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AllaN01Bear

(30,362 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:38 PM 4 hrs ago

breaking news . ( not the good kind

a while back when i was in the assisted care place , they said i had colon cancer. i chatted w my primary care and he ordered me colon gaurd. the tests came back 30 pecercent positive. note i will be calling my p.c for phaze 2. not up set or anything like that now if surgery and i goto stanford , i want a private room and i want to watch trains . keep me in your thoughts and prayors . this is a fluid and developing story

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breaking news . ( not the good kind (Original Post) AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago OP
Healing vibes on the way to you, Bear SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #1
thanks AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago #2
Yw SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #3
Cologard is useless The Blue Flower 4 hrs ago #4
and from what I understand Skittles 1 hr ago #11
mine pos. removed some polyps. i am fine. good luck. aunts pos. has diverticulitis or something. pansypoo53219 3 hrs ago #5
thanks AllaN01Bear 3 hrs ago #6
I got a positive Cologuard result last month, but the earliest colonoscopy I could schedule is in September William Seger 1 hr ago #8
Good vibes to you AllaNo1Bear Bayard 3 hrs ago #7
Sending hugs! MLAA 1 hr ago #9
Thanks for letting us know, my friend! calimary 1 hr ago #10

The Blue Flower

(6,709 posts)
4. Cologard is useless
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:41 PM
4 hrs ago

It tells you that both positive and negative results may be faulty. A close family friend is head of gastric surgery at a local hospital. She told us to ignore the results from it. Someone's making a ton of money from it, but it says in the instructions that it may give you false results. But I wish you the best outcome and a great care team.

Skittles

(174,078 posts)
11. and from what I understand
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:41 AM
1 hr ago

when you inevitably get the hose up the rear it will cost more because it's no longer considered diagnostic (?)

pansypoo53219

(23,317 posts)
5. mine pos. removed some polyps. i am fine. good luck. aunts pos. has diverticulitis or something.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:46 PM
3 hrs ago

William Seger

(12,602 posts)
8. I got a positive Cologuard result last month, but the earliest colonoscopy I could schedule is in September
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
1 hr ago

I really wish I didn't have to wait that long, but I'm determined to not worry about it.

calimary

(91,799 posts)
10. Thanks for letting us know, my friend!
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:21 AM
1 hr ago

Please keep us updated, if you can. You’ve got friends pulling for ya here.

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