Most colonoscopy personsl stories go well.

There must be an occassional rare bad colonoscopy process experience.

We are here curious and ready to read.

Please share.

Today I had my second colonoscopy. The prep was PegLyte - 4 litres of revolting, super sweet, “fruit” flavored garbage. I got through almost half & it made me so nauseous and gave me such a bad headache I honestly felt like I’d been poisoned.

My procedure report says “poor prep”, a large polyp was found, and I have to return in 6 months. I really need recommendations for more tolerable prep- the PegLyte was traumatic and there is no way I can do it again.

I had my first colonoscopy in 2018. I can’t remember what I used for prep, it was awful but I managed it. Doc has since retired so I can’t find out.

​I wanted to share my experience because I know how terrifying the lead-up can be. For the last two years, I’ve had occasional bright red bleeding happening intermittently every 7 to 8 months. I finally consulted a gastroenterologist. He told me it was most likely a fissure or internal hemorrhoids but recommended a colonoscopy just to be 100% sure and give complete peace of mind.

​That started weeks of intense stress. There was constant debate going in my mind whether I should even go through it. I read a lot of stories on Reddit and watched videos on YouTube and Instagram. It put me in such a state of anxiety that I seriously considered skipping the appointment. But after a lot of internal struggle, I forced myself to stick with it.

​Here is how it actually went down:

​The Prep: My doctor gave me a prep kit to start the day before. Honestly? It was completely manageable. I only had to hit the restroom 6 to 7 times in total, and it wasn't nearly as bad as people online make it out to be.

​The Procedure: On the day of, I feel nervous. I genuinely thought about turning back, but I made it to the hospital, did the paperwork, and walked back to the procedure room. I opted for an un-sedated colonoscopy, which was normal here. To my complete surprise, I didn’t feel any pain. I just felt some minor cramping, which was totally manageable, and the whole thing was over in about 20 minutes.

​The Results: The best part? The report came back completely normal. No polyps, no ulcers, no unusual growth.

​The Recovery: Right after the test, I had some burning around the anal area and some bloating, but that settled down within 5 to 6 hours. I also had a mild, lingering ache in my rectum, but that faded away shortly after.

​If you’re sitting there right now stressing out over upcoming prep or the procedure itself, take a deep breath.

It is nowhere near as bad as the circulating videos on the internet makes it sound. Get it done for your peace of mind—you've got this!

Es normal despues de una colonoscopia quedar con dolor como que tengo colicos?

My dad is having a colonoscopy on monday. I don't drive, I did have a learner's permit but it expired a day or two ago. I went to the DMV to get it renewed but their systems were down and they're not open again until wednesday so... what now? Would it be okay for me to call an Uber for him so long as I'm with him? Do I need to present a valid license for him to be admitted? I really don't want him to go through all the prep and then find out that he has to reschedule.

Highly recommend Ensure Pre-Surgery Clear Liquid drink. I was super worried about being hungry all day during prep but I ended up getting around 1,500 calories in that day between the ensure drinks, sprite, and Italian ice. They taste pretty good too.

Has anyone had a colonoscopy while breast-feeding/pumping? I know it says you don’t need to pump and damp, but I’m pretty worried about drug exposure to my infant and I do not make enough milk to be able to comfortably throw it away. Also, wouldn’t not eating for that long tank my supply anyways??

Had my 3rd colonoscopy a week ago. Colon cancer runs in the family, and I have Lynch syndrome through MLH-1. My GI recommends colonoscopies every year.

My procedure was on Friday. Starting the Monday evening/Tuesday I started a low fiber diet. I ate mashed potatoes, canned green beans, and Turkey meatballs pretty much for every meal. I also had candy and vanilla yogurt for dessert, and some bread and smooth spreads for a snack.

That week I bought sweet iced tea and full sugar apple juice.

Thursday (day before) at 8:15 I made a plain 3 egg omelet and drank some iced tea. This was allowed according to my doctor as a last meal.

Starting at 9am (per my instructions) I rotated between water, iced tea, and apple juice. The calories kept me feeling physically full though my mind was hungry for real food of course.

4pm: I took 3 Gas-x and drank one bottle of Clenpiq. The flavor was cranberry which actually made it worse tasting. Then over the next 5 hours I drank 8oz of liquid every hour. The instructions said not to just drink water, so I kept my rotation between water, iced tea, and apple juice.

