So worried

Hi Rainbowstar and a warm welcome to the board. Yes this is a stressful time but once you have a treatment plan in place then things will honestly feel a bit better. 

The fact that the appointment has come through so quickly could purely be due to timings? They may try to do all consultations on Mondays, the consultant might be on holiday in the near future so wants to see your hubby before then? I’ve just had a look back at my timeline in 2016 and I had the colonoscopy on 22/7, scans on 3/8, mri on 8/8 and saw the consultant on 9/8. 

They always suggest that someone comes with you as there can be a lot of information to take in and I was like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Take a pen and paper so you can jot down a few notes and any questions that you might have. I’ve attached a link to a booklet that I was given at my first appointment which might give you a heads up?

https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/Bowel_Cancer_UK_Your_Pathway_V10.pdf

A low residue diet is recommended as it is gentle on the bowel rather than a high fibre diet which can be a bit rough! There’s some ideas in the link below but it’s basically beige!

 Low Residue Diet 

Please let us know how the meeting goes and we’ll be happy to help and support you both through this

Take care

Karen x

ps stay away from google - it can be scary and out of date. If you click on people names then their profile page may show their treatment to date and you can ask anything you like - nothing too daft or embarrassing on here 

Hey. 
When my dad was diagnosed, they said with a cancer diagnosis they ALWAYS ask to bring someone with you, they told us the more ears in the room the better, lots of information to take in. 
The fact the appointment is soon, doesnt mean it is bad news, its just what they do , all depends what days MDT meetings are on. 
I know its hard, but will get easier once youve been given a proper diagnosis and treatment plan. 
hope everything goes well at his appointment x

Thank you so much for your kind reply. 

Thanks so much for the advice and kind words.