I assume if you put in 100 mn at a 12 bn valuation in the last round, you're either getting 100 back at 1x pref or you're screwing over the common even more?

Considering the 12bn round was back in 21, I'd expect most of the employee base to be taking a haircut on the value of their options.

My entire adult life I've had a very unstable stomach, and for the past 6-7 years I've experienced pretty much every red flag, but they'd often come in waves - which would give me just enough time to back off from calling my GP.

Last May a good friend of mine, 35 years old, was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. He had experienced on/off constipation and stomach pain for a month, but otherwise healthy. When he went to the ER they suspected volvulus, but scans showed a huge tumor blocking. Long story short, it was cancer and it had spread to his liver and lungs.

He's still alive, and responding well to treatment, in the sense that the tumors are shrinking - but in general the prognosis is poor. And he's been completely ravaged by the treatment. If he survives, it is very unlikely he can go back working.

This prompted me to get myself checked. After telling my GP about my symptoms, he told me - yup, better get blood tests, stool samples, and a colonoscopy.

The colonoscopy turned out to be almost completely painless. If anything, the prep was more annoying than the procedure itself. And by far my biggest anxiety was the idea of getting my fears confirmed.

Luckily, there was nothing. Not even a single polyp. All other tests came back normal, too.

So, at least based on my experience, don't hesitate. It's really not bad.

EDIT: I took it without general anesthesia. I was asked if I wanted a mix of sedative and painkiller for the procedure, which I think was some benzo and fentanyl mix - to which I said yes. Where I'm from (Norway), propofol is not the standard for colonoscopy.

Honestly I couldn't really feel much difference when I was given the mix - I've been under general anesthesia before, and the second you get propofol you instantly from normal to "drunk".

Obviously it's individual, though. I've talked with people that have had the procedure without anything (because they had to drive there), and had minimal discomfort. And I've talked with people that needed sedatives / painkillers.

This is rather weird. Mortality in immediate connection with the vaccine (index time) would not have been captured here. I would hesitate to draw any conclusion from this paper.

> For all individuals, vaccinated or not, follow-up time zero began 6 months after the index date.