Colonoscopy for stage 4 patients?

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califsue
califsue Member Posts: 80
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Do any of you stage 4 patients still get colonoscopies? I have lung mets. I suppose it would still be a good thing to do in case there were polyps you could cut them out, right?

Together in hope,
Susan

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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #2
    One Year
    I'm having one next Monday, one year mark.
  • jillpls
    jillpls Member Posts: 238
    #3
    mine is next month
    I've been getting one every year since DX. They have all been clear but onc wants one anyway
  • mbadgle
    mbadgle Member Posts: 18
    #4
    jillpls said:

    mine is next month
    I've been getting one every year since DX. They have all been clear but onc wants one anyway

    I have one coming up too
    I am stage 4. I had my yearly colonscopy in August 09 and a polyp was found. it was determined to be a tubular andenoma polyp(from the pathology report - pre cancerous). So now I get to have another colonscopy) in 6 months. But as my onocologist said, finding it means the process works. Meaning doing a colonscopy every yearl.
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne CSN Member Posts: 2,342
    #5
    mbadgle said:

    I have one coming up too
    I am stage 4. I had my yearly colonscopy in August 09 and a polyp was found. it was determined to be a tubular andenoma polyp(from the pathology report - pre cancerous). So now I get to have another colonscopy) in 6 months. But as my onocologist said, finding it means the process works. Meaning doing a colonscopy every yearl.

    My
    Year isn't up yet, so I have no clue I guess till it comes, but we shall see for me ;)

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • dorookie
    dorookie Member Posts: 1,731 Member
    #6
    Yep
    and I had a lung met, which made me stage 4 last year. I already had my first annual one and it was all clear so my GI doc said I didnt have to have another one for 3 years, so got 2 more years before the next one.

    God Bless
    Beth
  • cyndi2324
    cyndi2324 Member Posts: 72
    #7
    Yes
    Yes I do plus pap, and mammogram.
    Still Fighting
    Cyndi

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