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Old 04-20-2025, 03:15 PM
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Here's a recent scary example. I have had severe cardiological issues (stents).
I have a superb cardiologist and I'm fortunate to have him. Here were some things he said to me.

Ultrasounds - 50% effective, flip a coin. But per medicare, you have to get one before anything else.
CT Scan - 80% effective. Better, almost really good, but not with my life o5n the line.
Angiogram - 99.9% effective, and should be mandatory serious about their cardio system.

If you're really bad off, you have to go through all 3 of these. Government (medicare) required