Need Some Re-assurance.....

[Canadian Karen]

Hi everyone.

As most of you know, my mom was hospitalized back in October with a bout of diverticulitis.

This morning, she had a colonoscopy. The doctor came in the waiting room to talk to me, saying that there was a narrowing of the bowel and he could only go so far. He has scheduled her to go back on Friday to have a barium done and he said he took biopsies today. He said most likely the part that is narrowed will have to be removed, and that he needs to send it to see if it is malignant.

I am scared. I finally have my mom close to me and we are really enjoying our time that we get to spend together now. I am scared that things won't come back okay......

The reassurance I need is people to tell me that a narrowing does not automatically mean cancer. That there is a strong possibility it is only diverticulitis, and that's it......

Hugs.

Karen

[marciab]

Karen,

I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I was close to my mom too. I don't know anything about the colonoscopy results. I just wanted to say I know how you feel and hope everything turns out ok.

Hugs ... Marcia

[StrongerToday]

{hug}

[jerseyangel]

Karen,

I honestly don't know what a narrowing can mean. I'm sure there is more than one possibility, and we'll hope and pray that it is not serious.

My dad had a polyp that had turned cancerous, found on a colonoscopy. He did have to have it and a small section removed, but he was--and still is--fine. This was 31 years ago!

I will keep your mom in my prayers--let us know how she does

[Lisa]

Karen:

POSITIVE THOUGHTS ONLY!!!!

I don't know the answers to your question, but I can hold your hand. It could be something simple. Perhaps the prep was not as successfull as it should have been.

Think good thoughts

xxoo Lisa

[snapple]

Karen,

Hang in there! I don't have any knowledge of colonoscopy results, but I am sending positive thoughts your way. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Kate

[lonewolf]

I don't know anything either, but wanted to extend good thoughts and prayers for your mom and for you.

[AmandaD]

Karen -

When my mom went in for her colonscopy she also had a narrowing and they just simply had to do the barium right after the colonscopy. The doc said the colonoscopy probe simply couldn't go any farther. It was either a narrowing, they thought, or just a weird juncture in her colon. She didn't have anything wrong with her.

Amanda D

[AmandaD]

Karen -

When my mom went in for her colonscopy she also had a narrowing and they just simply had to do the barium right after the colonscopy. The doc said the colonoscopy probe simply couldn't go any farther. It was either a narrowing, they thought, or just a weird juncture in her colon. She didn't have anything wrong with her.

Amanda D

Oh - and P.S. - I'm 30 - had my sigmoidoscopy when I was 29 and they found a little inflammatory polyp and it wasn't any big deal. Took it out, that was it.