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ed15916
ed15916

Of the various reasons a person with colon symptoms goes in for a colonoscopy, what are the odds the test will reveal cancer? Mine is coming up this week. I'm scared.

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  • joann51897
    joann51897 ed15916

    Posted

    Hi ed if you have cancer the colonoscopy will def tell you the answer. Do you have symptoms?? Just pray for good news. I will pray for you. Your doc will come and talk to your after your procedure.
    • ed15916
      ed15916 joann51897

      Posted

      I have a few symptoms. Went from chronic life-long constipation to abrupt stoppage. I can now only move bowels by use of Miralax. No pain, no bleeding, no nausea, minor bloating with the laxatives, slight sense of inflammation in lower colon when stool enters but absent afterward. Constipation went from "normal" to serious last summer after bout from rancid peanut butter which locked up my system. That returned to normal but then gradually required more effort. Directly after holiday meals the stoppage occurred...yep, alotta starch. If any stool did then pass it was quite narrow, and incomplete. If feels like everything is halting at the lower rectum. "Sudden change"...haven't had a colonoscopy in over 10 years, and at 66, I'm looking at odds. It seems to me either IBS or the big C.

    • joann51897
      joann51897 ed15916

      Posted

      Maybe some of the things you ate at the holidays aggravated everything. After you get the colonoscopy it will confirm everything I'm thinking making ibs. I will continue to pray no cancer. I kno your nervous n scared I know that feeling 6 months ago I had a ct scan for pain in my abdomen and lucky I did they ended up seeing a mass on my colon. I had a polyp that ended up being precancerous they removed n I go next month for a followup colonoscopy n I'm scared also. I will continue to pray for u please keep me updated

  • therese72856
    therese72856 ed15916

    Posted

    Try not to worry about it , I'm still waiting on mine.  Did they say if there were any polyps removed ? If there were anything really serious they would have told u what was there & what they saw. 

  • jacqueline01135
    jacqueline01135 ed15916

    Posted

    Don't be a WUSS ,,, Isn't it better to know... 99% of colonoscopy's show nothing but the odd polyps which is removed in situ.  

    • ed15916
      ed15916 jacqueline01135

      Posted

      Wuss may be an inaccurate word...but based on my symptoms, I believe my odds are not 1%, but 50%. It's either IBS or the big C. Something is there.

    • joann51897
      joann51897 ed15916

      Posted

      I believe wuss is a very insensitive and unnecessary word to use to anyone in a situation like this. We all worry when it comes to our health men and woman. I would just ignore that rude comment ed and move on to the other caring compassionate people that are on here because most r very caring and helpful! Please keep me updated still praying for you that everything goes well!
    • jacqueline01135
      jacqueline01135 joann51897

      Posted

      Are you for real ????? Bringing a bit of lightness helps ,  smiles are preferable to prayers. Don't be so negative .

    • joann51897
      joann51897 jacqueline01135

      Posted

      I'm not trying to b negative I'm sorry if you took it that way I just kno sometimes when people r worried they take things to heart I apologize

    • jacqueline01135
      jacqueline01135 joann51897

      Posted

      Hello joann ,just sent you a reply .which the moderator has totally deleted .would really like to know what made him do that, probably having a bad hair day  Sent you a private 
    • jacqueline01135
      jacqueline01135 joann51897

      Posted

      No need to apologise, we are all prone to negative thoughts I'm going through a really bad patch ,that I could scream ,it's just endless fortunately 

      my sense of humour gets me through, and I like to TRY and take the stress out of other peoples bad times.   xx

    • joann51897
      joann51897 ed15916

      Posted

      Hey Ed I have been thinking about you and have been wondering if you found out the results of your colonoscopy? Did everything turn out ok?
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