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concerns on colon cancer
by pita986, Oct 26, 2009 02:16PM
My question is I am a breast cancer survivor almost 5 years now it was estrogen positive so I just under went a full hystorectimy in december to eliminate the risk of ovarian cancer because I am BRAC 2 positive but it is with an unknown varient in which my oncologists state i have a 80% of many other cancers, now i am undergoing tests in my large intestine that has been diagnosed with diverticilitis so I have been on antibiotics for 15 days and will be doing another MRI (I had a CT scan 20 days ago) to check on the divertilitis and they stated i have a 1 cm lesion on my liver that they need to check out too, I had a colonoscopy three years ago with a clean bill of health but since then have had pain in my lower left abdomen for a couple of years now I am concerned that something is being missed should i request another coloscopy could I be developing cololn cancer? I also have some bleeding when I go to the restroom and severe constipation I am just curious as to what I should check for next?
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I think that rectal bleeding always requires an individual investigation no matter what other medical conditions are taking place concurrently. Unless the cause of the bleeding is firmly stated to be minor (such as an anal fissure or haemorrhoids) then I suggest you insist on a colonoscopy.
If the colonoscopy is clear then I also suggest that you ask whether, in view of your medical history, follow up colonoscopies are recommended at intervals on ... years.
regards
Morecambe