I was dx'd in October, 1998 with both kidney cancer and colon cancer, both
primaries. Both were in stage II, and I did not have to have any type of
treatment, and I'm still NED. My original GI retired last November, and he
did a colonoscopy in September and it was clean. He told me I need to have
another one in six months, which is scheduled for early May, and he said if
that one is clean, it would probably be OK to wait a year, and if that one
is clean, then I should have one every two years for a long, long time.
Since he retired, I had to find a new GI, and I saw him a couple weeks ago.
He indicated that I REALLY didn't need to have one now, since the last one
was clean, but he'd go ahead and do it, and then he said I don't need
another one for THREE years!!??? I was not comfortable with that at all.
After seeing the HBO special, and knowing that Mr. Lovitt's doctors told him
to have a colonoscopy once/year because he's high-risk due to family
history, I REALLY don't like having to wait three years!
Anyone else have experience with this and recommendations?
Thanks,
Brenda
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