The Colon Club

I'm wondering if someone would read my profile to see if you think no follow-up is reasonable.

I appreciate it.

Thank you. DH gets every 3-year colonoscopies. Do you think that's sufficient? His docs seem to think so. I just wonder about the nodes and opacities.

Hi.

No more follow ups for me after five years, colonoscopy every 3 years. Had one in 2018 and another one soon.

Congratulations on being NED! I no longer had yearly CT scans after 5 years nor had tunor marker testing. I get colonoscopies every 2.5 years.

I've just recently reached the same point. Feels weird, doesn't it?

Although your DH was IIIA, my understanding is that a IIIA with chemo has less recurrence risk than many stage IIs. So there's nothing in your profile that shouts that more follow-up is needed or justified.

Although I've been discharged, my doctor did emphasise that if I have any symptoms, to come straight back. Hopefully yours is the same. Good luck.

EDIT: I'm on a 5 year cycle for colonoscopies now.