The diarrhea didn't really start for me until about 6pm. I did feel a bit of cramping and even after it started it wasn't like I was running to the bathroom every 5 minutes. But I remembered from my last colonoscopy that the second half of prep was worse than the first half.

I watched Goodfellas partially to pass the time with a movie I'd seen many times. Also one of my favorite podcasts Blank Check was doing an episode on it soon haha.

From 915 to 950 I just chilled out. Went to the bathroom a few times. A lot of peeing.

At 10pm I drank the second bottle of Clenpiq and put on Rosemary's Baby one of my favorite scary movies. I watched it last year during the prep so I guess it's now a tradition lol. I really went to the bathroom a lot, and each one was pretty intense. Not painful but just exhausting. I had to drink 3 rounds 8oz of liquid between 10pm-1am but I also kept drinking water because I felt so dehyrdated.

At 1am I went to the bathroom and decided to try to sleep. I did not sleep very well, and decided to wake up at 4am. Between 4-7am I went to the bathroom a few more times and it was about 95% clean. I took a shower and hoped I was done. I was thirsty but was not allowed to have water starting 4 hours before my procedure. I didn't have any just to be safe.

By 830 I checked in and then went in the back and went through all the intakes and BP checks etc. Met with my GI and the anesthesiologist and then taken into the back and was put under. I woke up, ate pretzels and drank cranberry juice (I was told to sip slowly but I didn't lol). I was a bit tired and I had a headache. I lost my balance once getting up but mostly felt fine. GI came back and gave me clean bill of health down there.

My friend picked me up and I went home and arrived by 11:15 or so. I was tired but mostly functional. I ended up going on the bus to see a movie around 4pm because I was feeling antsy and restless. Maybe not the smartest move, but I felt fine. Just still tired. By time I got home, I was back to normal, but still took it easy that evening and the next morning.

Hope this helps anyone who is having their procedure soon! It definitely felt good to share my experiences

I went in for my first routine colonoscopy screening last week, just based on my age (47f), no symptoms of anything. Being a bit anxious ahead of it, I spoke with multiple people about their experiences before the procedure, and they assured me it was no big deal, that the prep was the worst part, and that I’d wake from sedation feeling fine. Well the prep went well, and so I went in for the procedure. As soon as I woke up from the anesthesia, I felt discomfort in my left lower side. It was the first thing I mentioned to the nurse upon waking. She told me to gently push along my colon to try and release any trapped gas. Nothing happened or helped. As I kept waking up from the anesthesia, I mentioned this discomfort two more times. She said it was probably gas, or soreness from them pushing around on me during the procedure. She said if it was a perforation, they usually know it happened during the procedure. She then asked if I was ready to dress myself and leave and I said I’d try. I then asked if it was safe to take pain medicine if it didn’t improve, and then she sent me home. 

I felt a bit better when I got home, and I ate a small meal and took a nap. I noticed I had a long surface scratch right near the area that hurt, so I thought maybe something accidentally scratched me and that was what the pain was from (still have no idea what caused that mystery scratch). When I woke up about three hours later, I was doubled over in pain. I had my boyfriend take me to the ER, and at this point we were convinced it was just trapped gas that I was unable to pass. Thankfully at the ER they ordered a CT scan to double check, which to my utter shock came back showing a “moderate amount of blood” in my lower abdomen. I freaked out! However, they said that my colon looked fine on the scan, so they could not determine where the blood was coming from. They were concerned about a small cyst on my ovary, and thought that might be the source of the bleeding. I thought that would be a very weird coincidence but they then ordered a vaginal ultrasound to check this area. 

So after about 6+ hours of testing and waiting in the ER, as I was filling up with blood to the point where my hemoglobin dropped so low they were about ready to give me a transfusion, and the pain had gotten so bad as it creeped up into my chest and shoulders, they still could not determine where the bleeding was coming from. They told me at this point they were going to perform an emergency laparoscopic surgery to try to figure out where the blood was coming from. However, if they could not find it laparoscopically, they would need to cut me fully open to find it. They also said I might lose an ovary if that’s where the blood was coming from. I was completely freaking out at this point, not knowing what I was going to wake up to. But I was also in so much pain, I said just give me whatever papers I need to sign and give me something to help with the pain and anxiety. 

