COLONOSCOPY

[fossicker]

Gooday,

I have been short listed for a colonoscopy to exclude bowel cancer. The first step is to speak with the surgical consultant. I believe a local anesthetic may be administered. Currently I am on a low dose of Ibrutinib. What are other peoples experience regarding the stopping and starting of Ibrutinib for this procedure.

Cheers

[Bribin]

hi,

I had two such investigations while taking IBRUTINIB, neither time was I instructed to stop taking it. Neither time did I have local anesthetic because it would have extended my time in outpatients by 2-3 hours, during both procedures I experienced only very mild discomfort.

John

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

Hi fossicker,

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I've had 2 colonoscopies while on different BTK inhibitors. My CLL expert and the gastroenterologists advised that I could have the colonoscopy without pausing ibrutinib or acalabrutinib, but if polyps were found- they could not remove them due to bleeding risk.

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So to avoid having to have 2 cleanout procedures in the same year, I opted to pause BTKis for both procedures, and the first one had no polyps, but the second found 2, that were "zapped" off immediately.

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Len

[Mondlee in reply to lankisterguy]

do they do biopsy on your polyps? I had done my colonoscopy yesterday and found 3 polyps, 1 which is a 1.5cm one and so it is going for biopsy and I’m worried

[lankisterguy Volunteer in reply to Mondlee]

Hi Mondlee

I believe the docs will biopsy everything they remove from anywhere in or on you that can be examined by a pathologist.

Len

[Mondlee in reply to lankisterguy]

Hi lankisterguy,

My biospy result came back , 1.5cm is mild dsypastia, lucky it’s being cut off, worried me

[FMHC66]

Hi - I’m also waiting on colonoscopy appt & my consultant said to pause Ibrutinib for 3 days before procedure. Hope all goes well