During my colonoscopy (I was awake) I saw a small "bleeding" polyp in the sigmoid. The colon-rectal surgeon took a biopsy and it came back as benign!! However, because it was bleeding he decided that he better go in and "take a better look, and get rid of the supposed pre-cancerous po...

I pushed my kids to go for a colonoscopy. My son finally made an appointment with a colon rectal "specialist" because he was having bleeding. The specialist blushed him off and said "come back when your are fifty" and I will do a colonoscopy then. I'm so mad I'm spitting bullets ...

My mother swore up and down that there was NO cancer in our family......Grandfather died of lung cancer, cousin died of Bowel cancer (colon cancer) my sister died of esophogeal cancer and my other sister died of ALS. I have now been diagnosed with CLL (chronic lymphotic leukemia) and I remember bein...

After Folfox my creatinine level went to 118 which is considered mild kidney disease, and I was told not to take contrast for CT scan. My last blood work showed that my creatinine has gone up considerably and is now at 188. I am waiting for a consult with a kidney specialist, unfortunately in Canada...

I'm coming up for a colonoscopy in the Fall. I have been diagnosed with CKD (c hronic Kidney disease) and I am very concerned with the "prep" for the colonoscopy doing a number on my kidneys and causing further damage. What is the protocol in this type of situation? It will be 3 years sinc...

I have colonoscopy every 3 years.....

woohoo.....way to go. That is some sweet looking plane.
Have fun, enjoy...

Pam: good luck with the tumeric. I tried it but it made me really sick to my stomach. This was a very strange reaction because I love curry and have no problems with eating it. It just seems to be the pill/capsule form that does the number on my digestive system. Give it a go.....hope it works for y...

I forgot to say.....would I do it again? YES!! Radiation has shown to Up the odds of recurrence and that was all I needed to hear!!!

I had radiation àfter` surgery. My case was ùnusual..during my colonoscopy a `polyp`was bleeding and the biopsy came back as benign. Colon rectal surgeon decided that he didn`t want to take a risk and performed a LAR. Thank god he did because it turned out that I had a T3N1MO. Surgeon was surprised ...

Karin: NO Oncologists are not Hemotologists. The doctor who is supposed to be looking after my CLL is an Hemotology+Oncologist specialist. Let me explain about CLL...it can be a very slow growing form of Leukemia (sometimes it can even be indolent). However some cases take on a form which is fast mo...

Oncologist says that the " very small lesions" on lungs have not grown since the last CT scan so she is "confident" that it is not Cancer.whhoo hoo!! :D However, she is very concerned with my blood work. Anemia is at the "danger level" (whatever that means) and she is t...

I'm going "nuts" waiting, waiting, waiting. I had a CT scan end of October 2009.Phone call from Oncologist' nurse saying there is a " very small lesion on lungs" come back in 6 months for CT scan. CT scan on 8th May, appointment scheduled with my Oncologist for 14 May. On 7th May...

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On being given the diagnosis of Chronic lymphocritic leukemia. 'DON'T WORRY THIS IS A GOOD CANCER. I was shocked and fumbled for words and said "I'm a Colon Cancer survivor.....................WHY ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT THAT YOU ARE CURED :shock: This is from my general practitioner aka "D...