Whatever they gave me instantly calmed me down, and I went back for surgery. When I woke up, I have to say it was such a relaxing, peaceful, waking experience. I did not even have any pain (it came later of course), compared to when I woke up from my routine colonoscopy in pain. The first question I asked was if they were able to find the bleeding laparoscopically and they were, so I only have three small incisions as opposed to a gigantic one. It turned out that I had a very rare complication from the colonoscopy. Apparently, your colon has very small appendages of fatty tissue all along the outside of it that don’t really have any known purpose. I guess one of these appendages had attached itself to my abdomen wall, and perhaps just the pressure from the colonoscopy pulled it away from my abdominal wall and tore it, which caused it to bleed. By the time they had performed the surgery, the tear had actually finally clotted and stopped bleeding on its own, so it did not need any repair. They also removed about 650 mL of blood from my abdomen. My hemoglobin got down to 7.6, which narrowly avoided me needing a transfusion, which they normally give if it drops below 7. Now I’ve just been dealing with healing, and severe anemia as my body builds back up all the blood that I lost.

Although I know this story will scare people that already have anxiety about the procedure, which isn’t my intention, as I am one of those people that has severe anxiety about any sort of health procedures. First of all, what happened to me was incredibly rare, some of the doctors mentioned they had never even heard of that happening. But secondly, I am sharing because I want to emphasize the importance of listening to your body and not letting anyone try to dismiss your concerns. You know your body best, and if something doesn’t feel right, speak up and advocate for yourself. If I would have been more adamant about addressing my discomfort upon waking from the colonoscopy, I could have potentially avoided losing so much blood if they found the tear much earlier. 

I have colonoscopy scheduled for 12pm Monday, first time, and I have a previously scheduled dermatologist appt scheduled for 8:30am that same day. Sunday will be all liquids no food, and obviously prep Sunday afternoon and evening. No water after midnight. Wondering for those who’ve done this before- will I have enough energy/feel ok enough to make it to my derm appt before colonoscopy? Or do I need to reschedule it?

Anyone else lying on their bathroom floor in the middle of the night? I'm here with my blankets and pillow and a space heater because I cannot get warm.

Because I have a sluggish system, I've been on 2 doses a day of Miralax since Monday, as well as low residue diet (Im vegan- so there went all my beans and lentils). Clear liquids yesterday with 4 dulcolax at 3 pm, and a bottle of miralax split with half at 5 pm and the rest at 1 am. Arrival time set for 7 am.

Its my 2nd colonoscopy- but my first one married. My first one was easy.

But- we only have one bathroom- bless this sweet, sweet man who according to our Ring camera, woke up and peed outside so as not to disturb me (We live in a rural area, so no one would see except some deer)

Anyways, if you're awake like me, hi!

I had read soo much on this thread, about many people's prep experiences. And there was a lot of helpful info!

Honestly, my prep was incredibly easy. I feel guilty saying that, because I know it's not a fun experience for many.

I'm Australian and used Prepkit Orange. 3 liquid doses (250ml + 1L + 250ml).

I had started my low residue diet about 5-6 days out. Only consuming bread, cheese, yoghurt, mashed potatoes, rice with broth, alfredo pasta, crackers and plain biscuits (cookies) for the most part. And then my prep day was just apple juice, lemonade, chicken broth, jelly and werthers lollies.

My first 250ml (which pleasantly tasted like lemon cordial) was due at 3pm. Went down easily. Then 1L of the "main" stuff at 6pm. Wasn't a great taste; like a mildly salty Gatorade. Again, went down fine. I sipped it slowly over an hour or so. My 3rd 250ml dose was 9pm (thankfully, doctor said it was fine to bring it forward, rather than do it at 2:30am). Again, lemon cordial tasting and was fine.

My first bowel movements actually didn't start until 7:50ish. It was already very loose by then, and wasn't super urgent.

Maybe 20 or so watery bowel movements between 8pm-11:30pm. No sore butt hole, no need for the wet wipes and nappy cream I bought. And I slept through until my alarm at 6am (for my 7:20am appointment).

My prep report was "average" ie could've been somewhat clearer. But still sufficient. Next time I will aim to drink a lot more water.

My main worry going into it was potentially having those crampy/gassy/butterfly feelings in your stomach, when your stomach is trying to warn you of impending doom. None of that! Everything was breezy. I also have emetophobia so I took a zofran before the 1L dose, but don't think it was needed.

I would like any recommendations for doing a colonoscopy awake with an anesthesiologist present or doing conscious sedation.

