@A MyBCTeam Member, I have like 10 pre-cancerous polyps in my stomach. I suspect your polyps and mine are the result of the chemical treatments we got. Because those are very bad for mucosa, which includes places like stomach, intestines and colon. It’s only when the doctors look that they can find those. All the mouth sores etc that women experience from chemo, it’s not just in the mouth! It’s all the way through our bodies. So no surprise there are polyps that pop up later. These are the real side effects that they don’t talk about. Don’t panic though, they’ll remove them and will monitor you regularly.
A trick for colonoscopies: to avoid the anus irritation from all the cleansing prior to it, I’ve been using a baby butt rash cream! It’s helped tremendously and I haven’t felt any pain whatsoever. I am surprised doctors don’t prescribe such an easy thing.

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Hugs for everyone. Sending you all strength and comfort.

I agree. Cancer is a huge $$$$$ maker. This is why I don't believe there will ever be a cure. Think how much money would be lost.

Thank you! Hugs are needed every day.

I have permanent neuropathy in my feet hands and part of my legs but I was not really aware of it until my chemo was over and I do weigh out the side effects vs. the treatment, and feel for me, that I am willing to live with these (at this time). I went into treatment with eyes wide open knowing that its a crap shoot for us to battle cancer and not come away with out some damage. these drugs are designed to kill our cancer cells but a lot of the healthy cells receive collateral damage.