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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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All I can say is GET a colonoscopy… DON’T mess with color guard!!!! I’m an educated person who wouldn’t get a colonoscopy 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. Well at 75 I had a positive colorguard test… came here and got reassured.. thank you Coleen and all! I was beyond worried and had my prayer warriors on it.. Results 5 polyps removed.. one was precancerous but hey they are OUT Praise God… GET that colonoscopy when it’s time
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1 ReactionDiane22 could not agree with you more
Just do the colonoscopy. So less stressful than a positive colorguard.
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1 ReactionMy tests have come up positive 3 times over 7 yrs. I have been scanned from head to toe. All negative. Small traces of blood in the stool from constipation.
Wish you the best.
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1 ReactionMy was positive. Just had a colonoscopy and everything was normal. So it was a false positive. The Dr said I should not have even done a cologurad, I did because my insurance wanted me to even though I had no family history and my last 2 colonoscopy were normal, a lot of anxiety and the prep was very tough.
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1 ReactionTook a cologuard test, results came BACK negative . Continued having problems, got a colonoscopy a month later which found polyps, and the largest one was biopsied-positive for cancer. My Dr. said she has zero faith in cologard!
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1 ReactionHaha, the comment referred to one much higher up about the prep and how to make that a positive experience.
But to answer your question, definitely get the anesthesia, I don’t actually know of any gastros that done do it with twighlight sleep. Here’s why you should though, if you are anesthestized your Dr can do his best work without you squirming. Honestly I’d be more concerned that the gastro doing the colonoscopy has an excipient pull out time.
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2 ReactionsI used cologard. Results came back to schedule a colonoscopy, which I had yesterday. Confirmed cancer. So it detected it for me.
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1 Reaction@davebross, while I’m glad that the screening helped to detect your cancer, I’m sorry you have been diagnosed with colon cancer. Do you additional diagnostic tests scheduled to learn more about stage and type of cancer?
I was always wondering why some people are asleep and other people say they are awake. My first colonoscopy I was awake, the next three I was asleep. I googled and found that there are three types of anesthesia for colonoscopies:
1) Sedation where one is aware
2) Propofol drug where one goes to sleep in one room and wakes up in another
3) General anesthesia (only for special situations)
Now, the sedation drug where one is aware does not require a licensed anesthesiologist to administer and the doctor can do it if trained. BUT Propofol requires a licensed anesthesiologist to administer and monitor. This is called MAC or Monitored Anesthesia Care
I think it is a matter of whether the place doing the colonoscopy has someone on staff or not....so choose where you go if you want to be asleep!!!!
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