How would you approach this ?

Colonoscopies were both done by a surgeon not a GI dr
first was inconclusive because prep was not ideal
I did receive a call for the office after I made another call asking for clarification
Apparently there’s a polp where the original surgeon could not get to
Reason for colonoscopy age 72 and his mother had colon cancer in her 80’s
My husband refuses to sign up for any portal he doesn’t trust the internet lol
As mentioned in original post a phone consultation is set for 3 weeks after the colonoscopy to discuss results
this GI referral was a total surprise
We are in Ontario Canada

I am the guy that had the colonoscopy, 3 polyps gone for examination, should have results in a couple of weeks.

@cbadder99
It is great you had those 3 polyps found and removed. My son’s dad had the same last year (3 removed) and luckily had them come back benign. I had one polyp found in my early 40s and glad it was removed because I have a family history of colon cancer and many other cancers.

My hope is you get your pathology results quickly so you don’t need to wait and worry too long. My hope is also that they are benign and found early enough before any abnormal changes.

Thank you for your kind words.

Hi @cbadder99
My husband had several benign polyps removed the first go around
I hope your results are much the same

My guess is when he originally checked in those 2 peices of information got missed.

This is the problem with portals in medicine. Their end ASSUMES the pt is getting the lab path report, the lab path thinks the DOC got it, the DOC thought either the NURSE and or the PATIENT already got the news, the patient assumes the doctor and nurse are doing their job, the DOC and NURSE assume the computer geeks who convinced them the PORTAL is the best thing since sliced bread...and the list goes on.

ULTIMATELY it is the licensed personnel, ending with THE DOCTOR who are responsible for the patient. HE gets the BIG bucks for BIG responsibility.

The system has made an ASS out of your DOC because HE failed to cover his ASSumptions. Call the doctor, the administrator of his business. I suggest you do it in WRITING - stamped envelop. HE is causing patient harm in TWO ways; if the worst happens, sue them for suffering.

Unbelievably your description is nearly to the letter, the same as my result, waiting period, and inconclusive results on the first colonoscopy due to a prep that was less than perfect. I am now waiting for the results from the Dr. that preformed the colonoscopy. So far my family Dr. was able to tell me about 3 polyps and that they are out for cancer screening.
BTW I am a 72 yr. old male.

I’m due for a colonoscopy in a few weeks, I had my last one almost five years ago, they schedule you every three years if they find polyps, even benign ones. I’ve been having terrible pain and other symptoms in my bowels and onward to the colon so I’m nervous, I sometimes feel that they should do colonoscopies more frequently but I don’t think our government will pay for that.

I'm sure the call after the second colonoscopy was a surprise - I too was surprised that the surgeon did the colonoscopy, but I do know some protocols are different in Canada - especially in areas where docs in some specialties may be scarce.

Now that a few days have passed, did you get a call back explaining why he was referred? Have you been able to set up an appointment with the GI doc, or perhaps move up the phone consult to get some answers?

HHow is your husband handling all of this?