Postby weisssoccermom » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:44 pm
I realize that we oftentimes aren't very aware when the doc comes to tell us about the results of the scope (anesthesia and all), but I have been there when my friend has come out of the procedure as well as when my husband did as well. Each time (been with friend now twice) the doctor has told me and the patient what he/she found....if there was a polyp, then he either said it was small, large, etc. but IF this polyp was 25 cm....that's a honking 9+ inch polyp and I can't believe ANY doctor would just gloss over that! Even a 25 mm polyp is fairly substantial....just shy of an inch. In addition, 'usually' with a polyp that size (25mm)....I think a doctor would refer to it as 2.5 cm...just my opinion. When the doctor told my friend she had a polyp, he wasn't vague about it.....told her it was small....likely not cancerous (turned out to be precancerous). The doctor told me very clearly after my scope what the size was of my polyp that was found. Even if a doctor didn't do that, I would be shocked that a doctor didn't say something like 'well, we found a HUGE polyp that is about 9 inches long. We're sending it out to the lab and will have to wait for the results but....."
Was anyone there with you who would have heard what the doctor said?
Dx 6/22/2006 IIA rectal cancer
6 wks rad/Xeloda -finished 9/06
1st attempt transanal excision 11/06
11/17/06 XELOX 1 cycle
5 months Xeloda only Dec '06 - April '07
10+ blood clots, 1 DVT 1/07
transanal excision 4/20/07 path-NO CANCER CELLS!
NED now and forever!
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