Alanna wrote:I really appreciate the responses to my post. This is an extremely hard decision for me. If I was told I have cancer - there would be no doubt or question in my mind -- I would have the surgery asap. Being told it is "pre-cancerous" (low dysplasia actually), slow growing and could take 10-20 years to manifest to cancer IF it does at all, but that the recommendation is still for a surgery that requires me to lose a third of my colon is blowing my mind.
I really am interested in the statistics of those that have had the surgery and have no long term colon problems vs those that are having problems due to the surgery (not additional treatments such as chemo). I am afraid to lose more of my quality of life (IBS does make one plan differently than those that don't have it) on the chance that far down the road something bad may happen. And of course my brain flip flops back and forth over the opportunity I am being given to keep from having that dreaded cancer diagnosis. Who can be so stupid as to give that up??? Anything anyone can add is helpful to my decision process. Thank you
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