Colonoscopy and afterward results
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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 ed15916
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ed15916 joann51897
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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 ed15916
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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 ed15916
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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 ed15916
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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 jacqueline01135
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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 ed15916
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jacqueline01135 ed15916
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SO,,,,,, Let's go see what it is !!!!!
jacqueline01135 joann51897
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Are you for real ????? Bringing a bit of lightness helps , smiles are preferable to prayers. Don't be so negative .
joann51897 jacqueline01135
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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 joann51897
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jacqueline01135 joann51897
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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 ed15916
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