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Preventing sessile serrated adenomas

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jul 15 9:24am | Replies (19)

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Hi , just wanted to check in and see how you are doing these days. I just found that I have 2 sessile serrated adenomas and I’m kinda scared. Thanks

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Hello there. I am good, thank you. My three very large SSA’s were removed, and another colonoscopy a year later (in 2024) showed that they hadn’t grown back yet. One fairly small adenoma of another type was found and removed as well. I have been scheduled to return for another colonoscopy two years from this most recent one. I have gathered that the absolute best thing for folks like us to do is to stay vigilant with the colonoscopies. There is guidance on the monitoring frequencies, and we can expect to go in more often for these procedures (I expect to eventually settle in to a frequency of once every 2-3 years, depending). Regarding prevention, I haven’t found any advice beyond the usual. Once I make it past a colonoscopy and the labs come back negative for cancer, I try to put it all out of my mind until the next scan. My advice for the interim period is to take care of yourself and once you have the basic info down about SSA’s, do not immerse yourself in Internet info or GI publications because that can get to be too much. These are tricky adenomas, but they can certainly be managed.