Bbgg wrote:Hi
My 38 year old sister had a colonoscopy today. She had it done because for the past two months she has had red blood in her stool and cramping. They found 8 polyps (which they said is unusual for her age). The dr was particularly concerned about a 3cm polyp. They removed all of the polyps and are having them tested. My family is so nervous and we have to wait a week for results ! Any information regarding her situation etc would be helpful !!
I think you will just have to wait to see what the full colonoscopy report says -- including the biopsy of the large polyp. Please note that in one of the articles cited below it claims that
Polyps larger than 2 cm have > 40% chance of being malignant.
There are quite a number of other things that need to be taken into account, for example possible mutations present in the polyp -- if the pathologist decides to send the biopsy specimen out for genomic or genetic testing they could also be testing for microsatellite Instability (MSI) or Lynch Syndrome (HNPCC), etc. The doctor should be able to explain all of this, if you ask. Also, over the next week you might want to look over some of the documents in the links below, since some of them discuss the kinds of details that are expected to be covered in a full colonoscopy report.
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Also, I think it would help if you were to create a signature in your profile. It doesn't take long to set up a signature, then you will have a short summary of your situation that will always be displayed at the bottom of your future posts. (You can aways go back later to update it in case the need arises.)
Here's the link to set up a signature:
http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/ucp.php?i=ucp_profile&mode=signatureAnd here are some tips to help you draft a signature:
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