colonscopy complications

[Guest guest]

I had a colonoscopy on Monday, and landed in the ER Tuesday with a

fever of 101.7. The doctor found my first ever polyp, and removed

it, and now I have abdominal pain in that region, on the lower right

side. When I called this AM about my fever, he said that removing a

polyp can cause a something burn (mucosal, cirrhosal? Accursed cell

phone). So I've landed in the hospital for observation, with them

looking for leaks, which they can't find, having an achy lower

abdomen, and getting Levaquin and Flagyl.

What does a polyp mean? The doc said not to worry about it, so I'm

worrying about it, primarily because a previous doctor said if I had

dysplasia he would remove my colon. My colon and I get along very

well, thank you, and my dairy free diet now correlates with a third

NORMAL colonoscopy, aside from the polyp. You can't tell I have UC

from the inside either, so I'm really not ready to part with it.

Other good news is that, my Alk Phos is 132, with 136 being normal,

which means that I'm normal for the first time in 14 years. Go

-the fish oil is all that!

Any experiences with polyps, dysplasia and so forth would be of

interest to me. Thanks!

Martha (MA)

UC, 1979, PSC 1992

[Guest guest]

Hi

Martha,

So sorry to hear of your recent complications.

No fun! Other than the polyp, how did the colon look? I know one

comment made when Noah was diagnosed was that his was so inflamed that it was

like a wet paper bag and could easily perforate. So I always visualize

that when I think of that scope going up there on any kind of upset or

irritated colon. I would think polyps on a healthy colon would come out

fairly easily and with very little consequence, maybe some initial bleeding…but

how did the rest look?

colonscopy

complications

I had a colonoscopy on

Monday, and landed in the ER Tuesday with a

fever of 101.7. The doctor found my first ever polyp, and removed

it, and now I have abdominal pain in that region, on the lower right

side. When I called this AM about my fever, he said that removing a

polyp can cause a something burn (mucosal, cirrhosal? Accursed cell

phone). So I've landed in the hospital for observation, with them

looking for leaks, which they can't find, having an achy lower

abdomen, and getting Levaquin and Flagyl.

What does a polyp mean? The doc said not to worry about it, so I'm

worrying about it, primarily because a previous doctor said if I had

dysplasia he would remove my colon. My colon and I get along very

well, thank you, and my dairy free diet now correlates with a third

NORMAL colonoscopy, aside from the polyp. You can't tell I have UC

from the inside either, so I'm really not ready to part with it.

Other good news is that, my Alk Phos is 132, with 136 being normal,

which means that I'm normal for the first time in 14 years. Go

-the fish oil is all that!

Any experiences with polyps, dysplasia and so forth would be of

interest to me. Thanks!

Martha (MA)

UC, 1979, PSC 1992

[Guest guest]

Hi Martha;

I'm so sorry to hear that you are back in the hospital after the

polyp removal. I hope that the antibiotics will take care of your

fever, and abdominal pain. I wouldn't worry too much about the polyp

discovery. Most seem to be benign:

What I need to know about Colon Polyps

digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonpolyps_ez/index.htm

Some can become cancerous over time, and that's why they remove them

when they are found. But finding one doesn't mean imminent colon

removal. If the polyp is found to be cancerous then that might

affect frequency of subsequent surveillance:

Colon Polyps

http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_polyps/article.htm

Glad to hear that your alkaline phosphatase has normalized.

Best regards,

Dave

(father of (21); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

[Guest guest]

Hi Martha Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I am impressed that even when you are languishing in a hospital your

sense of humour stays with you. From the bottom of the world I could

hear your colon muttering darkly about being tampered with. I am due

for a colonoscopy on 11th October even though I too have no IB

symptoms, my 2 siblings have UC so Doctor thought it would be a good

preventive measure to check mine....hhhhmmmm.

Again best wishes

[Guest guest]

My GI called to check up on me since I got out of the hospital. He was

reassuring about the results. The colonoscopy looked normal, but the

biopsies showed " focal cryptitis " and chronic, inactive colitis. The

polyp was benign and had no dysplasia. Is focal cryptitis a common UC

finding?

He also said that the " microperforation " was really a serosal burn,

when the cautery done at polyp removal causes inflammation of the

outer wall of the gut. He said if it had been a true perforation, I'd

have been sicker, and still be in the hospital. So I'm not sure why

they gave me antibiotics, perhaps just to protect the inside of the

gut. Or themselves.

Thanks again to all who wrote. It really seems to have been a little

bump in the road. Or colon.

Martha (MA)

> I had a colonoscopy on Monday, and landed in the ER Tuesday with a

> fever of 101.7. The doctor found my first ever polyp, and removed

> it, and now I have abdominal pain in that region, on the lower right

> side. When I called this AM about my fever, he said that removing a

> polyp can cause a something burn (mucosal, cirrhosal? Accursed cell

> phone).

[Guest guest]

My GI called to check up on me since I got out of the hospital. He was

reassuring about the results. The colonoscopy looked normal, but the

biopsies showed " focal cryptitis " and chronic, inactive colitis. The

polyp was benign and had no dysplasia. Is focal cryptitis a common UC

finding?

He also said that the " microperforation " was really a serosal burn,

when the cautery done at polyp removal causes inflammation of the

outer wall of the gut. He said if it had been a true perforation, I'd

have been sicker, and still be in the hospital. So I'm not sure why

they gave me antibiotics, perhaps just to protect the inside of the

gut. Or themselves.

Thanks again to all who wrote. It really seems to have been a little

bump in the road. Or colon.

Martha (MA)

> I had a colonoscopy on Monday, and landed in the ER Tuesday with a

> fever of 101.7. The doctor found my first ever polyp, and removed

> it, and now I have abdominal pain in that region, on the lower right

> side. When I called this AM about my fever, he said that removing a

> polyp can cause a something burn (mucosal, cirrhosal? Accursed cell

> phone).

[Guest guest]

My GI called to check up on me since I got out of the hospital. He was

reassuring about the results. The colonoscopy looked normal, but the

biopsies showed " focal cryptitis " and chronic, inactive colitis. The

polyp was benign and had no dysplasia. Is focal cryptitis a common UC

finding?

He also said that the " microperforation " was really a serosal burn,

when the cautery done at polyp removal causes inflammation of the

outer wall of the gut. He said if it had been a true perforation, I'd

have been sicker, and still be in the hospital. So I'm not sure why

they gave me antibiotics, perhaps just to protect the inside of the

gut. Or themselves.

Thanks again to all who wrote. It really seems to have been a little

bump in the road. Or colon.

Martha (MA)

> I had a colonoscopy on Monday, and landed in the ER Tuesday with a

> fever of 101.7. The doctor found my first ever polyp, and removed

> it, and now I have abdominal pain in that region, on the lower right

> side. When I called this AM about my fever, he said that removing a

> polyp can cause a something burn (mucosal, cirrhosal? Accursed cell

> phone).