.
I was offered this as an alternative to endoscopy, but my Barrett's has progressed to the stage of needing HALO ablation
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I had this procedure last year. The Nurse warned me I might gag and even puke a bit when she pulled the sponge out. She was not joking ๐
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/26/sponge-on-a-string-reduces-long-waits-for-diagnostic-test-for-cancer