I travelled very far from home to have my surgery done by Robert Beart up at USC. You're quite a bit closer. http://www.colorectalsurgeryin...te.org/dr-beart.aspx
That was 10 years ago. I've been quite pleased with the result.

Thank you so much!

I also traveled to see Dr. Robert Beart. He is no longer at USC; he's at Glendale Memorial. I think his office is right next door to the hospital and is named the Institute of Colorectal Diseases. You can Google him.

Sue

Please give him my regards if you see him! I used to send him a thank-you note every year, but I've gotten lazy.

Is the dysplasia localized or diffusely spread out in the colon? I had the same issue--in the form of an adenomatous polyp. Because of my long UC history (which turned out to be Crohns after the colectomy) and my family history of colon cancer, they lopped the entire colon out. Many people have a good result with this procedure. I am one who did not. I only wish I had done a little more research before hand, but I didn't know what I didn't know. In retrospect, since it was localized, I wish I had had a resect instead of a total colectomy and not because of the diagnosis of Crohns. It has been very challenging to say the least.That was 16 years ago. I won't go into details here, but if you want to know more, you'll ask. Otherwise, ask a lot of questions from the doctors and do your homework.