Colonoscopy

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Can someone please tell me do you get results right after a colonoscopy like one the day ? Or do you have to wait? 

  • Hi  They will tell you on the day what they’ve done eg. Samples taken and if they suspect it’s cancer or not - the histology will come back later to confirm or not. They told me that from experience they were 99% sure it was cancer. Only 1 in 10 colonoscopies results in a bowel cancer diagnosis but they will be able to see if other issues are causing your problems like diverticulitis, polyps, colitis etc. 

    Hope this helps and please let us know how you get on?

    Take care

    Karen x

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm
  • Thank you very much for this 

    I'm having both colonoscopy and upper endoscopy to find out why I'm anaemic 

    I'll keep you posted