Postby O Stoma Mia » Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:09 pm
I haven't been through a colonoscopy that found any polyps, but if I had, I would at least have expected them to inform me of the status of the polyp that they did find, and also tell me why they are ordering an MRI.
For the polyp, I would expect them to tell me:
- where the polyp was located
- what kind of polyp it was (flat? tubular?)
- whether they tried to remove the polyp or not
- whether the removal was complete or only partial
- whether they tattooed the polyp location so they could go back and check on it on the next scheduled colonoscopy
- whether they sent the polyp out for testing, and if so, when the results would be known.(cancerous vs non-cancerous)
- whether they found anything else unusual, and if so, what it was(diverticulosis? ulcers? hemorrhoids? colitis? fistula? fissure? etc.)
- whether they managed to view the whole colon, or only part of it.
- when do they expect you to come in for a followup colonoscopy (3 years? 5 years? 10 years? etc.)
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As for the MRI, I don't understand why they would need to do one of those right now, or if they did have a reason, they should have explained it.
So, basically I feel that they didn't give you as much information as they could have given you, given the circumstances