Thank you :)))) I will check it out right now :)) I appreciate it very much!
Here is a website that will help you. Take care!
http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_polyps/page3.htm
Thanks, Mammo :)) They did tell me it WAS pre-cancerous (but not malignant, meaning it was not currently cancerous, but that it COULD potentially years down the road). I do understand that they are slow-growing, and you are probably right......if they had any doubts they would not want to wait that long. I think when I heard the words 'pre-cancerous' that it really freaked me out. I am still going to ask if I can have it done before 5 years, but I am not nearly as panicky as I was those first few days. Do you know what the actual risk is, Mammo, for a tubular adenoma?? I am going to see if I can research and find out a number.........I think that would reassure me further :) If you have this info., please share. Thank you for your response, by the way!
It states in your report that it was negative for being malignant or pre-cancerous. Tubular adenomas are polyps which carry a very low risk for turning cancerous. Once a polyp is found they want to see you sooner because this means you are at risk for developing more, but doesn't mean you will. You should be seen in 5 years when you turn 50 regardless of them having found a polyp. Polyps are slow growing. I would relax, they remove polyps everyday and if they had any doubts they wouldn't want to wait 5 years. Hope this helps, and I wouldn't worry.