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Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 92 | OK, a question I was not sure if I wanted to ask but hey if we can talk about our BMs or lack of them I figured I might as well ask away. I briefly mentioned that on my post tx PET scan something lite up in the anal area, I have since had a colonoscopy and 2 polyps were found, the doc removed them and said worst case scenario they were precancerous, they were sent to pathology but he said he really didn't think it was anything to be concerned about. There was nothing there on the PET scan pretreatment 3 months prior. I spoke with a friend today who said her son had the same issue after chemo, he was a very young teenager at the time.
My question is has anyone else had issues with polyps in the colon area after chemo? Has anyone ever read anything about a link between polyps and chemo. It seems like a reach to me but you never know with that poison and I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.
AGE 38 10-2012 thru 3-2012 swollen lymph node,painful jaw and ear,2 antibiotics,X-ray,CAT scan,needle biopsy,scope, no answers
3-4-13 tonsillectomy and selective neck dissection, DX R tonsil SCC,METS to 1 lymph node,BOT,HPV+, stage IV
TX 35 RAD,3 chemo cisplatin/Taxol started 4-8-13
rad end 5-29-13
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Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Thanks for the intimacy! I have had so many polyps over the years and many precancerous. Oddly right after chemo was the only time in my life I had a clean colonoscopy.
Since treatment, polyp free but I eat a lot of high fiber foods regularly. The important thing...be well but be diligent.
Last edited by Uptown; 09-07-2013 10:56 AM. Reason: Smart phone wins
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
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Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
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VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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