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Had 5 Blood Transfusions. Tests Advised To Check Blockage. Which One Is Conclusive ?

hi yes i have some test comming up and wondering what the advantage would be to just skip 1st 2 and go to the last on ... I have had 5 blood tranfusions in 3 yrs been poked and probed .. now they want to do a test to see if there is blockagae drink and xray then swollow a pill cam which i understand is only 20 - 40 % accurate and if they do find a tear they still have to do surgury .. the last test is to go in for is a New thing it will do both ends to see if sm intestine ... ??? anyway I have to go to a place about 50 minles away to do this.. I say if both these first two test are inconclusive why do them ,, I don not have insurance so .. advice?
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
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Hello. I have gone through your query and understood your concern. I think you can directly go for the last test for a diagnosis. They do step by step tests to make sure you get diagnosed in the cheapest test available as confirmation may be done at 3rd test only. But you can do final test as requested. Hope this helped you. Thanks.
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Had 5 Blood Transfusions. Tests Advised To Check Blockage. Which One Is Conclusive ?

Hello. I have gone through your query and understood your concern. I think you can directly go for the last test for a diagnosis. They do step by step tests to make sure you get diagnosed in the cheapest test available as confirmation may be done at 3rd test only. But you can do final test as requested. Hope this helped you. Thanks.