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So, hopefully this turns out to be a very short thread.

My most recent Cologaurd came back positive. These things have a base 13% false-positive rate, which goes up as you age. And other things can affect the false positive rate--evidently vitamin c supplements (which I take) and red meat (which I eat plenty of) can affect the rate. So, here's hoping that my next big post is "false positive, guys..rest easy".

Next steps: Going in for the 'gold standard' diagnostic of getting a giant tube with a camera shoved up my ass.

Sending all the best vibes to you, Tin. Scary situation.

I once had polyps diagnosed. So I had to have a second procedure done. Turns out it was nothing. But scary? Oh yeah.

Don’t freak out until they tell you that you should.

Did my first cologuard this year. Best of luck Tin!!

drawn_inward said:

Did my first cologuard this year. Best of luck Tin!!

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Same. Good luck, mate.

1st available appointment is xmas eve. This looks like the universe is setting me up for a terrible christmas present lol

Is it terrible that every time I see this thread I think it says "colorguard"?

Red flags everywhere!

So update: They found a few polyps. Doc says they didn't *look* cancerous, but has sent them to pathology for firm diagnosis. All looks well so far

pathology results in: not cancer

That’s always good to hear! Was it lupus? I hear it’s always lupus.

Or something like that.