@Lauren Of Emerald City posted:Strange, I appreciate your opinions and the St. Mark opinions but I disagree with not getting scoped yearly. A lot of things require yearly check-ups in life whether something is wrong or not. When you wait until something happens it is often too late. You do not always feel tumors, cancers, and other stuff. I urge everyone to try to be adamant about yearly check-ups, if you still disagree, I respect every one's opinions and respect every thinking- I just do not agree.
I’m pleased you appreciate mine and the opinion of St Marks Hospital in regard to yearly rectal screening.
However, the eminent Surgeons at St Marks must know what they are talking about, otherwise the Hospital wouldn’t have gained such a reputation.
Their logic, which is based on medical knowledge and expertise, is that patients such as myself; are no more at risk of developing cancer than the general population; thus elective pouchoscopies are unnecessary.
Therefore, I much prefer to follow the recommendation of the Worlds leading Colorectal Hospital rather than the opinion of a web forum member; but thanks for your concern.