Monday, October 24, 2011

Had Colon Cancer Removed

Had Colon Cancer Removed?
Last Year I Had Part Of My Colon Removed Due To A Colon Polyp That Was Cancer. It Did Not Spread To Any Other Part Of My Body. What Are The Chances Of It Returning? I Have A Scheduled Colonoscopy Coming Up And Am Very Scared. Please Any Help Will Do. Thank You.
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http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm read this In the early stages survival is high. Very bad if it spreads and is in stage 4.
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I just had a colonoscopy 2 days ago and my Dr removed 2 polyps. Did you know it's hereditary? I didn't until I told him my mother's sister had it. I have to wait 7-10 days before I get my results. It's scary. I know how you feel. Not all polyps mean cancer but if they get ignored, then they turn to cancer.The one thing that's great is that it takes 10 yrs for a polyp to turn to cancer. I did a lot of research on it as did my husband. I was so happy to hear that news. So if your Dr does find another polyp and it's only been a year, I don't think you have to worry. Also it said that it takes 5 yrs for a polyp to form. My husband went on Web MD and got this information. You have a right to be scared after what you've been through,but chances are, no new polyp has formed. I know, there's always an exception to the "rules" but I feel you have no worries. Good luck to you.. Hope everything is alright. God bless you
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I had colon cancer which had spread to 11 of my lymph nodes. Before each blood test, scan and colonoscopy I panic and worry I will be told bad news again. However, the longer I go from treatment with good news, the calmer I am. At my last colonoscopy, a tiny polyp was found. My first assumption was that the cancer is back and I spent days crying. I finally called the doc to tell him to put me out of my misery and just tell me now, and he said it was absolutely nothing. At first, during each check up, you panic, but over time, you start to calm down. The earlier you were diagnosed and the longer you are from diagnosis, the better your chances.

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