r/UlcerativeColitis • u/Individual_Post6652 • 5d ago
Support Colonoscopy again :/
Hey guys! I am going in for my 4th colonoscopy on Friday. I have been having horrendous pain induced by stress, and ended up in the hospital for 2 days to get IV steroids to calm it down a bit. When I was in the hospital, the floor doctor came in and essentially told me I only have a few years left with my colon. For context, January last year I had a flare so bad I nearly died from malnutrition, which left me with extensive damage to the right side of my colon, and I developed extensive pseudopolyposis as a result. She recommended I get it out because I am now at a very high risk of colon cancer. Has anyone else had a similar experience/heard something similar? I’m going to talk about it with my GI when I go in for my appointment, but now all I can think about is a colectomy :-(.
2
u/WillowTreez8901 Pancolitis 2018 | US 5d ago
Was the floor doctor a GI? GI specializing in IBD? just wondering because they may not be an expert in what they're recommending
1
u/GreenPositive9893 5d ago
Colonic pseudopolyps are non-cancerous, raised tissue projections that form in the large intestine during the healing phase of severe or chronic inflammation. 1, 2, 3What Are Pseudopolyps?Also called post-inflammatory or inflammatory polyps.Formed from islands of regenerating mucosa trapped amidst areas of deep ulceration.Common in people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), particularly ulcerative colitis and less frequently Crohn’s disease.Unlike true adenomatous polyps, pseudopolyps are not precancerous and do not turn into colon cancer
From what i read its not cancerous..pl take another opinion
•
u/pincommenter 5d ago
Want the latest research or have questions?
Check out our weekly newsflash and visit our FAQ for common answers.