Worried this might be anal cancer

also if you are in pain, they should move the colonoscopy up or send you to a place that can do it sooner

and best wishes and strength be yours as you become a strong advocate for yourself
GI is who did the analscope as part of my diagnostics and she could see the small mass on the left ..after the colonoscopy yielded a visual we were not expecting Time is always of the essence and the more clinicians you have involved the better, All I wanted was the facts,, not suppositions or guesswork , Took months !! Looking back, I wish I had insisted on timely and complete diagnostics,, I am sure I felt more comfortable with the hemmoroid path than imagining it was cancer !! My bedroom looked like CVS .. Wrong path!!! Best to you!!

Thanks for the info. I also have had aching in that area. Will mention it to my GI dr next week.
Glad you are able to get into Mayo.
Best wishes for full recovery.

I had pain ...stinging aching in rectum .. I was misdiagnosed with internal hemorrhoids fir months until I could get a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy showed the tiny 2cm mass and the edges were non malignant but the Surgeon didn't agree w that. So
I then had an anal scope in

office.. then a complete biopsy

under anesthesia which
revealed squamous cell
carcinoma anal cancer
All the while. Hard to sit!! Pain in rectum

Off to Mayo .. never regretted it. Superior care .

Can I ask why you did the immunotherapy for anal cancer?

May I ask what symptoms you had that lead to the diagnosis? I am concerned about possibly having this with my indications. Colonoscopy not scheduled till next month

I'm 73. Anal cancer discovered 6 months ago by colonoscopy

Denied by whom? Your insurance? A provider?

I’m no expert, but it was my understanding that because polyps are slow growing repeated tests are not required after a certain age.

Hi and welcome, I am sorry to hear that you’re being denied colonoscopy, but really don’t understand why, did they not want to check you out when they found polyps because it just seems odd, how did they find the polyps? I feel that it might be best if you could find another doctor to help you get more help with this, sometimes it takes some looking around to get the right help, good luck with this problem.

Hi!

I'm new here and I have a question. Has anyone else been denied colonoscopies because of their age, even when they are producing pre-cancerous polyps?

Thank you for your input.

Janet