Hi. I am 14 years since my bladder was removed and my new best friend was made (my stoma). I have not had any problems until recently when I started to bleed out of my stoma. CT scan didn’t show a reason and am now waiting for a Looposcopy. I am very concerned as all those years ago the first sign of cancer was this same symptom. Has anyone else had this.
Good morning lildix00 and a welcome to the group, although sorry to hear of your new concerns after all this time. I do not have a stoma so not much help, but hopefully someone with experience of a looposcopy will be along to offer some advice. I hope it all works out well for you. Best wishes.
I had a look to see if the Macmillan all forums 'search' function would come up with anything. If you enter the search term "bleeding from stoma" in inverted commas, it returned two posts from someone who may have had something similar 3 years ago. A later post from him indicated that the bleeding stopped after a while. I don't know how to link the thread or posts but try the search method which should take you there.
The internet suggests that bleeding from the skin at the stoma exit to the bag is relatively common. Bleeding from inside the stoma passage is less common. It is advisable to report any bleeding to your GP or stoma nurse so that it can be checked out to be on the safe side. Best wishes. Ray x
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