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![]() "Paul Elliot" wrote in message t... CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: I had the budget version (sigmoidoscopy)done last year. It is an absolute must even though they only harvested a small polyp (benign :-) Finding the small polyp with a sigmoidoscopy should lead you to the decision for the 'full' colonoscopy -- there may be more polyps. A good friend of mine didn't opt for the full colonoscopy after the Dr found a polyp with a sigmoidoscopy -- his outlook with the colon cancer 4 years later is not good. |
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Jim wrote:
"Paul Elliot" wrote in message t... CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: I had the budget version (sigmoidoscopy)done last year. It is an absolute must even though they only harvested a small polyp (benign :-) Finding the small polyp with a sigmoidoscopy should lead you to the decision for the 'full' colonoscopy -- there may be more polyps. A good friend of mine didn't opt for the full colonoscopy after the Dr found a polyp with a sigmoidoscopy -- his outlook with the colon cancer 4 years later is not good. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. The VA gave me the option of the easy way or the full Monty which I chose. My primary care doc explained that the Sigmoidoscopy can "miss things". When it comes to wearing a colostomy bag, I would just as soon not have them "miss" anything even if it is only peanuts. Cheers, Dave |
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CWO4 Dave Mann wrote in
: Jim wrote: "Paul Elliot" wrote in message t... CWO4 Dave Mann wrote: I had the budget version (sigmoidoscopy)done last year. It is an absolute must even though they only harvested a small polyp (benign :-) Finding the small polyp with a sigmoidoscopy should lead you to the decision for the 'full' colonoscopy -- there may be more polyps. A good friend of mine didn't opt for the full colonoscopy after the Dr found a polyp with a sigmoidoscopy -- his outlook with the colon cancer 4 years later is not good. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. The VA gave me the option of the easy way or the full Monty which I chose. My primary care doc explained that the Sigmoidoscopy can "miss things". When it comes to wearing a colostomy bag, I would just as soon not have them "miss" anything even if it is only peanuts. Cheers, Dave I am thankful they found nothing of interest. My dad had worse luck many years back to the point they ended up hacking out half of his colon. His response? A new business card consisting simply of: ; |
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