Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hey all, been awhile.... I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending that you have them? Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. Love and prayers to all, Terry in GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi Terry, It's great to see you back!!! The first Oncologist recommended every three years for . It was only a year because he was having so much pain . They just tried to do another a couple of months ago which would be 2 years from the last one. He was not able to go thru the rectum, even with a pediactric scope and aborted it from that end. He then went thru the stoma and found a polyp which he removed. Biopsy showed it to be non malignant. That makes a total of 2 polyps in 3 1/2 since his surgery. Hope this helps, Joyce > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi Terry, It's great to see you back!!! The first Oncologist recommended every three years for . It was only a year because he was having so much pain . They just tried to do another a couple of months ago which would be 2 years from the last one. He was not able to go thru the rectum, even with a pediactric scope and aborted it from that end. He then went thru the stoma and found a polyp which he removed. Biopsy showed it to be non malignant. That makes a total of 2 polyps in 3 1/2 since his surgery. Hope this helps, Joyce > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi Terry, It's great to see you back!!! The first Oncologist recommended every three years for . It was only a year because he was having so much pain . They just tried to do another a couple of months ago which would be 2 years from the last one. He was not able to go thru the rectum, even with a pediactric scope and aborted it from that end. He then went thru the stoma and found a polyp which he removed. Biopsy showed it to be non malignant. That makes a total of 2 polyps in 3 1/2 since his surgery. Hope this helps, Joyce > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I had before surgery (how they discovered) and then surgery. According to my surgeon, the normal thing is to do a follow up colonoscopy one a year after surgery and once a year thereafter as well. I'm a stage IV, but I don't think the stage impacts on how often it is done, assuming one is healthy enough to have it done. Joe > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I had before surgery (how they discovered) and then surgery. According to my surgeon, the normal thing is to do a follow up colonoscopy one a year after surgery and once a year thereafter as well. I'm a stage IV, but I don't think the stage impacts on how often it is done, assuming one is healthy enough to have it done. Joe > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hey Terry...it's nice to hear from you again. While Bert is not stage IV, he's stage III, his oncologist recommended yearly colonoscopies for the first five years (what is it with this 5 year bench mark). He had one today, his first since surgery back in July of 2003. It was scheduled because although all scans, including Pets have shown no evidence of disease, Bert's CEA has remained between 5.9 and 8.2...so his oncologist wanted to be safe than sorry insisted on doing one, even though Bert is still on chemo. Many don't even have one until they are off chemo. Last October, when I had my first colonoscopy and they found three pre-cancerous polyps, I was told that I would need to have another one in a year...if that was okay, than two years...if that was okay, than five year intervals. So I guess it varies for folks but my personal opinion, have one as many times as you can...not every three four months, noooooo, but at least once a year for a while. Again, that's my opinion. Hugs, Monika > Hey all, been awhile.... > > I have a quick question for those that are Stage IV - have you had a > colonoscopy since diagnosis (or since surgery) ? How often is your doc recommending > that you have them? > > Just trying to make sure my doc is doing right. > > Love and prayers to all, > Terry in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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