I had a colonoscopy a few months ago and they found a small polyp. I thought I was a bit young for that (27) but my dad died of colon cancer so I was glad that it was caught early. It was benign, but it was the type that can turn into cancer. I have to go for another colonoscopy in 3 years and if it is clear, it will be every 5 years.
My concern is that I had a sigmoidoscopy & barium enema 13 months before that which was all clear. I thought that polyps took a long time to form, so I am afraid maybe it was a "fast growing" polyp since it was only a year later. The doctor did say it was small, so I guess it could have been missed on the other tests.
Does anyone know anything about polyps or have any input? I am trying hard not to Google!