Had my first colonoscopy, got my biopsy results back today.
I'm 40 and never had any real health issues before. After some concerning bloody bowel movements off and on the past year ( I thought they were just hemorrhoids). I got a colonoscopy scheduled and done. They found several masses in the deep rectal region and I'm not going to lie that alone scared the hell out of me.
Today I got the results back and while it's not outright cancer, they found it to be "fragments of tubulovillous adenoma with high grade dysplasia", precancerous. Still scary but not the worst case scenario. My doctor is urging me to get it removed asap, the mass is too spread out to remove during a colonoscopy.
I'm one part relieved, another part anxious, I haven't had positive experiences navigating our healthcare system in the US and I know I'm not completely out of the woods yet.