Thank you Lee for your wise words. I have suggested a second opinion as well. I will continue to pray and obviously will be there for my Dad. If I had not been persistent about my health issues nine years ago before my colon cancer diagnosis, I am not sure I would be here today.
. . . All of this is disappointing, and honestly I do not believe the sessile polyp will be the cause of his death. At 88, I agree with this statement. At 88 yrs of age, it will be a very sloooow growing tumor IF it is cancer. What does your dad want to do? What is an EMR procedure? If your dad doe...
My father who is 88 years old underwent a colonoscopy on April 6 which revealed 19 polyps. He had 4 benign polyps 5 years ago. Of the 19 polyps, 18 were benign. The remaining polyp which was not removed or [b]biopsied was a sessile one of 19 mm. The unfortunate part of this story is that subsequent ...
I met with my gastro doctor yesterday, and reviewed my CT and colonoscopy report. I have an unchanged enlarged lymph node by the tip of my liver and a left lung nodule that is unchanged as well. My colonoscopy found a benign polyp at the anastomosis site. My gastro doctor is recommending a colonosco...
I am happy to report that the polyp that was found at the anastomosis site was benign. Tomorrow, I will finally have a CT scan of chest, abdomen, and pelvis. I hope the CT may reveal why I have had left-side abdominal pain since December.
Thank you for your responses. I didn't realize that staples were used when I had the resection surgery. The last two colonoscopies, my gastro doctor removed staples. On prior CTs there has been inflamation at the site. I looking forward to my upcoming CT to find out what has been causing the left si...