Cologuard®

It took several weeks to receive the kit and then I had to wait to do the test because you have to have 3 days to get it back to them and there were several holidays and weekends that I had to work around. The test came back positive. It was another several weeks before I could get in to take a colonoscopy and an EGD that both came out negative. I've got a perfectly healthy digestive tract. All in all, it was a 3 month process. Oh yeah, my insurance paid for Colonguard, but then didn't pay as much on the colonoscopy and EGD. Don't bother with this!

I got the test because it was recommended by my primary physician. IT TELLS YOU NOTHING EXCEPT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. It came back POSITIVE so I need to get a colonoscopy. I called Colonguard because the stationary said "We detect 97 percent of colon cancers". That means when they identify cancer, they know which cancer they are detecting. But, they will not tell you anything. That is because they could easily miss something that could cost you your life or cause you to undergo late stage treatment. That would give the patient a claim, resulting in a lawsuit. I got a Senior V.P. Of my insurance company on the phone. I explained that I had formerly owned a hospital. Based on my experience, the test is worthless for anyone with any type of colon cancer history, known or unknown. My advice is to get a colonoscopy. Make certain it is performed by a competent doctor.

I was told by a Dr. just use cologuard it is an easy colon test. I had no history of family as I was raised in foster care. I did it. It came back positive and by doing the cologuard my insurance as from I hear most all insurance comply a real colonoscopy is not considered a prevention test once cologuard is done. At that time I will pay all deductible that would not be necessary if I had not taken the Dr advice. PLEASE DO NOT DO COLOGUARD JUST DO THE REAL ITS NOT BAD AND AFTER 2 REAL COLONOSCOPY I AM GREAT. HOWEVER FOR THE RESTBOF MY LIFE I WILL PAY FULL FOR COLONOSCOPY thanks to Dr. Advise to start with cologuard.

Had a positive cologuard review in December and finally got in for my colonoscopy and was found to have 7 polyps which were removed and also I have hemorrhoids which is probably why my test was positive. The polyps are going in for biopsy. Go for the colonoscopy because if you may have polyps and get a normal result, polyps could be missed and turn cancerous and that is wasting valuable time. The prep really isn't that awful for a definite piece of mind.

This company spams me night and day and worse CALLS me non-stop.
It's a SCAM. They say insurance will pay, but if they don't they want you to pay over $650 for their stupid test. You could get a virtual colonoscopy for that price.
But the non-stop calling using robo-numbers - I PRAY some attorney sues the living pants off this company.

When you get the box put it in the garbage can everything they say to you is a lie it's all about the $2,800 they're going to fill your insurance company and then the results will always always be the same unconclusion that means your doctor is going to still send you to another doctor to have the procedure done so save your copay and put the box in the garbage can that's the only thing the box is good for they will call you and call you and send you trash in the mailbox to make your life a living hell and then it's all comes down to unconclusion if you want my advice do not do not do not even open the box put it right in the garbage can

Took the Cologuard test and it came back positive. Being positive, a follow up colonoscopy was needed. The wait time was several months, and finally my appointment day arrived. Prepping for the procedure IS the worst part of this test. The test itself was easy-peezy, guess what, no polyps, no cancer, clean bill of health. Cologuard did prompt me to schedule a colonoscopy, which I should have done to begin with. If hemorrhoids are present, there's a good possibility you're going to have a false positive Cologuard result.
So please, pass the Cologuard test and just have the colonoscopy, it's painless and accurate. Save yourself the worry and anxiety of this useless Cologuard test...you're going to have to have a colonoscopy regardless as to how your Cologuard test comes back as the results are just as bad for false negatives as false positives.

I decided to use Cologuard during Covid, since I couldn't get to the doctor. It came back positive. I was terrified. I had to wait 7 months to get a colonoscopy, because of Covid, even though I told them my test was positive (every doctor says "those tests aren't accurate"). I just had a colonoscopy, and it was negative. I had absolutely no polyps, nothing! The Cologuard test just stressed me out, and it is not accurate at all, as many doctors told me. Don't make the same mistake I did. Get the real test done... do a colonoscopy. The prep is awful, but you're asleep for the procedure, and it's over in 15-20 minutes.

