Help: need a good gastroenterologist for positive cologuard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr Truc Trihn. Her offices are blah, making an appointment can be unnecessarily difficult but she’s great. I’ve had colon cancer and keep going back to her. Many colonoscopies.

This is who my GP recommended, but she had a year wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr Truc Trihn. Her offices are blah, making an appointment can be unnecessarily difficult but she’s great. I’ve had colon cancer and keep going back to her. Many colonoscopies.

This is who my GP recommended, but she had a year wait.

Another reason to use Cologuard; if results are positive, then a booked up doctor may move you to urgent status and see you sooner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a good experience with Dr. Ami Patel at VHC. Have also hear that Dr. Potru above is good. Honestly, with a positive cologuard I hope that they can fit you in. I had to wait months to get in, but this seems like an emergency.

https://www.vhchealth.org/find-a-doctor/profile/ami-patel/

Can your PCP work the phones to get you a quicker appointment?

[Anonymous]

Don't rule out male doctors if you want to be seen sooner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not go back to the doctor who prescribed you a cologuard. For any reason. That is malpractice since your mom had colon cancer. The daughter of someone who had colon cancer is not allowed to be prescribed cologuard.

Where are you located?

Plus, if you test positive on a cologuard, you need to get a colonoscopy and now the colonoscopy is considered diagnostic rather than screening and thus it's not free (screening colonoscopies are mandated free by the ACA).

[Anonymous]

Dr. Martin Prossky.

I’m in Vienna too and that’s who I go to.

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Anonymous wrote:Dr Martin Prosky.

3301 Woodburn Rd # 107, Annandale, VA 22003
Hours:
Open ⋅ Closes 5 PM
Phone: [phone]


His office kind of sucks, but HE is great. Two of my other docs go to him. I tend to trust docs other docs use. Once you're a patient and on the portal etc, it's much easier to get through to the office.

Disagree. Had to fire this guy.

What happened?

A series of things. His demeanor is that of a doctor with good bedside manner but he was uninformative. I was dxed with a rare disease via endoscopy. He asked me to come to his office in follow-up. I drove there, he gave me the dx, told me to go to an allergist and take a couple of drugs. That's it. I did that but b/c he didn't explain multiple nuances (can't eat or drink 30 min before or after drug) I got a pill stuck in my esophagus which had to be ER-removed. Went to that doctor for follow-up. He did a detailed physical (Prosky didn't touch me). Opened a text book, explained what was going on. Opened treatment guidelines on his computer and, in detail, explained HOW to use the drugs so they worked. That's when I realized Protsky sucked like a pickled prostate.

Was it EOE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not go back to the doctor who prescribed you a cologuard. For any reason. That is malpractice since your mom had colon cancer. The daughter of someone who had colon cancer is not allowed to be prescribed cologuard.

Where are you located?

Plus, if you test positive on a cologuard, you need to get a colonoscopy and now the colonoscopy is considered diagnostic rather than screening and thus it's not free (screening colonoscopies are mandated free by the ACA).

Is this within a calendar year or what? I got cologuard about a year ago before I realized it was a scam. I didn't look up my results. I suppose I'll get a colonoscopy next but only if insurance pays.

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I have been happy with Dr. Lafsky out of leesburg

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Here's the link to Dr. Robert lafsky. My husband has seen Dr. Khan in that practice. He was good too.

https://www.lmgdoctors.com/medical-provider/lafsky-robert-md/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not go back to the doctor who prescribed you a cologuard. For any reason. That is malpractice since your mom had colon cancer. The daughter of someone who had colon cancer is not allowed to be prescribed cologuard.

Where are you located?

Plus, if you test positive on a cologuard, you need to get a colonoscopy and now the colonoscopy is considered diagnostic rather than screening and thus it's not free (screening colonoscopies are mandated free by the ACA).

Is this within a calendar year or what? I got cologuard about a year ago before I realized it was a scam. I didn't look up my results. I suppose I'll get a colonoscopy next but only if insurance pays.

It’s not a scam. You should certainly look at your results. False positives are much more of a thing than false negatives. Being in the clear is good information.

[Anonymous]

In DC but they have a bunch of docs and locations.

https://www.capitaldigestivecare.com/

[Anonymous]

OP - hello from Vienna. I’m the biggest baby in the world and put off getting my first colonoscopy until I was 53! And, I have 2x family history - my GP was so low-key frustrated to exasperated with my non-compliance that she had the scheduler from Dr. Trevino’s office call ME!

I got the all-clear! I happily recommend the following:

https://gastrohealth.com/reston

Also, I had a virtual pre-op with a PA.

Pro tip: ask for Su-Tab! I am very small-framed (with osteoporosis) and have always struggled with nausea from hunger/fasting and/or vomiting from drinking/eating too much …I am a sensitive soul. The thought of downing gallons of the prep (as I watched my DH do) increased my anxiety and honestly made me delay this procedure.

A friend advised SuTab and now I tell everyone the same - if I can do it, you can do it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr Truc Trihn. Her offices are blah, making an appointment can be unnecessarily difficult but she’s great. I’ve had colon cancer and keep going back to her. Many colonoscopies.

This is who my GP recommended, but she had a year wait.

I recommend Dr Trihn to a friend who was able to get an appointment within a couple months. Maybe different locations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not go back to the doctor who prescribed you a cologuard. For any reason. That is malpractice since your mom had colon cancer. The daughter of someone who had colon cancer is not allowed to be prescribed cologuard.

Where are you located?

Plus, if you test positive on a cologuard, you need to get a colonoscopy and now the colonoscopy is considered diagnostic rather than screening and thus it's not free (screening colonoscopies are mandated free by the ACA).

Mine was still free in the same circumstances