I have a colon polyp that needs to be removed surgically but the doctor's first appointment is not till may. is this too long to wait?

Yes. : While your biopsy result may have been benign, we sometimes find cancers when removing the entire polyp. If your appt isn't till may, your surgery could be 6-8 weeks away. That is simply too long to wait with this "cloud" of a possible cancer hanging over you. Ask your primary care doctor to contact that surgeon to get an earlier appt. If that's not possible, find another surgeon. Good luck!

No really: The polyp has taken months to years to develop, and a few more weeks will not be significant. Most likely, but not certainly, is benign.

Depends: Depends on size, shape, initial biopsy results, etc. Ask the GI doc who did procedure re: urgency of surgery.