Hello, I am new to this board. I was given a CT scan at the hospital emerg dept when I went in for right side abdominal pain and tenderness that had gradually gotten worse over a 4-day period (I thought it was probably appendicitis). The results of CT were an: "ill-defined soft tissue mass lesion at rt colon measuring 5.5 x 3.9 cm with pericolonic stranding and edema with small nodules suggesting nodes; carcinoma suspected". I have since had an initial appt with a colorectal surgeon and will be having a colonoscopy. The issue I am having is that the pain has subsided greatly since the day at the hospital, to where there are only maybe minor 'twinges' at times. Everything else is functioning normally except for reduced appetite and occasional constipation. Has anyone ever had or heard of anyone having initial pain (enough to send them to the ER), that got identified as a mass, and then their pain all but disappeared ? (I cannot find any information about Colon mass pain actually subsiding). And why would pain from an identified mass be there then "go away" (don't these continue to grow and cause continual pain?) So now I wonder if there is the possibility that because the pain's gone, that this could be something else. Or has this, in fact, happened to someone else, that even though their pain was gone, the mass was still found to be there after further testing and diagnosis and they had to have subsequent treatment for colon cancer(?)
Another thing that is puzzling me is that just 3 months prior to going to the ER I did have a 5-yr colonoscopy that was supposedly fine with only one small benign polyp. So please, if anyone has any insight or experience with this, please respond. Thanks so much.