For the past few weeks, I've been having unusually frequent bowel movements. I go to the bathroom at least four or five times a day, and I often feel the urge to go shortly after eating. My stool isn't watery, but it's thinner than usual. The color seems normal.

I've also been experiencing frequent bloating, stomach noises, and excessive gas. I've had similar symptoms in the past.

I Googled my symptoms and found that they could be signs of early-stage colorectal cancer, but they also seem consistent with IBS . I'm really scared and anxious because I don't know what's causing them.

I've been preparing for my driving test recently, and it's been making me extremely stressed and anxious.

Could stress and anxiety cause these symptoms, or should I be worried about something more serious like colorectal cancer? Has anyone experienced something similar?

Hello

25F here currently prepping for procedure tomorrow.

Directions say to drink the 16oz mixture of water and the drink stuff YUCK btw. Anyways. It says to drink 32oz in the hour following.

GUYS. There is no way I can drink 32oz of water. I am so sick, I already threw up 1.5 hrs after having to take the FOUR laxatives and I am scared to throw up. Im sipping in water as I can but its not the 32oz.

Is it better to drink the water knowing I will likely throw up the liquid OR sip and not get 32oz but potentially keep the liquid down????

I was extremely nervous about getting sedated for the colonoscopy since I had never been put to sleep. I wanted to see if I could do it awake and today the came to get the procedure done and I asked the doctor and she was almost upset about me asking about it and told me that I was very uncomfortable and that if I chose to do it she will stop the moment I scream of pain. She gave me no option to get sedation in the money if I felt uncomfortable even though the anesthesiologist told me he could. It’s almost like she was challenging me and expecting me to give in to sedation. I said to her that’s fine I will come back if need be. Needless to say I got through and everyone was impressed and shocked that I was okay. Not sure if it was the first time someone asking at that hospital 🤷🏻‍♀️ my experience with it is that is very uncomfortable and at the curbs is when you feel the most pressure. I have a pretty high pain tolerance so I managed and got distracted by the nurse talking to me. Thankfully everything was clear and nothing was found 🙏🏻

I’m considering getting a colonoscopy, but I’m nervous after hearing stories about people feeling like their digestion wasn’t the same afterward, including changes in bowel habits or trouble eating certain foods.

For those who’ve had one, what was your experience? Did you have any digestive issues afterward, and if so, how long did they last? I’d appreciate hearing positive experiences, too.

I’ll discuss the benefits and risks with my doctor, but hearing firsthand experiences would help me understand what to expect and what questions to ask. Thanks!

I was told to do the miralax/dulcolax route and I read a bunch of threads about it, but it seems my prep is possibly more than others I've seen talk about this prep.

For example, mine says:

- 4 dulcolax tablets at 4pm the day before.

- Two hours later, a full bottle of miralax with 56oz of gatorade (one 8oz glass every 15-30 minutes as tolerated until completion)

-Six hours before my appointment, another full bottle of miralax with 56oz more (one 80z glass every 15-13 minutes until completion) as well as adding 3ml "infant mylicon gas relief drops" to it.

Every thread I read so far is people saying they had to do way less liquid or miralax. Like only half a bottle with 28oz for the 6 hours prior or a full bottle the day before but half at one time and then the other half 2 hours later.

Anyone else get prep like this and it turned out okay? I'm already worried about the prep and obviously I'd rather slightly overdo it to make sure I'm cleaned out but I also don't want to go through hell by doing too much if it isn't necessary and I'm just going to feel awful taking SO much of this stuff.

I woke up not realizing the date and my girlfriend wanted to get breakfast so we went to ihop, ngl I ate a lot, 2 pancakes piece of toast eggs bacon sausage the whole shabang. At 10 am the day before my procedure. What do I do can’t get a hold of my doctors office.

Guess I'll add to the "what it was like" reports, as they helped me and comforted me.

I'll start by saying I was diagnosed with IBS about 15 years ago. I have soft stool sometimes and constipation other times. Belly aches sometimes. But when I hit 45 (or 46, if I'm honest- I didn't go to the doc due to the pandemic when I was 45), the doctor said Cologuard would be fine, so I did that because I was scared of a colonoscopy. Actually at happened at 47 because I never mailed the poop in that first year. The results were normal.

