Some advice please

Hi Crazycow

I'm not sure if I'm qualified to give advice, but here's what happened when i went for my colonoscopy

When I had my colonoscopy I was able to watch everything and I could see the tumour, they took some biopsy's and they doctors will not definitively confirm cancer until they have the biopsy results, and they do a further CT scan to help determine the stage if it turns out to be cancer

I asked the Dr carrying out the Colonoscopy "you see these kind of things day in and day out, in your opinion what are the odds this is cancer 10% or 90%," and to be fair to the Dr she said is was probably cancer, then the following day I got a call to book a CT scan and a follow up appointment after the scan to get the official news.

It all moved very quickly, I had my results last week and I go in for surgery this Friday,

I hope everything goes well for you and it is all done quickly

I too watched my colonoscooy and clearly saw the cancer,afterwards the Dr told me he thought it was a large cancer,,then things moved quickly to ct scans  u font usually wait long,stay string

Hi. Crazycow

In my colonoscopy I saw the polyp as they called it. The term used was enormous. I asked if it was cancer and was told not sure without biopsy which they took a sample. At my endoscopy Twas the same. My diagnosis and treatment plan I was told Cancer. 
After op I was told the findings. 
Good luck with it all. It’s very frightening and the mind can jump all over the place. 

Hi Crazycow, I am 49 and I had a colonoscopy last year for the same reasons as you - anaemia. Also - my GP had felt a lump in my belly.

During the colonoscopy they found something big in the far end of my colon and the doctor told me that I would need surgery. They can't tell you if it is cancer on the day because a tissue sample from the polyp is sent off for testing.

It took about 2 weeks for the result to come back and it was cancer. I was not too distraught because the colonoscopy doctor had prepared me for bad news.  I had surgery about 2 weeks after that.

Try asking for a CT scan.

Surgery went well - they removed about one third of my colon - and it was stage 3 cancer. I recovered well and had 6 months' chemo afterwards. The chemo is not fun and I grumbled all the time! The nurses were lovely. All much better now.

I think it's more common to have some chemo before surgery, but I couldn't because of a complication.

I wish you well. It might not be bad news. Look after yourself as best you can - good food, rest and fresh air.