Question:
I had 3 polyps removed.
Does anyone know if I would still be a candidate for surgery if I had 3 polyps removed 1 which was cancer, they think they got it all out and I just need another colonoscopy in 1 year — Annette99 (posted on January 11, 2005)
January 10, 2005
Its really a question for your surgeon, did you know colon cancer is very
common in MOs? The weight loss after surgery might help prevent a
reoccurence. If the dont want to do the RNY the adjustable band minght be a
good alternative, it requires more diet compliance, but is entirely
reversible and can easily be removed if needed. The polyps were in your
colon? thats the large intestine... WLS is done in your small intestine.
They are 2 didderent areas.
— bob-haller
January 10, 2005
It is highly probable that you would still be able to have WLS, however,
the type of surgery you have might have to be something that is easier to
reverse. I can tell you that I have had half my thyroid removed due to one
tumor, I have a right adrenal adenoma (non-functional), and I had to have
cryosurgery due to bad pap smears prior to having open RNY over 2 years
ago. My surgeon did advise me that if cancer developed after this type of
surgery, chances of survival were about 0% due to the nutritional problems.
I do doubt that your surgeon would do any type of WLS until you get a
clean bill of health from the surgeons and doctors who removed the polyps.
— SnowWhiteDove459
January 11, 2005
First Annette let me just give you a hug (((((Annette)))), I know it must
have been scary with the polyps and cancer, I hope they got it all also,
for you. My family has a history of colorectal cancer. My father died from
it at 47 yrs old. So me and my sibs all have to have colonoscopy's done
every like 5 yrs. 3 of my sibs have had polyps removed during their
colonoscopy's...I have been lucky and didn't have any. Now my older
sister, who had a couple of polyps removed (non-cancerous) had a lap/rny
done in Jan. 2004. We both used the same surgeon and were very thorough
with our family history. He did not forsee a problem, as long as we keep up
on the diagnostics. It is easier to treat a problem when it is small. So
just be honest with your Surgeon and keep up on your colonoscopy's. I wish
you well and I wanted to let you know that even with a history things can
be done. Good luck. Lisa lap/rny 10-23-03 340/177.5/??? -162.5 lbs (and
thanking God everyday)
— Lisa H.
January 12, 2005
First let me say that I wish you the very best and that I have had very
close experience with this since my husband was diagnosed with colorectal
cancer at age 34 and suffered a metastasis a year later. That was 6 years
ago and he is fine.
My concern would be that you make sure that they did get it all before you
do anything to your body that might compromise its ability to fight off
cancer and to heal. Chemotherapy has devastating effects on the immune
system all by itself. You would not want to get something like an RNY
which seriously compromises your ability to consume calories and impairs
your absorption of nutrients only to find out that you have to have it
reversed or worse that you can't get it reversed and are therefore in a
worse position to fight cancer. I would talk to your surgeon. But you
should seriously consider making sure that you have been completely cleared
before you go forward.
— Beatrice C.
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