Bowl Cancer

Hi 

So sorry to hear about your very difficult day ! 
You have certainly been through a lot lately and I am so sorry you have some more to face ! 
No wonder your mind went blank as that was a totally unexpected diagnosis with absolutely no preparation at all. .

I hope your heart was ok ! 
Bowel cancer caught early has lots of treatment options and a good prognosis. We are most certainly here to support you through this and ease the fears that surface . 
I hope tomorrow goes ok . Once you find out the location of the bowel tumour  we can assist you further . 
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/_images/Bowel%20cancer_English_tcm9-321782.pdf

I have included a link to some information on bowel cancer and covers some helpful questions to ask your dr about bowel cancer . If you feel up to it . I really feel for you as it is such a shock and overwhelming when you thought it was a completely different issue .

Thinking of you ,

Court 

Good morning Court!

Thank you so much for such a quick response, very kind of you!
My heart is fine, only raised amylase, which didn’t seem to be of concern. As I was trying to recall our conversation last night, I now remember him saying there is a thickening. One thing he did say is, lucky for me that I came in yesterday as it could’ve gone undetected. 

I kept thinking back to my grandmother who passed away with bowl cancer, and my most recently, my brother. The type of stomach cancer he had is hereditary, and he started with bowl problems, my mind did race a little! 

Thank you for the link, I shall have a look and be a little more prepared this morning! 

Kind regards 

Ruth 

Gosh , so pleased to hear your heart is fine . Whilst a very difficult situation to face I think the Dr might be right ! An incidental finding that has the potential to save life ! 
My friend changed GP practice and got called a year early for a mammogram. They told her just to go ahead anyway and found an early stage cancer too! Now she has gotten over the shock the family are struck by the aspect of ending up in the system early and benefits that she will have long term . However they also acknowledge no one wants this to happen ! 

Hope today goes ok for you . I take it that you might have bypassed the whole scanning and waiting aspect ! Have they got enough information to take forward ? 

Keep in touch and we are thinking of you !

Court