Colonoscopy accuracy?
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They are as accurate as your physican is....
My surgeon, who also did my colonoscopy takes his time. He spends at LEAST 30 minutes looking in all the nooks and crannies. Yes, some polyps have been missed by some physicians. If they're in a hurry, they will often miss them. I've also heard that it depends on the time of day you have your scope. I've heard early morning is better than afternoons for finding stuff in there.
It takes a while for a polyp to grow big enough for a CT to pick it up. Who knows?0 -
Thanks Holly!! I don't knowHollyID said:They are as accurate as your physican is....
My surgeon, who also did my colonoscopy takes his time. He spends at LEAST 30 minutes looking in all the nooks and crannies. Yes, some polyps have been missed by some physicians. If they're in a hurry, they will often miss them. I've also heard that it depends on the time of day you have your scope. I've heard early morning is better than afternoons for finding stuff in there.
It takes a while for a polyp to grow big enough for a CT to pick it up. Who knows?
Thanks Holly!! I don't know how long mine took because I was under a sedative. It was a gastroenterologist, which apparently is better than a regular GP, I've heard. I figured if it was big enough, they would have caughth something. Thanks again!0 -
Other possibilities
Have you checked with your gastro doc about other possible causes other than cancer?
I don't have any direct knowledge of the symptoms of other problems but it may be some other intestinal problem.
Keep after the doctors, change docs if you must, until you get an answer and appropriate treatment.
Good Luck,
Marie who loves kitties0
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