Hi,
I've posted this on other threads. I'm fairly certain my cancer is a result of having Crohn's Disease, even though it was in remission with a very low dose of Asacol/Lialda for 20 years. It would be too coincidental that I got this and not my identical twin (no Crohn's). That's my unprofessional opinion.
Anyway, when my very awesome surgeon did my resection, he had told me that some doctors on the panel had recommended full colon removal -- because of my Crohn's -- but that he and my GI (the one who reassured me in November that my anemia was not a sign of colon cancer since "the likelihood" of that was "very low") felt they should only remove the diseased part and monitor the rest.
Anyway, I'm about to go for my one-year follow up colonoscopy and don't know what to expect.
Actually, what I am expecting is some polyps to be removed (and hoping for no active sign of cancer). This is what could have happened had I been having regular colonoscopies in my late 30s/early 40s.
Anyone have any experience with this? Or thoughts even if you never had IBD?
Thanks!