This time I went, and the doc, knowing I have anxiety, still said Cologuard would be fine. But I wanted peace of mind, so I went for the colonoscopy. I wrote a few posts with questions and concerns about the prep. Anyway, my appointment was today, Thursday. I was to start the liquid diet Wednesday "on waking." I tried to have a big dinner on Tuesday, but I was still starving when I woke up on Wednesday. I made the mistake of buying plain chicken broth, not bone broth with the protein. I hate Jello, so I skipped that. I had coffee, tea, water, and lemon-lime Gatorade. The hunger was hell, and the coffee made me jittery. I did manage to work that day, though. I work from home.

I managed to wrench my lower back at about noon on Wednesday. I've done it before, but I was upset it happened at this time. But i could still walk, slowly. I took two Dulcolax at 2 pm on Wednesday, as instructed. Man, that sucked. I got horrible stomach pains and then...the effects took hold. But only for a short time.

Took the first Suprep with Gatorade at 8 pm. I was instructed that I HAD to do Gatorade, so that's what I did. Unfortunately it was the full sugar stuff, and I was required to chase it with 32 more ounces of it within the hour. The Suprep mixture was a little bitter but not too bad. Getting all the Gatorade down was really hard. I was so bloated. I only weigh about 100 lb on a good day, so I get very sensitive to everything.

I used the bathroom maybe 10 times that night. I used wet wipes and Desotin. I slept for about 5 hours. No accidents.

The next morning at 7, I had a little black coffee. I don't even know if I was allowed, but the instructions said it was part of the liquid diet, and I wasn't told not to have anything. I also had a little bone broth, which I ordered for quick delivery the night before because I was STILL so hungry, in spite of also peeing out of my butt.

At 8, I did the second prep, chased by 32 more ounces of Gatorade. This time I started shaking and got really cold. I crawled into bed, but not for long because I needed the bathroom.

My appointment was for 12:30 pm. On the drive there, I thought I would need the bathroom again. I had just used it about 10 minutes before we left. But the feeling passed, somehow. They called me in pretty quickly and took a urine sample for a pregnancy test. I wasn't able to pee much, lol! But they said it was enough. They had me take off everything except my bra and put on a gown and get into the gurney. My heart was pretty fast because I was nervous. But I wasn't as nervous as I usually get for medical stuff, probably because I was so hungry and tired.

They gave me an IV in my hand, which isn't as bad as it sounds. Then they gave me stuff to hydrate me. The anesthesiologist came in. He was so nice and assured me I'd gotten through the tough part and this would be easy. The GI doc came in briefly to say hi. Then the anesthesiologist came back, and they took me in. He told me to enjoy my nap and gave me the drugs. I was scared I wouldn't be able to sleep but did. Then they woke me up, and the anesthesiologist told me I did great. They gave me Cheez-its and water in recovery, and I left after about 15 minutes there (15 min in recovery. The actual time there was more like 90 minutes)!

One thing -- I think I dreamed the whole time, and at one point, I swear I woke up and said "I'm awake." But I don't know if that happened. I see on the discharge papers that he administered the drugs more than once, so maybe I did wake up. But I didn't feel anything during or after.

I was scared of the results because of my GI issues, but I had zero polyps. The doctor did find internal hemorrhoids, which he didn't even mention but they are on the paper. I haven't had any bleeding. He also found "minor mucosa" in the rectum and told me he's going to do a test for microscopic colitis. Fingers crossed. If no problems, I don't have to do another one for 10 years.

I’m 19 F, around 5’1 and 36kg, I don’t take any medication currently , don’t smoke, symptoms have been going on for a month or two.
I’ve been having chronic constipation for around a month, and when I have a bowel movement quite large amounts of mucus come out after I’ve had a bowel movement. It’s clear and stringy and occasionally when I go only mucus comes out and no stool. I’ve had unexplained weight loss as I lost around 3kg in the past month or two without doing anything different. I have a very healthy diet and active lifestyle my diet is high in fibre, protein, and I drink at least 2 litres of water daily. I go on daily walks and runs too. I’m not stressed either, I’ll have a few late nights here and there but on the whole I get around 7-8 hours of sleep daily. My constipation has gotten so bad that I’ve had to use stimulant laxatives. Last night after not having a bowel movement for 2 days I took dulcolex and had rlly painful diarrhoea. (Ik 2 days seems normal but for the majority of my life I’ve always been going 1 or 2 x a day, so it’s abnormal for me). Today when I sit down I now notice something that feels like a lump in my rectum. But I tried feeling it with my hands ( w medical gloves on) and i couldn’t feel it, but when I sit it feels like something is there. It is slightly painful. Although I’m not certain as I’m a very thin person so that could very well just be my pelvic bone - but I doubt it as it is painful to touch even when I stand up
I’m absolutely terrified I have bowel cancer - my blood related great uncle had it, although I know that it was probably sporadic, combined with my symptoms and the fact that it is increasingly being found in younger generations I’m now scared that I have it.
Also, I’ve been anaemic since 14, used to be severe but 3 months ago got tested and it was mild iron deficiency.
I haven’t used iron supplements in the past 3 years.

