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Anyone have a positive Cologuard test?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 7:14pm | Replies (208)

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@john171

Some people just generate false positives, and when checked with colonoscopy, they’re negative. Go figure.
But, th way I view it is that you cannot afford not to have a colonoscopy to negate the Cologuard results. The appointments and prep are a pain for sure, but this is what I tell myself: There’s only upside to getting the test, because if it’s negative you have piece of mind; and if it’s positive you’re catching it early for the best chance of a healthy recovery. Good luck!

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i completely agree, and i believe that a false positive on the cologuard does a big service to users, but a false negative can be very harmful.
in my case i would not have done the colonoscopy without the false positive. it was a very powerful reinforement agent.