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My husband had a colon polyp removed via the scope that was 2-3 cm in size. The doctor says this should not hurt; but he is hurting. The surgeon refused to give him pain medication for pain that he is experiencing after the polyp removal. He feels like the surgeon is being unreasonable, has anyone had a colon polyp removed via the scope and felt they need pain medication to assist with the discomfort - after the procedure.
Any information you have is appreciated....
If the doctor said it shouldn't hurt and it hurts, there's a possibility something might have gone seriously wrong.
Colonoscopy is a common and very safe test that examines the lining of your lower intestinal tract. Colonoscopy means "to look inside the ...
My mother had a lower GI yesterday and they found a polyp about 2cm in length. They told her that it resembled a skin tag and it was probably not cancer, but because of the size she needs to get it removed.
My mother is a cancer phob and of course went online and researched everything she could. Now she is convinced she has colon cancer and is going to die because the polyp is 2 cm.
We know when they take it out they will biopsy it, but are there any doctors or nurses here that can help me alay her fears.? Anyone who has had colon polyps?
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Well she does have adominal and back pain. She did pass a bit of blood a month or so ago but it stopped.
My husband has had several polyps removed 5 years ago and has a clear colonoscopy since. No cancer. Most people have polyps on their colonoscopies. They are basically "skin tags" of your colon. As we get older we get more skin tags on our whole body (including inside). The polyp itself is not cancerous if it is caught early. All doctors regardless of their discipline send all "abnormal" findings to the lab for pathology. Just as if one goes to the dermatologist to have skin tags removed those are also sent to pathology. Most polyps are benign. The good news is if it is colon cancer it has a very good cure rate. Great strides have been made over the last 5 years with routine colonoscopies and new drug therapies. 2.54 centimeters = 1 inch so the polyp is not extremely large. Just allay your mother's fears by telling her that sending off biopsies on polyps is a very routine procedure.
I'm 20 years old and had to have an EGD and a colonoscopy to figure out what's going on with my internals. The colonoscopy showed one 10mm polyp that was removed and is getting biopsied. I also have internal hemorrhoids. What are the chances of the polyp being cancerous? 10mm is considered a large one, and it had to grow to that size so I've probably had it for a while which isn't good. I dont think hemorrhoids can be cancerous? But I have to get another colonscopy in 3 years instead of the recommended 5. I'm only 20 so this scares me. And colon cancer does not run in my family to the best of my knowledge. I am waiting on the biopsy results and I just want to know as much as I can.Thank you!!!!!
You really need to wait for the biopsy to know whether or not the polyp is cancerous-this should only take a few days-a week. As soon as you have been diagnosed with polyps it is recommended to increase your colonoscopies to catch any further growing polyps before they turn cancerous. Good luck on your biopsy results!!
Would this size tend to indicate cancer. The Dr. doing the colonoscopy tatooed it in case they have to do further surgery, so I'm kind of worried. It was not sessile but the mushroom type. Any Docs or nurses out there that have seen lots of polyps that could maybe give me some idea? Of course awaiting biopsy results.
Colon cancer generally starts with polyps.
But not all polyps develop into cancer, and size is not necessarily a factor.
Do more research and stay informed, cancer isn't as scary when it isn't a mystery!
Good luck with the biopsy results!
I have a grandpa (Opa) in Germany that went to the doctor (not e.r.) yesterday because he had stomache pain and blood in his stools. His doctor found a polyp (not sure on size) in his colon and sent him straight to surgery. Now he's testing it to see if it's benign or... not. I'm not sure of what I'm looking for here, I read that 30-50% of all adults get colon polyps in their life and most are harmless, but I'm freaked out because he went into surgery immediately. But then again, that could just be how the german hospitals are. Anyone have any experience on this? I'm completely freaking out. He's the most important man in my life. I haven't seen him in 6 years and have plane tickets to visit this Christmas, and I better get to see him!! :(
He was in an out the same day, which I thought was a good sign. We also have absolutely no history of cancer in our family, all my great grandparents lived into their late 90's, and he's 73. He's very healthy (very slender, walks 5 miles a day, stays away from fat and red meat), so I just didn't see this coming. :(
It’s hard to say as I have no idea how things work in Germany either. You would not have a colonoscopy the same day you have a doctors appointment here. And the only way you would have surgery immediately after a colonoscopy would be if you had a perforated colon or a complete obstruction.
If you had a polyp that could not be removed on colonoscopy with mild to moderate symptoms it would be several days to 2 weeks before you had surgery. Having polyps is not good, but they are fairly common and not always cancerous. The other person who answered is not typical and had a rare condition, which always occurs at an age far younger than your grandfather. I hope everything goes well.
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That had variously been diagnosed as "neuromas" or "neurofibromas." The polyps included in the study showed 1) spindle cell morphology and 2) involvement of the mucosa.
Similar to my case, most were asymptomatic and found during screening colonoscopy, were located in the rectosigmoid colon, were the only polyp found at colonoscopy, and were small (mean size 2.5 mm). The discussion of the differential diagnosis in this paper is well-worth the read. Moreover, the authors make a good point that these lesions should not be called "neurofibromas" because of the strong association with GI or visceral neurofibromas and neurofibromatosis type I, nor should they be called "neuromas" because of the strong association between "mucosal neuromas" of the lips and tongue and MEN type 2B syndrome. Actually, had I not identified a few rare ganglion cells, I would have called this a polypoid intramucosal neuroma. I think the weak part of this argument is that, basically, the series they describe are identical clinically and histologically to ganglioneuromas except they do not have ganglion cells. Logically (at least to me), these should be called "solitary polypoid colonic intramucosal neuromas." The propose the less specific term "mucosal Schwann cell hamartoma" for these lesions. Perhaps the syndromic mucosal neuromas of the lips and tongue associated with MEN2B should be called something else since these clearly are different clinically from incidental solitary rectosigmoid polypoid "neuromas."
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