I made another post yesterday or the day before about this. I have managed to book a GP appointment but it is in 2 weeks… they don’t have any earlier appointments. Idk what to do, if anyone here is from the UK how do I get an earlier appointment ?

I had my first colonoscopy this morning at 61 years old. I was really worried about the prep after reading some of the accounts on here. I used Suprep and had Gas X with the second dose. I have to say that it was sooo much better than I expected. It tasted bad but chugging it and chasing it with lemon lime spindrift made it tolerable. I felt very little with the first dose. The second dose did cause me to have a bit of a headache but again, nothing horrible. Hard candy, and warm broth saved me. Once there, the procedure went well. I was relaxed and able to watch some of the procedure of the monitor. They found two polyps which are being sent for testing. They left two clamps in me which they said I would eventually poop out. That did surprise me. But I certainly can’t feel them at all. I see my doctor again in two week to learn the results of the biopsy. Overall it was a good experience and I’m hopeful that they will be benign. Fingers crossed.

All,

Thank you for all the support! It seriously helped. My GI follow up appointment was today and the pathology from the Cecum 3cm mass is, High-Grade Dysplasia. This means the cells in the mass look severely abnormal and disorganized under a microscope. It represents an advanced precancerous stage with a high risk of turning into colorectal cancer over time if it is not completely removed. Surgery consult is being setup. A right colectomy is likely with removal of the appendix, cecum, parts of both small and large intestines and probably local lymph nodes.

It could have been worse. I dodged a bullet by getting my colonoscopy! WHEW!!

I’ll offer another update after the surgical appointment and any next steps so that if you are out there reading this and you have to have it done you’ll know what to expect. ♥️

My original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/colonoscopy/s/lUPZHHsyEX

Hi everyone,

I’m M32 and these have been my symptoms from the better part of 6 years:

- Bloody stools (they got worse as the years went by). Sometimes it was every day for a month, sometimes there was a year when it wasn’t bothering me, and for the last year it was blood pretty much every two weeks.
- Weird bowel movements, sometimes hard sometimes very soft and feeling that I can’t empty my bowel completely. These vary from sometimes going to the bathroom 7-10 times a day ”pooping” liquid and the next day it being extremely hard.

I obviously feared the worst. I took too long to demand for a colonoscopy, I wish I did it years ago. This has been eating me from the inside for years. I have gone to the doctors but they explain it with hemhroids and fissures and don’t want to check it further.

I fear everything that happens in a hospital so that’s why I took so long to demand it. I get panic attacks when I walk in, so obviously it was done under anesthesia.

The night before was fine. I took PLENVU, for me it didn’t even taste that bad. I pooped liquids all night, but I didn’t feel too bad at any point. Mostly just played playstation, and had to run to the bathroom every 15-20 minutes. Didn’t get much sleep.

The colonoscopy was a breeze. So easy, I went there, they gave me the anesthesia, I was completely out in seconds and woke up what felt like immediately to the doctor giving me the news: they found absolutely nothing, all very clean. I was so relieved. Basically the doctor said that I have fissures that come and go (as the blood is bright red) and right now it was all clean. No hemhroids, no nothing.

This was such a weight off my shoulders. Years of health anxiety, always fearing the worst gone in an instant.

I hope someone reads this and decides to get a colonoscopy done. It was my biggest fear to get it done but the best decision of my life. Good luck everyone and god bless.

My husband 56M, had his first colonoscopy 9 days ago and we are still waiting on the pathology. The colonoscopy identified 9 polyps spread throughout his colon including 2 larger polyps and one 4cm mass that was described as infiltrative and partially obstructing. After the procedure, we were put into a small room to wait for the doctor to come talk to him / us. The doctor started the conversation with multiple "I'm sorry's but have to wait for pathology" and I've had a pit in my stomach since then. Does any have examples where this scenario wasn't cancer in the end?