Hi everyone
My partner came home from hospital with leaflets, one titled “What is Cancer” and I can’t remember the other one as my partner whisked them away when I started to panic. They have said they ‘can’t rule out cancer’, but how normal is it to receive these leaflets before diagnosis?
He went to the Dr’s last week and was referred to SDEC the next day. He’s had a long history of bowel issues, and a pile for at least two years. From looking at his notes they wanted to rule out a GI bleed, but were concerned that the pile isn’t a pile.
They did blood tests, which showed high WBC, an ultrasound which I don’t think showed anything, and requested additional fecal samples (a FIT test and looks like others to rule out Crohns/IBS). When he went to the bathroom, he noticed the pile was now a small fist size. He said it definitely wasn’t like that a few weeks ago. He is to go back on Tuesday for more tests.
He has had other symptoms such as night sweats, lethargy, nausea, no appetite, and yesterday a trip to A&E for thunderclap headaches, which a brain CT showed as clear.
Obviously we are thinking the worst despite it potentially being a multitude of other things, but I am concerned the doctors are preparing us for the worst. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and appreciate any insight (good or bad)!
