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Originally Posted by sam&rog
Saw all the ads on tv and primary care ordered one for me. $649 billed to Medicare.
The results were positive and colonoscopy was needed.
The gastro Doctor gave me a look over her glasses like are you kidding. Hinted that a great number of results are false positive.
Had the procedure and pollops were benign.
So go for the colonoscopy first and save anxiety of false results.
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I thought the "positive" was just to show there was something suspicious that needed further examination.
In your case, if my assumption was correct, then the positive wasn't false at all. It showed there was something that needed further examination. The polyps.
Personally though I'd go for the colonoscopy. Had one once so far, it was the most traumatic lead-up to a nothing-burger I'd ever experienced. The prep was truly the worst part, plus getting my blood pressure down while I was in the waiting room before they wheeled me into the procedure room.
I walked out of there like a champ, no problems, no discomfort, nothing. I still hate the whole thing, but it won't ever scare me again now that I've seen for myself how much of "absolutely no big deal" it really is.