Hi everyone
I was diagnosed last week after a colonoscopy. I've not got any staging or anything yet, just been told the size of the tumour (4cm). It wasn't a terrible shock - I was pretty sure I had some kind of abdominal cancer, I just wasn't sure which bit. And I had a high FIT test before the colonoscopy so...
What is confusing me is that when I originally went to the GP four weeks ago I don't think I felt this ill. I didn't feel great, but I feel worse now. I don't know whether I am actually worse, whether I'm noticing things more, or whether it's psychological! I don't have any idea how quickly symptoms *might* progress.
My constipation is worse, and that's giving me a bit of pain, but It's the fatigue that is getting to me most. My appetite is still just as bad, but I am now making an effort to top up calories with easy to eat things in the hopes that gives me more energy.
What do you think? Sicker, paying more attention, or the stress of diagnosis?
