Hi rosie81.

Please note that I'm not a doctor and I have no medical qualifications.

It is extremely common to take biopsies during a colonoscopy.  I'm not aware of anyone who's had one without biopsies being taken.  It is also quite usual for the specialist you see to be a cancer specialst and you shouldn't read anything into this. 

Most colon cancers start as small growths ("polyps") in the bowel, and during the colonoscopy, it is routine to remove for biopsy every polyp that they find.  But once they've been removed, they're no longer there to cause cancer in the future, and if any of them were cancerous, then by removing them you may well have been cured already. 

After my colonoscopy a few years ago I was given a copy of the report to take away with me.  That may not be standard practice, but your GP should be able to get a copy of it through their surgery's computer system.  I suggest you ring the surgery when it next opens and ask whether you can get a copy of the report.  This will at least tell you where you stand. 

All the best.

Telemando.

Hi rosie81.

Please note that I'm not a doctor and I have no medical qualifications.

It is extremely common to take biopsies during a colonoscopy.  I'm not aware of anyone who's had one without biopsies being taken.  It is also quite usual for the specialist you see to be a cancer specialst and you shouldn't read anything into this. 

Most colon cancers start as small growths ("polyps") in the bowel, and during the colonoscopy, it is routine to remove for biopsy every polyp that they find.  But once they've been removed, they're no longer there to cause cancer in the future, and if any of them were cancerous, then by removing them you may well have been cured already. 

After my colonoscopy a few years ago I was given a copy of the report to take away with me.  That may not be standard practice, but your GP should be able to get a copy of it through their surgery's computer system.  I suggest you ring the surgery when it next opens and ask whether you can get a copy of the report.  This will at least tell you where you stand. 

All the best.

Telemando.