Polyp tested positive for cancer cells

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Hello. I am new to this. I have never been on a message board before

so if I do something stupid please forgive. I am extremely scared

right now and don't really have anywhere to turn to. For the past

year I have had severe pain and pencil shaped stools which my primary

care physician kept diagnosing as IBS and giving me Zelnorm. Finally

I convinced him to let me see a Gastroenterologist. Well, they did a

colonoscopy where they found a colon polyp, and they went ahead and

removed it during the procedure, just yesterday I went in to get the

upper GI done, and the Gastroenterologist told me that the biopsy for

the polyp came back cancerous so she wants me to get another

colonoscopy in 3 years. Doesn't that sound a little long? What if it

comes back before that? Should I insist that she do something more,

or is this pretty routine? Everyone is acting like it is not big

deal. Also I have been in excruciating pain for a year. Shouldn't

they prescribe me something to help my pain? Are any of you on

something for the pain? Aside from that when I got the upper GI done

they told me that I have a hiatal hernia and stomach ulcers and they

put me on Nexium. Does anyone know anything about Nexium? Shouldn't

she operate if I have a hernia? Do you think I should be more adamant

that they do something about my problems. I don't want to walk around

with a hernia and all this pain. Is there a way that I can somehow

get more support and help. I am scared and my quality of life is

awful. Please let me know if you have any advice. Thanks for your help