Just was perusing old comments and I see I didn't finish this one.
Had the procedure, this Dr. is excellent and of course CIMA rivals any sanitary civilized hospital in the USA.
I got excellent personal attention from him and his associates, he was focused exclusively on me. We had a full hour and some consult before the procedure was set, and he asked me a whole litany of questions about all my health issues and all my meds, not just my colon issues (explanation to follow why this is important) 
As was his suspicion, my colon was fine and he did snip off some dopplegangers. he discovered I had several ulcers in my stomach and questioned me about my various meds, they more than likely were the culprits, aspirin and other meds with stomach agitating ingredients. 
He and I discussed my meds needs and he changed what I was taking to equally good meds with less or no stomach annoying ingredients, and on top of being relieved there was no bladder cancer, now my irritable stomach became pain free and other internal issues stopped. 
Back to why I was happy to be the focus of his attention that day....
Back in the states, a friend of mine went to get her colonoscopy, and the doc had like 5 or 6 people lined up in separate beds with hospital mobile curtains separating them in one big room, the US doc was doing one after the other and having jr docs under his supervision go at them as well! 
She got a perforation and internal bleeding and other complications, was in pain and discomfort for quite some time, and after reading everything she signed, damn near impossible to sue or prove it was his fault. 
Her USA doc was just a money making machine, and each patient was a quick paycheck. 
She and I worked at the same company, had the same insurance, and lived close to each other, so this doc would have also been the one assigned to me.
I called to make my arrangement, and the assistant tried to rush me into the procedure without a consult (told me I could look up the prep methods on the internet) and was generally dismissive, rushing and rude.
Coupled with her tale of horror, that's the reason I didn't have it done last year when I could have had it done for free.
Something's terribly wrong with the medical service in the USA when you go to a third world country, get dramatically superior care at 1/4th the price, the doc discovers the USA docs were loading you up with medications with severe side effects you didn't need to tolerate, and everyone including him was attentive, reassuring and caring.  
The USA so called superior medical care, you didn't even get to see the doc, you're rudely offered a procedure date, and if you ask any questions you're a "problem" to be lectured.
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