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Our Doctor just left voicemail for us to call the office. My husband's colon test came back positive for cancer.
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Echoing · 61-69, F
I have researched the Colon Guard Stool Test. The doctor should of explained further. Just because DNA of cancer was found in the test DOES NOT mean cancer!!!! It could mean a precancerous polyp … not a death sentence that ran thru my mind. The Colon Scope will tell the rest of the story.
I get manic at times. My experiences thru out my life has left me... ill. After our flu bout, which was a mean-ass flu, fever, aches, coughing.... for days.. Then Button and her unknown death and then Sky... and THEN... the docs lack of information... and my "crossing the edge"... It took my Will and deep mediation to get a hold of myself. I am here now...lol.... I love you all for your support. xoxo THANK YOU!!
I get manic at times. My experiences thru out my life has left me... ill. After our flu bout, which was a mean-ass flu, fever, aches, coughing.... for days.. Then Button and her unknown death and then Sky... and THEN... the docs lack of information... and my "crossing the edge"... It took my Will and deep mediation to get a hold of myself. I am here now...lol.... I love you all for your support. xoxo THANK YOU!!
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@Echoing I've had a half-dozen+ colonoscopies and the discovery of polyps isn't necessarily a diagnosis of cancer. However, since there is that possibility, there is a level of concern. And thankfully they weren't cancerous in my case.
One polyp had to be clipped trice. So I went through that warning three times. The third time was by a surgeon who got it for good. Going through the colonoscopy drill every 6 weeks for a while wasn't great, but still far more fun than colon cancer.
Considering the risk of perforating the colon during a colonoscopy, there's apparently a bit of physician skill involved in removing them without creating additional harm. It's like getting skin tags removed. Sometimes they grow back.
I still remember the last words from that doc before my lights went out: "I'll try to be careful, but if I perforate your colon I'll have to transfer you to general surgery." Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, I remember my words as I was coming too afterwards: "Am I in general surgery?"
One polyp had to be clipped trice. So I went through that warning three times. The third time was by a surgeon who got it for good. Going through the colonoscopy drill every 6 weeks for a while wasn't great, but still far more fun than colon cancer.
Considering the risk of perforating the colon during a colonoscopy, there's apparently a bit of physician skill involved in removing them without creating additional harm. It's like getting skin tags removed. Sometimes they grow back.
I still remember the last words from that doc before my lights went out: "I'll try to be careful, but if I perforate your colon I'll have to transfer you to general surgery." Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, I remember my words as I was coming too afterwards: "Am I in general surgery?"
Echoing · 61-69, F
@Heartlander Thank you for your comforting words. (hug) I will hold tight to being positive about this. The reason he got the test is he is having discomfort and pain in his upper gut. We are about to explore the rest of this story when we get my husband's date for his colonoscope. Happy your story is unfolding with good results! Thanks again for sharing this with me. It helps more than you know! x