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?
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.
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.
Joined: May 2009
One Year
I'm having one next Monday, one year mark.
Joined: Mar 2008
mine is next month
I've been getting one every year since DX. They have all been clear but onc wants one anyway
Joined: Oct 2008
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.
Joined: Jan 2009
My
Year isn't up yet, so I have no clue I guess till it comes, but we shall see for me ;)
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~Donna
Joined: Jul 2007
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
Joined: Oct 2009
Yes
Yes I do plus pap, and mammogram.
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