Posted on 02/09/2022 1:17:04 PM PST by George from New England
Not sure what your question is, exactly. Cologuard measures pre-cancerous DNA, not just blood. I wasn’t very impressed with it when mine came back positive. Then I went in for my ‘scope and they found three very small polyps, all of which came back as adenomatous (the kind that can develop into cancer). So I’m pretty impressed with Cologuard, in retrospect.
Exactly. My Gastro said he’s seen many people come to him worried with false positives using those.
You can’t use Cologuard if you’re high-risk or have had a positive ‘scope in the recent past.
Here’s how folks can donate to TheExpose.UK.
Convenient stool sample packaging ready-to-mail.
My physician does that test when he checks my prostate, I’ve had three colonoscopies and should have another one in a year or so. No brainer.
I will never get another colonoscopy. They couldn’t finish because of a health condition I had gotten, and they didn’t give me enough to put me under.
The VA keeps pushing for one, and I tell them come up with a better way. They had their chance. I no longer trust it. Nothing is getting shoved up there ever again
Don’t bother with Cologuard, just get the real thing and be done with it. There are no false readings doing the colonoscopy.
I did read on the internet that some insurance changes a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive cologuard from preventive care to a diagnostic procedure, and there can be a lower reimbursement as a result. The reason I chose the cologuard is:
The guy in the video is a Chiropractor and not a M.D. But in the video, if this is the right video I saw of this guy, he claims that 1 in a 1000 colonoscopies result in a serious complication. And the odds of the colonoscopy catching a cancer is also 1 in a 1000. So it didn't make sense to him, given that there are non-invasive tests to go through a colonoscopy. If I recalled that correctly.
I mentioned that to my doctor and he said he wasn't sure he would agree with that.
And it may be that the serious complications occur because they find something that needs to be removed and a complication occurs as a result. I don't know.
The Cologuard test was pretty simple. And there are youtube videos on how to collect the specimen and mail it off.
After mailing the specimen, I mentioned on our work group chat that I had just mailed a box of poo. And that either there was a politician I really didn't like or that I was avoiding having a colonoscopy.
A coworker accused me of creating a hostile work chat environment and that my comment was exactly the reason nobody should be required to be in a work group chat.
And my box told me I was oversharing.
My apologies if I just created a hostile FR environment for anyone. But you knew the topic of the thread when you chose to keep reading. LOL
Had them both with no problems found. Had the colonoscopy, woke up put my clothes on and left. The nurse came running down he parking lot to give me some papers.
My sis was in medical malpractice insurance business and never will have a colonoscopy. Too many incidents of perforations causing life-long issues. Personally, I suspect minor perforations myself, as hours after having a couple of them I’ve had brutal UTIs.
A colonoscopy is different than a prostrate exam. It sounds like you are confusing the two.
A prostate exam is the finger up your ass and is a common part of annual physicals once you reach a certain age.
A colonoscopy is usually done in a hospital by a proctologist. You drink a ton of miralax and clean yourself out. And then they put you under and they run a scope up your ass.
Colonoscopy no doubt. They are scoping your colon, not your poop. Can’t get any more accurate than that.
Yeah, the cancer is no fun. I had colorectal cancer in 1996. Surgeon removed 2/3 of my rectum. That, together with the after-effects of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy (poison), makes it no fun to use the toilet 3 times a day.
I've had more colonoscopies than I can shake a ..... stick at. Now I'm 68, and insurance tells me the procedure should be done only at 10 year intervals. I wonder if they are trying to kill a known cancer risk.
The stuff they give you to knock you out is great. Won’t let you drive home by yourself also recommend you don’t make any important decisions until it wears off.
I think he is saying they did a colo guard at the office during his visit. I mean…while the doc is up there during a prostate exam..easy peasy.
If you are getting UTIs…they are doing it wrong,
Unless they aren’t cleaning up after themselves.
kinda hypocritical that it’s acceptable to send human crap through the mail while our governments are continuously attempting to restrict human travel and interaction with others to stop the spread of the kung flu...
I lost my brother to colon cancer in December. He had never had a colonoscopy, and when he finally did, they found stage 4 colon cancer. Did surgery but it came back, metasticized to his lungs, thyroid, and elsewhere. Pretty much no hope at that point.
Everyone needs to have a colonoscopy!!
The Cologuard test wanted a pretty good size sample.
I doubt a dirty glove finger would be sufficient.
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