Positive qfit test

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Hi all, just looking for some advice 

It all started around September when I suffered some pretty severe stomach cramps which prompted me to run to the loo - only to be confronted with a toilet bowl full of blood. Pretty graphic I know I do apologise. After a rectal exam, normal q fit test & sigmoidoscopy I was diagnosed with hemorrhoids & a small fissure.

since then my tummy problems have escalated, ive noticed more bleeding, diarrhoea a couple times a week and constipation. I’ve also noticed a dull ache on my lower right abdomen that comes & goes. Unsure if it’s due to anxiety or not (I’m a pretty anxious person) 

I had a follow up at the colorectal clinic & considering I was still having bleeding they pushed for another q fit test which turned out to be positive this time. Sitting at around 24 I’m sure. 
I spoke to my gp & he said I’m just slightly over as they go by anything above 20 is abnormal (I’m in Scotland by the way) 

I’ve been referred for a colonoscopy in the next 3 weeks but I’m absolutely beside myself with worry. 
I’m a 27 year old with a 2 year old boy & my heart just breaks at the thought of this being anything sinister. I have been reassured they are more concerned with numbers ranging into the 400/500 mark but I’m still over none the less. 

any advice would be hugely appreciated to calm this anxious mind! Thank you . X 

  • Hi Mamabear1,

    My name is Keith and I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurse Specialists

    Welcome to the online community we hope you will find the support and information helpful.

    This sounds like a really worrying time for you right now. There is no rule book in how anyone manages a situation like this. With uncertainty it does cause you to worry more. I would be more concerned about you if you didn’t have the thoughts you’re having right now.

    Uncertainty can cause what we call the fight or flight response which can affect your digestive track. This will also cause any discomfort which is already there to worsen in a lot of cases.

    You are in what we call the diagnostic phase of what is going on in your body right now. This brings so many unanswered questions and uncertainty. sometimes called what ifs. At this time, you have accept, its OK to be worried right now.

    Human nature in situations like this is usually always to go to the worst-case scenario. This isn’t always the case.

    So, you must experiment with different ways of deal with the uncertainty and take this one step at a time and use diversional techniques to help with this when those horrible thoughts run through your mind (what ifs).

    Looking at the following websites may be helpful, Anxiety UK, Every Mind Matters and Mood Zone

    However, in the meantime if you have any new or worrying or worsening symptoms before you attend for your colonoscopy, don’t ignore your body, always get them checked with the most appropriate health care professional either via your GP or 111 or 999.

     

    If you think it may be helpful why not give our support line a call and have a chat with one of our nurses.to discuss this in a little more detail if required.

    The Macmillan Support Line offers practical, clinical, financial, and emotional support. You can call us free from landlines and from most mobile phone networks on 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week, 8am – 8pm.

     

    take care.

    Keith, Cancer Information Nurse Specialist

    You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email.

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