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05-01-2008, 07:18 PM
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Life is what you make it, enjoy everyday
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lovelock, NV - Anchorage, AK
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Colon scare
Ok so the husband had his colonoscopy yesterday, they let us know that they removed 2 polyps and one biopsy. Now we have to wait 4 days for the results, why can't they do the testing immediately, they must let you stew and stress for the next 4 days to hear if we have a challenge or not.
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05-01-2008, 08:49 PM
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I rehearsed those words just late last night
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Steeler Nation
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Hopefully they are nothing...this won't mess up your move....?
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05-01-2008, 09:07 PM
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Life is what you make it, enjoy everyday
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Well he is being very positive and I needto feed off his positive mood, he his normally a pessimist but not thistime. We are holding off on contractingour new home until the follow up appointment.
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05-01-2008, 09:19 PM
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I rehearsed those words just late last night
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Steeler Nation
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Yes..my mom had a polyp removed last yr..it turned out to be nothing. I'm hoping that your hubby's is nothing as well.
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05-01-2008, 10:50 PM
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and the Truth will set you free......
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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very common..............usually benign..........
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05-01-2008, 11:00 PM
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Life is what you make it, enjoy everyday
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Thank you all for the positive posts I'm sure hoping it's nothing as well but he is willing to deal with it if needs attention.
Again thank you all
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05-01-2008, 11:03 PM
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My Mom has had several polyps removed over the years. They were all benign. This is the most effective way to avoid colon cancer because, according to the doctor, it takes a polyp between 5 and 10 years to become cancerous.
Your husband just may have given himself many more years of good health by having the colonoscopy.
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05-02-2008, 10:59 AM
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Location: Deep South
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Quote:
it takes a polyp between 5 and 10 years to become cancerous.
Your husband just may have given himself many more years of good health by having the colonoscopy.
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Right! He very well could have saved his own life by having this done so be postitve!
My last one was a bit strange. I have never had any polyps before so I wasn't worried. Lo and behold, they found 5 precancerous polyps in there! Now I have to have another one 3 years later. |
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05-02-2008, 12:00 PM
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Polyps are no big deal...everyone has them. I had my first colonoscopy about 2 months ago and I am 34...the doctor can usually tell by looking at them if they are benign...but they need the tests to make sure. Even with only two, the big C word in the colon is one of the easiest to beat if detected early. You have nothing to worry about.
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05-02-2008, 01:32 PM
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Life is what you make it, enjoy everyday
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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You folks are great I feel so much better about it, thank you. We will find out next week for sure but until then with your positive feed back I'm going to continue on with our plans and just wait to hear the positive news from the Doctor.
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