Colonoscopy During Pregnancy Posted: 03-18-05 16:27pm
I'm a 33 year old mother of two small
children and i'm 17 weeks pregnant with my
third!! :d unfortunately, I went to see
a specialist to discuss problems with my
colon (ie. Bloody stool, long-narrow
stool, etc), and he recommended a
colonoscopy. As you can imagine, I am
very concerned for my unborn child, and
what's most frustrating is that I cannot
find any statistics on the risk of
miscarriage from this procedure. Is
there anyone out there who can shed some
light on this grim scenario???
Many surgeries are performed on pregnant
women with no effects to the baby. With
a colonoscopy, which is a minimally
invasive procedure. It can be done with
or without any anesthesia. The use of
anesthesia would be the biggest concern
for the baby. However, anesthesiologists
and nurse anesthetists go to school for a
really long time to know how much and what
to give a pregnant woman. Did you bring
up your concerns to your doctor?
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wilson
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Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: GA
Colon Surgery During Pregnancy Posted: 05-10-05 16:23pm
A week ago my doctor performed a
colonoscopy on me and found a large,
ulcerated tumor. The biopsy showed that
it's benign and because of my age, 29
years old, my doctor does not believe it
to be malignant. However, he referred me
to a surgeon to have it removed.
Seven days after the colonoscopy i've
found out that i'm 6 weeks pregnant with
my first child. The surgeon says that
it's imperative I have the ulcerated tumor
removed immediately and he's not willing
to wait any longer than 3 months due to
the cancer risk.
Does anyone know the risk to the fetus
from having major colon surgery this early
on in a pregnancy? I can't seem to find
any information on this subject.
Thank you!
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haileyjayde
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Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Colon Surgery During Pregnancy Posted: 01-10-08 00:37am
Hello,
I was 21 weeks pregnant and had colon
surgery, my entire large intestine was
removed, and I was just wondering if
anyone else out there had had this type of
surgery during pregnancy.
Thank you.
