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rox53
      01/13/06 05:29 PM
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It was 6 years since had all my tests and sigmoidoscopy done. I went to my GI the other day and told him that I still have pain in my stomach but that my stool is now formed and no D. He told me that I should not still have symptoms and that he wants to do a colonoscopy now since it has been 6 years since.

I don't understand why I need to go through the tests again. He made it seem that I need to do the tests every few years.

I was wondering if he just wants me to do it again because he wants more money? I hope not.




It sounds like your doctor is just being cautious. I think a doctor taking continued abdominal pain seriously is a good thing. Odds are he won't find anything this time either, but I'd be more upset if he wasn't checking.

As for having to repeat a colonoscopy every few years, the usual interval is 10 and for people with risk factors - like me for reasons other than IBS - the interval is 5 years.

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