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ASTEPHENS33
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Postby ASTEPHENS33 » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:23 pm

Has anybody had experience with this? A friend has blood in his stool, but also the complication of extremely low platelets due to a spleen problem. The doctors are concerned about him having a colonoscopy because of the platelets, so that's why thinking of the pillcam. Your thoughts appreciated.

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MamaN
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Re: PillCam

Postby MamaN » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:50 pm

I had pill cam done . Pretty easy . You swallow the pill then you have a pack you wear and it records it . I can't remember if you cleanse first though. Complications can be that it might get stuck . And if I remember right you might need X-ray to make sure it came out , before you get a MRI .
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