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Old 04-25-2013, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
Do you think it is harmful to have a colonoscopy every five years?
I have been on a 3 year cycle since having bleeding polyps in 1999..... Non cancerous. And unfortunately I have had a polyp or two each time. Last one no polyps. And if none again this year then go to every 5 years.

The only "bad" is the usual risk of anesthesia or a puncture of the colon which are very rare out of all colonoscopies ever done.

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