Colon Surgery During Pregnancy Posted: 05-11-05 09:57am
A week ago my doctor performed a
colonoscopy on me and found a large,
ulcerated tumor. The biopsy showed that
it's benign. Because of the biopsy
results and 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.
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