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I'm a 42 year old male and I had a colonoscopies perform in March. My GP was immediately concerned with my symptoms and referred me to a gastro doctor. The ga
by hollywood_court 2y ago
I'm a 42 year old male and I had a colonoscopies perform in March. My GP was immediately concerned with my symptoms and referred me to a gastro doctor. The gastro doc shrugged everything off and didn't think I need a colonoscopy. So I went home and order two of the occult blood test. I used one test on Monday and the second on the following Friday. Both came back positive.
So I called the gastro again and he finally scheduled me for the procedure. After the procedure he said everything was fine and he has no idea why the at home tests were positive. I don't know what to think now.
- lm28469 2y agoLots of companies/industries pray on hypochondriacs, the "vitamin" industry for example. I wouldn't be surprise if they sell shady tests (high false positives/negatives) at a premium for people who "want to be sure". I've seen the same for STDs
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