Hi I’m 44 and have spent the last two years having treatment for triple negative breast cancer. I’ve had the all clear and was discharged from care in Feb this year. However last week I was in so much abdominal pain and ended up in a&e. After a scan it turns out I have a few 5mm polyps in my gallbladder. They’ve said they’ll just scan me again in 12 months but I’m not sure if I should be pushing for treatment now as I’m aware ppolyps can turn cancerous and given my history this worries me. Should I go back to doctor and insist they remove them now even though theyre clearly not worried? Any advice would be appreciated. Don’t want to be a pain and over react but also do t want to be in a position in 12 months they’ve grown and turned nasty and it’s too late?
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