It sounds like a tragic misdiagnosis and I am so sorry about your friend. I agree; there are many docs who just don’t seem to want to do their job thoroughly enough, and it is one of the worst things that can happen when a life is lost due to medical indifference or sloppiness.
That said, probably 99.5% of colonoscopies are done properly and do save lives, which was my concern in posting about it. I understand your experience has made you fearful, but if you have any family history or environmental reasons to believe there is a risk, I do urge you to carefully search for a highly recommended GI doc who will care for you properly. People do also die of colon cancers that are invisible or undetectable by ordinary senses or ignored too long until they become Stage 4 and penetrate the bowel wall.
Thanks for your information. I understand why they think its important but going to pick up my husband after having one done...really sealed the deal of thinking twice about having it done. I go and he’s in a ward of perhaps four others just coming out of having the procedure. It reminded me of cattle lining to to be branded. (not that I’ve ever really seen it actually-LOL) If these doctors are doing the procedure THAT QUICK and of course making LOTS of MONEY it borders on scheme and until its being done with patience and respect I’m having nothing to do with it. Its my opinion.