Anyone have a positive Cologuard test?
My test results came back positive. I asked what did it show, because they test for 11 different cancers or categories. They said, it just states either negative or positive for cancer. I had problems a few years back and did a colonoscopy, which came back ok. Now this!! I'm reading theres a 13 percent chance of false positive. Right now I'm extremely distraught about having to go through all Consults, tests, and dreaded preps. Orders are in for Consult with gastro, but they're booked out through January or February in Mayo. I have not received any notice for appointment yet. Dont know what to think or do.
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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.
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!
No. But that’s when you schedule a colonoscopy. It may be nothing, but Cologuard has determined that more info is needed. I know the prep is difficult, but I wouldn’t hesitate.
I had my colonoscopy . Came back negative with 3 polyps and a hemmoiroid discovered. My post op is in 2 weeks. Be interested in what lab sex regarding tissue. I did Sutab. Awful glad it is over.
That has been my experience and I like it too!!!
i had a positive cologuard also.
i am a healthy 72 year old male. the doctor called me and said i have bad news? what a bedside manner.
but without the positive cologuard i would probably not have taken the colonscopy.
did you use sutab? i did and it was kind of awful
i had propofol. they offered the medication. 20 seconds or so later, i was completely out.
when i woke up it was done.
i would do that again.
i had a positive colo guard. i am a 72 year old male. the waiting for the colonoscopy was awful.
i had the procedure two days ago. two small polyps were found and removed
and they found a hemmoird. my post op is in two weeks.
i am assuming then, they tell me if the polyps were cancer.
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During the colonoscopy, they took 5-6 biopsies which were found to be cancer. Referred to Mayo in Rochester (40 miles away).
Had surgery which required taking the whole colon out and surgeons attached the small intestine to the rectum. Followed up with chemo done in Red Wing, MN. Quarterly blood work and CT scans were done which now have moved to 6 month intervals.
I've had extremely short colonoscopies annually thereafter for several years and now have them at 3 year intervals - although they are not more like an extended rectal exam. They do take a careful look at the juncture between the small intestine and the rectum.
Hope that helps.
Yes, I can appreciate how it can be interesting.
So how were you then treated? What kind of follow-up surveillance schedule do you have?