That's interesting. Everything I read about it (other than from the diagnostics company that makes it) is that it is highly irregular with results. The issue I had was that if you're positive you have to have a colonoscopy anyways and insurance companies consider that 2 diagnostics and pay for only one. My dr should have sent me directly for the scope since my sister had colon cancer. It came back positive for me, so I was scoped and they removed 19 polyps of all types, but not cancerous. It was fortunate that the mail in test was in December and the scope was in January, so it didn't count as 2 tests in one year, lol.
That's interesting also. My point was definitely not for your situation. I know several people who have no risk of colon cancer but still get Colonoscopies done just in case as routine because they've hit a certain age and it's what the doctor recommends. In that case it seems extremely unnecessary if they're not even having any symptoms.
That's interesting. Everything I read about it (other than from the diagnostics company that makes it) is that it is highly irregular with results. The issue I had was that if you're positive you have to have a colonoscopy anyways and insurance companies consider that 2 diagnostics and pay for only one. My dr should have sent me directly for the scope since my sister had colon cancer. It came back positive for me, so I was scoped and they removed 19 polyps of all types, but not cancerous. It was fortunate that the mail in test was in December and the scope was in January, so it didn't count as 2 tests in one year, lol.
That's interesting also. My point was definitely not for your situation. I know several people who have no risk of colon cancer but still get Colonoscopies done just in case as routine because they've hit a certain age and it's what the doctor recommends. In that case it seems extremely unnecessary if they're not even having any symptoms.
Also, you'd think it would be in insurance companies best interest to push the stool test first and then cover both if necessary.