My Neice.

IzzieCat
IzzieCat Member Posts: 56
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I just got off the phone with my sister. My neice had a colonoscopy today and they found a polyp. She's 36 yrs old. She's had some bleeding off and on for a few months, and because of that, and what I am going through right now, she went straight to a GI doc. She also had some inflammation in her rectum. I am praying that her polyp is begnign....I guess the one good thing about my colon cancer is that it made her aware, and she didn't wait around and went straight to the GI specialist. What are the chances of this polyp being cancerous? I am so worried for her!

Mary

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  • janiemgold
    janiemgold Member Posts: 2
    #2
    Mary,

    The chances of it being cancerous? 50-50. The chance of it being cured if it is? Good, now that she is seeing a doctor! I knew of a man my husband works with that had over 50 polyps and NONE of them were cancer!

    Good luck to her and you! Janie
  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown Member Posts: 1,537 Member
    #3
    Hi Mary,

    I am glad that your niece went to the doctor right away. Early diagnosis is always good. If they removed this polyp during the colonoscopy, they might not have to do anything else except watch. Try not to worry and please do let us know about the result.

    Best wishes, Eleonora
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #4
    Either way, Mary....you just saved her life!

    Benign can become pre-cancer, pre-cancer, cancer....you know the drill!!!!

    What an inspiration you are to her!

    Hugs, kathi
  • spongebob
    spongebob Member Posts: 2,565 Member
    #5
    My budzos couldn't have said it better, Mary -

    They most likely nipped it in the bud and that's thanks to you!

    Chalk up one save for IzzieCat (this means you get to paint a polyp with a red slash thru it on the door to your car). Once you have 6 of them you become an Ace, we just spell it a little differently here (@$$)!

    Cheers

    - SB
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #6
    spongebob said:

    My budzos couldn't have said it better, Mary -

    They most likely nipped it in the bud and that's thanks to you!

    Chalk up one save for IzzieCat (this means you get to paint a polyp with a red slash thru it on the door to your car). Once you have 6 of them you become an Ace, we just spell it a little differently here (@$$)!

    Cheers

    - SB

    Nipped it in the WHAT????? I have 17 polyp removals I inspired to date....should my car be, like, RED??????

    Hugs dad!
    Your adoring (and adorable) daughter

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