Comments on: Madeline Stockbridge: My Mayo Clinic Story https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/madeline-stockbridge-my-mayo-clinic-story/ News Resources Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Ray van Hilst https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/madeline-stockbridge-my-mayo-clinic-story/#comment-1775 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:43:00 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=2430#comment-1775 Thank you for sharing.

Lynch Syndrome runs in my family as well and I just had my first colonoscopy a few months ago. Even though my mom tested negative for Lynch, after finding 7 polyps my gastroenterologist was concerned enough he sent my biopsies off to Mayo for testing. Everything came back fine and now I’ll just have to have regular follow up colonoscopies.

The key thing though is for people to know if there’s a family history and get tested early. I’m not quite 40 and a day of discomfort is better than the alternative.

]]> By: Ray van Hilst https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/madeline-stockbridge-my-mayo-clinic-story/#comment-1776 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:43:00 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=2430#comment-1776 Thank you for sharing.

Lynch Syndrome runs in my family as well and I just had my first colonoscopy a few months ago. Even though my mom tested negative for Lynch, after finding 7 polyps my gastroenterologist was concerned enough he sent my biopsies off to Mayo for testing. Everything came back fine and now I’ll just have to have regular follow up colonoscopies.

The key thing though is for people to know if there’s a family history and get tested early. I’m not quite 40 and a day of discomfort is better than the alternative.

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