“I had to lie to get my colonoscopy,” she said. “I told them there was blood in my stool because they kept saying I needed a referral first.” After telling the lie, Stoner received a ...

Well, my primary doctor ordered a Cologuard test for me. That’s a colonoscopy in a box. So much for getting out of that.

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

In 2023, during the colonoscopy, Bredehoft alleges Dr. Wiesen mistakenly punctured her colon and confused her ovary and fallopian tube for a polyp. She awoke in extreme pain, unaware of what had ...

The singer and podcaster promoted the time-tested hospital food while urging people to ”get screened” Lance Bass/Instagram Lance Bass shared a photo from his bed when he got a colonoscopy ...

As rates of colorectal cancer, especially among young patients, rise in the U.S., reimbursement cuts to screening procedures may spell trouble for the industry. Over the last 20 years, reimbursement ...

I arrived at GPHC to do my scheduled colonoscopy after completing the colon ... The GI doctor, who arrived very late and had us all waiting as she took time to chat and laugh on her phone before ...

Laura Dundovic has revealed her bowel cancer scare after a routine colonoscopy ... The Sunday Telegraph that she was grateful they had discovered the polyps. 'I am trying to focus on the ...

Almost exactly a year after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, WGN-TV reporter Mike Lowe’s cell phone pinged as he drove to work early last week. It was a message from his doctor — the results ...

The then 27-year-old decided to lie about having blood in her stool in order to get a referral for a colonoscopy, which ultimately led to her stage 4 bowel cancer diagnosis She’s now encouraging ...

A young woman is opening up about having to lie to her doctors to have her symptoms taken seriously. Sydney Stoner from Little Rock, Ark., was a newlywed in her 20s when she started suffering from ...

“I had to lie to get my colonoscopy,” she said. “I told them there was blood in my stool because they kept saying I needed a referral first.” After telling the lie, Stoner received a referral for a ...