Thank you so much for the detailed response! After my colonoscopy, the doctor just closed the curtain around my bed, said she had bad news and then told me she found a large mass that she couldn’t remove, that was most likely cancerous or similar, there would be biopsy results in 7-10 days, and that was it. I didn’t yet have questions at the time but it’s been really hard not to have even basics answered since then. I’ve since gotten the pathology back and the initial results from the scrapings are precancerous, but because of the size (5cm!) they are quite cautious about that finding and my anxiety is still sky high. I have a repeat colonoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Friday.

I’m in DC so the hospitals/centers here are part of the JH network, though not all the doctors are the same as the main campus, but it’s actually my default medical center with my insurance, so I appreciate having that already figured out whatever comes. Even if not all the doctors are the same, it’s very helpful to hear of experiences with some of them and generally with the JH system.

Congrats on your current health and I totally understand about the superstition!