Try not too worry too much we hv the most wonderful doctors here in the uk

We certainly do and mine was no exception! He was absolutely fantastic

Hi I hope you get your results soon and that your polyp is benign! 

I got referred for a colonoscopy yesterday and your post about the procedure was very reasurring thank you x

Hi saz888,

I'm glad I could be of help! In all honesty I'm so glad I went and had it done and I was done and dusted in a few hours :) the worst part for me was the taste of the moviprep, it's so salty! Take it all a day at a time :) what have your symptoms been if I may ask? Don't worry if you don't want to share!

No results as of yet :( I've since read that some people didn't get any results for 6 weeks! I do have a follow up in 4 weeks and I've been put on surveillance now so I'm going to need to have another one soon, 6 months or 12 months "depending on histology" according to the surgeon. This all sounds a bit doom and gloom to me but I'm trying to stay positive until I know for sure! 
 

all the best x

Hello.

so happy to hear you have had your polyp removed by colonoscopy hopefully you get your results back as soon as possible .please try not to worry I know it's easy to say .

I had a polyp that was 35mm in size this was to large to remove by colonoscopy so ended up having it removed by keyhole surgery. 
Alan

Hi Alan,

thank you for your post :) it's really hard not to worry isn't it, but I definitely do feel a lot more relaxed now it's gone. Just a waiting game to see if it's benign or not. The surgeon seemed to think it wasn't anythinguu sinister but I work for the NHS and I know I can only really rely on histology.

How are you doing after your polyp was removed? Did it go to histology? Hope you're ok x

Good luck with your results.

Both times I had my bowel cancer, it was found during colonoscopies and I was told straight after the procedure.

Thank you x
 

I'm sorry to hear you had bowel cancer twice... that's really bad luck, I hope you're ok now? X

I am thank you.

Clear scans and colonoscopies.

Hope that's the end of my bad luck!

You are doing the best thing for yourself by staying positive! 

I hope you hear back soon! Ugh yes I've been told about the drink it sounds disgusting! 

My symptoms are - frequent soft bowel movements and feeling like I never empty my bowel fully when I go, this is a big change for me because usuallt I have constipation. 

I have got a calprotecin stool test to do but I haven't had the urge to poo since I've had it in my possession, typical! I have bloods booked for next Wednesday too so I'm hoping they come back fine, did you do either of those tests too? 

Thank you for your kind message, please let us know how you get on xx