I used Colorgaurd last summer due to parent being diagnosed with colon cancer. I paid $600 out of pocket and recieved the test by mail ordered by my healthcare provider. My healthcare provider who ordered the test reported that they hadn't received the results. I had two appointments with my healthcare clinician who reported that they still had not received the results. Last October my healthcare clinician who ordered the test relocated and I still do not have the results. An expensive waste of money!

My doctor order my test on Dec 8th and it is now Dec 20 and still no test! My appointment is Jan2nd and I doubt I will have the results by then, well who knows if the test will even be here by then!

DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT! Check their website & you'll see THEY report 13% FALSE POSITIVE rate. So what good is it but to take your money, scare you & cause you the stress of worrying about the possibility that you may have cancer, then cost you more money because insurance won't pay for your colonoscopy due to a "positive" cologuard result. Have your health provider use ANY another means to determine if you're at risk and need further tests or procedures.

I spoke to two people that said Medicare will not cover my test because I am just under 50. The doctor thinks I need to get tested. I have a primary insurance before Medicare and they want me to fill out a paper stating that they will Bill Medicare first and if they do not pay it I am responsible for it. I stated that I have a primary insurance and Medicare is secondary multiple times but they still want me to fill out that form. They then said we will Bill your primary insurance first then Medicare. I asked them or why did you just say a second ago that you will Bill Medicare first? They insist that I feel that form out stating that Medicare well tonight and I have to pay out of pocket. I told them the only paper I'll sign is if you send me one that states my primary insurance will be charged first then my secondary being Medicare and they will not do it. I do not trust these people at all. That's amazing how their stories changed multiple times within a couple minutes. Will definitely let my provider know

I know that some are upset but this test was recommended by my doctor and friends and it turns out good, i get a positive result and it matched with the colonoscopy.

THE LAB FOR COLOGUARD KNOWS IF THE RESULT IS POSITIVE FOR BLOOD OR FOR CANCER DNA.
BUT, THE TEST RESULTS WILL NOT DIFFERENTIATE! That is a LIE by Omission! If the result is positive for blood, which can be caused by harmless, low water consumption, they won't tell patients. They will make patients anxious by not being transparent, and patients may decide to do a colonoscopy based upon anxiety instead of logic! THAT IS UNSCIENTIFIC AND UNACCEPTABLE. Cologuard is making profits in an unscientific way!

THE NEXT TIME YOU WALK YOUR DOG, USE THE CONTAINER PROVIDED BY COLOGUARD, SO THAT NOTHING GOES TO WASTE! It would be interesting to see if cologuard can differentiate between human cancer dna and dog cancer dna!

AVOID COLOGUARD, COLONOSCOPIES, AND ALL OTHER SCREENINGS EXCEPT BY A TRUSTWORTHY DOG, WHO CAN SNIFF FOR CANCER MORE ACCURATELY THAN DISHONEST HUMANS!

My family doctor advised me not to use this test. In his experience, too many of his patients got false positive results from the test. I was determined to have the test and was lured by the idea of not having to go through a colonoscopy. But that is ONLY if you get a "negative" result. If you get a "positive" result, you must have a follow-up colonoscopy. Even Cologuard essentially "admits' the high number of false positive results. They informed me, after I got my "positive" result, that a study of 1600 randomly selected Cologuard patients who got a "positive" result, only 4% actually had a cancerous polyp. The other 96% had either nothing, or else a benign polyp. What that indicates is a 96% false result for those who test "positive." As my family doctor told me, why not just get a colonscopy and save yourself the ick factor, time of collecting a sample and then sending it via UPS to the Cologuard lab? And more importantly, why not save yourself the stress and worry from getting a "positive result?" I have to wonder why this test was FDA approved when its results are so doubtful? I had a colonoscopy and it showed I had literally NOTHING to worry about. It showed I was completely normal with no polyps or anything else of concern. Perhaps the Exact Sciences Corporation (owner of Cologuard) is too concerned with the profits it makes from the test instead of actually providing a reliable and "exact" test - as their name suggests they provide.