Good afternoon so this morning I attended my local hospital for a colonoscopy thinking everything was going to be fine only to discover that I had to wait for the doctor to come and talk to me which was a sign that I hadn’t expected she then confirmed that she had found a smallish polyp/tumour which she decided not to remove as she felt it needed further investigations and that I have to have a CT and MRI scan now so I’m awaiting these and obviously somewhat concerned having thought that I was perfectly alright and as fit as a fiddle. It is nice to know that there are other people out there who are probably in the similar situation because at the moment I haven’t actually told anybody apart from my husband we have yet to talk to our children about this but I’m feeling that maybe I should wait for The final results before we go down that route they are all married with children of their own but at this stage I think it’s best just to hang on and wait for a final confirmation. What does everybody think
I've just been through this recently. I'd say to wait for the CT scan with contrast then you'll know more. The doctor decides if you'll need the MRI. I wouldn't talk to the children until you know for sure where you are.
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