Re: Colonoscopy 3.5 years post IMRT

[Joe Price]

I had my colonoscopy today. I had been passing bloody stools about weekly
for quite a while.

Turns out it was damage to the rectum from the salvage EBRT treatment I had
last summer (summer of 2005). They coagulated those spots and sent me home
feeling very relieved as I had prepared myself mentally for the prospect of
adding a colorectal cancer support group to my daily reading list.

The procedure was utterly painless. The bowel prep was miserable - as it
was when I underwent my LRP.

Thankfully, it's all "behind" me now.

"MH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Had my colonoscopy and endoscopy yesterday. Don't remember a thing about
> either one. Doc didn't find any new colon polyps (good news since I had a
> cancerous polyp last year and had to have a 6 inch section of colon
> removed) . But he did take a few polyps from my stomach. Hopefully,
> those will be benign.
>
> MikeH
>

[Beverley]

That is good news!!
I also hope that's the end of the blood. It's always upsetting to find blood
where it's not supposed to be.
Sending you a big hug to the chilly north!
(((HUG)))
Bev


"Joe Price" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I had my colonoscopy today. I had been passing bloody stools about weekly
> for quite a while.
>
> Turns out it was damage to the rectum from the salvage EBRT treatment I
had
> last summer (summer of 2005). They coagulated those spots and sent me
home
> feeling very relieved as I had prepared myself mentally for the prospect
of
> adding a colorectal cancer support group to my daily reading list.
>
> The procedure was utterly painless. The bowel prep was miserable - as it
> was when I underwent my LRP.
>
> Thankfully, it's all "behind" me now.
>
> "MH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:d16ed$450c3641$d8ba9995$[email protected]..
> >
> >
> > Had my colonoscopy and endoscopy yesterday. Don't remember a thing
about
> > either one. Doc didn't find any new colon polyps (good news since I had
a
> > cancerous polyp last year and had to have a 6 inch section of colon
> > removed) . But he did take a few polyps from my stomach. Hopefully,
> > those will be benign.
> >
> > MikeH
> >
>
>