bowel changes

nancys
nancys Member Posts: 323
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Helo everyone, I am a seven year BC survivor and feel very fortunate to have found this site back in 2000 at my DX. Everyone here has had experience and has advice and understanding. I just had a colonospy for some bowel changes. Nothing was found, but my Dr still took 2 bioposies. I have been troubled with colitis a couple of times in the past two years. Do you think there can be cancer present in the colon that can not be seen in the colonospy? I will get the results back in about four days but am just wondering if anyone has had this experience. Thanks to all who reply, Nancy

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  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #2
    There are a myriad of things that can cause bowel changes...but kudos for keeping an eye! And it sounds like your doc is taking care, too. There is always a possibility that cancer is too small, and not on a polyp, for a colonoscopy to miss. Have they done any other scans...CT, etc? Stress is a big changer of bowel habits...with all I've been thru, I have to be VERY careful to stay hydrated, not eat naughties too much. My 'new' rectum REALLY lets me know if I do! (I ate 3 bites of popcorn at Disneyland recently...sigh...suffered for 3 days...lol).

    Please keep us posted, but try not to worry, it sounds like your doc is on top of it!

    Hugs, Kathi

    BTW, NAKED HAPPY DANCE for the 7 years!!!! (I'm just rounding to 2 years)
  • nancys
    nancys Member Posts: 323
    #3
    KathiM said:

    There are a myriad of things that can cause bowel changes...but kudos for keeping an eye! And it sounds like your doc is taking care, too. There is always a possibility that cancer is too small, and not on a polyp, for a colonoscopy to miss. Have they done any other scans...CT, etc? Stress is a big changer of bowel habits...with all I've been thru, I have to be VERY careful to stay hydrated, not eat naughties too much. My 'new' rectum REALLY lets me know if I do! (I ate 3 bites of popcorn at Disneyland recently...sigh...suffered for 3 days...lol).

    Please keep us posted, but try not to worry, it sounds like your doc is on top of it!

    Hugs, Kathi

    BTW, NAKED HAPPY DANCE for the 7 years!!!! (I'm just rounding to 2 years)

    Kathi, Thank you for responding. Sounds like you have to be very careful with what you eat, but still a day at Disneyland sounds like you are doing well. I pray that you enjoy continued good health. I will look back on the site and read some of your previous posts to see what road you are traveling. I have not had a recent CT but did have 2 of them in the past 2 years because of colitis. Never had any polyps but there is some diverticulitis. I am at the age now that when someone tells me about any ache or pain, I can reply,"Oh yes, I have had that".....
    Talk again later, Thanks much, Nancy

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