I had it done in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It wasn't anything super-new here, so I'm surprised that you haven't found anyone.
You cannot do a capsule endoscopy in place of a colonoscopy. Sorry, I know that's a bummer, but the capsule endoscopy is mainly meant to check out the stuff that the colonoscopy can't reach. The reason I had one was because my IBS symptoms have been very degenerative and the first GI I went to thought I had Crohn's. So did the second GI, but neither one of them found anything and decided I was imagining everything. Because, of course, it is every girl's dream to constantly have horrible pain and diarrhea. Makes you such a tragic romantic figure doesn't it???
One hysterical thing I remembered -- I called my insurance beforehand to make sure they'd cover the procedure. The woman sounded hesitant and said she was going to check. I was on hold forever and then she finally said, "Yes, it's covered if the surgery is medically necessary and not cosmetic." I was like, "Um, WHAT?" and she paused and said, "I'm sorry, you did say gastric bypass, didn't you?" How the heck does "capsule endoscopy" sound like "gastric bypass"???
That's another thing, too, lots of insurance won't cover it (though mine did). I think it costs around $5000.
As far as I know they haven't had any troubles with the battery. The biggest problem they have is that on occasion the camera gets stuck and isn't expelled. So you have to make sure that you identify it coming out or you could be in for an unpleasant surprise.
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