Originally Posted by
garysol1
With such aggressive surgery do you now need a pouch? How has the surgery affected your cycling? I am 42 years old and have had Ulcerative Colitis for 23 years now. I do get scoped about one every 4 years which is not nearly enough. This sounds silly but I think the primary reason I do not get looked at more often is that I am scared as hell about what the results may show.
The folowing is not medical advise. It is for entertainment purposes only. Consult your doctor.
If you have ulcerative colitis for 23 years and if it extends higher than 45 cm. from the anus, I recommend colonoscopy every one to two years. I picked up one early cancer in ulcerative colitis this year. One surgery was curative. When it spreads to the liver you're almost always talking about buying time, not cures.
I have a nasty spot on my knee. I hope it's not melanoma but I'd like to know one way or another, so tomorrow I'm sacrificing my bike ride to visit the skin dood. Knowledge is power, usually. Perhaps you should do the same, colon-wise.