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Reply to "Getting scoped in years post-surgery"

Hello Mr. V.

happy new year and congrats on your long term positive pouch outcome.

I pray I will have your success in the future!

I have been told by both my surgeon and GI that yearly scopes are in order. Since my high grade dysplasia was in the rectum and the impetus for my choosing this path, I am going to follow their instructions for the first few years and then see what happens. My 87 yo mother in law is 17 years post surgery and has also had a perfect outcome. She has tapered off the yearly scopes at this point.

from my perspective if you are low risk then you are low risk, but not no risk.

At a certain point I will reach a certain age and unless I have a need to, I won’t scope  anymore.

Once I reach  a certain age, what am I going to do with the information? I don’t believe I would survive another major surgery to remove pouch, anus etc,  if cancer/dysplasia ocuured in the cuff.

But for now I am not going to worry about these possibilities and focus on recovery.

congrats again and may your good pouch function  continue forever!

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