tumours found during colonoscopy

Hi

Sorry to hear you have joined the group nobody really wants to be a member of!  But you will get a lot of support and help here!

The waiting is the worst but once you know what you are dealing with and the treatment available it gets much easier.

Having been where you are twice in my life, I understand how stressful it is!

A few things helped me.  Keeping busy doing things I enjoy.  Going for a walk, watching a  TV or a Box set.  Doing Sudoku or Candy Crush - anything thastops you thinking about it!

I found the app Headspace helped me enormously.  It uses mindfulness and there are free units but I paid the £10 a month subscription.  I used it a lot during treatment as well as when I was first diagnosed. It helped me deal with the negative thoughts that kept going round in my head! 

I had Stage 3 colon cancer twelve years ago and am absolutely fine so you stay positive as there are so many different treatments available.

Happy for you to personal message me if you want!

Take care!

Hi jacquiw10,ty for answering my post, i have sent you a friend request x

Hi and a warm welcome to the board from me too. The waiting for scan results and meetings is one of the worst parts and you will honestly feel a bit better once you have treatment plan in place. In the mean time:-

Do not google! The information is out of date and downright scary in places. Stay on here and ask anything you like - we are all at different stages and there is nothing too daft or embarrassing. If you want to know what treatment may lay ahead then I’ll happily send you a link to a couple of booklets but some people prefer just to know what they need to know from the meetings so it’s entirely up to you.

Break your treatment into steps. Focus on each stage of treatment and don’t worry about what might lie ahead until you get to it. Once the MDT (meeting of all the different consultants who might be involved) have decided on your course of treatment then they’ll give you an idea of what to expect.

Look after yourself - try to exercise and eat well but also treat yourself and have coffee and cake with friends.

Remember that Bowel Cancer is very treatable especially if caught early. I think Jac said she is 12 years clear and I’m just approaching 3. 

Please let us know how your meetings go - it will be a challenging year but we’re all here to support you and get you through it

Take care

Karen x

Hi @Nan-nan, absolutely do not google! Try to distract yourself as much as possible. Take someone with you to your consultation, write everything down & don’t be afraid to ask questions. I found it easier to deal with once I had a definite diagnosis & a treatment plan was put in place. I was where you are last December. The last 10 months have been difficult but I have now finished treatment & awaiting CT sca & colonoscopy in January. Message me questions if you like. 

Hi nan nan I have read you post and this is only way I seem to be able to reply. I also had a colonoscopy on Monday the 7th Oct and they found a likely tumour , they took biopsies and I got confirmation on Friday that’s it is cancer. I am now waiting for a CT scan . Like you I’m terrified right now and dreading the results of the CT scan. 

I’ve sent you a friend request .