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Deb1987 8 days ago

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Positive Fit test

Hi,

I realise it's very early to be worried but I needed to unload.

Im a 38 year old female in general good health except for asthma. I recently had a strange episode at work where I suddenly got very hot, sweat dripping off me, breathing because very fast and shallow and my vision got blurry. My stomach started to cramp and I ran to the toilet and had the worse dhiarreah I've ever experienced. As soon as this passed I felt much better and took 2 imodium to get through the day thinking I probably had a bug as I work with very young children. I felt off for 2 days but continued to take imodium just to avoid the toilet. When I got home I went to the toilet and filled the toilet with bright red blood, no poo just blood. The days following this I continued to pass small amounts of darker blood and blood clots. I booked an appointment with my GP who asked me to do a regular stool sample and a FIT bowel cancer screening stool test. The results came back within 2 days and the FIT test was positive with a result of over 400. I've been fast tracked on a 2 week wait to the colorectal team and I'm absaloutly terrified. Everything feels like a symptom now, every twinge or ache. I'm checking my stool obsessively and noticed I'm going more often and usually have mucus in the poo. I've also lost about half a stone which I realise isn't huge especially as I'm not exactly slim but that's worried me more than anything because my entire life I've struggled to lose weight, tried every diet and new fad and haven't been trying recently.

I don't know what I'm asking if anything, I just needed to unload!

Thanks for listening.

Fluffy7026f7b663 8 days ago

Very sorry to read where you are right now.

Know it’s very hard to do this but just try and take one day at a time running ahead won’t be helpful. Thinking of you

Kareno62 8 days ago

Hi Deb1987 and a warm welcome to the board. The FIT test has detected blood in your stool and the colonoscopy will check to see what is causing it. Only 1 in 10 results in a bowel cancer diagnosis and the blood could be caused by colitis, ibs, crohns, diverticulitis but it’s important to get checked out.

Mucus in the stool is normal and the aches and pains may well be stress related so keep your head where your feet are and wait until you know what you’re dealing with.

Ive attached a link to a post about managing stress which may help and please le5vus know how you get on?

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum/f/general/301945/controlling-fear-anxiety-and-panic-2

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

Deb1987 8 days ago in reply to Kareno62

Thank you I appreciate the replies

Deb1987 4 days ago in reply to Kareno62

Hi everyone,

I've had an eventful few days with everything taking a turn for the worse! I started getting severe left sided stomach ache on Saturday night and eventually ended up vomiting a fair bit of blood. After a chat on the phone with 111 they decided I should be checked at A&E so off I went. I've spent the last few days as an inpatient but still don't seem to know much more. I had bloods done which showed my infection marker was up, crp levels were very high which they said indicated high inflammation levels and it also showed that I'm anemic. They did an abdominal xray which showed fecal impactation so I've been on laxatives since Saturday and not passed more than a tiny hard stool which they took for a stool test. I'm still bleeding from my rectum, very dark blood. They decided they needed to look at my stomach as a matter of urgency due to vomiting blood so I had an endoscopy which wasn't pleasant at all! Nothing at all was found in my stomach or the top bit of bowel they could see. I've been discharged today with laxatives and pain meds and the consultant is going to call me regarding a sigmoidoscopy. They decided this was more appropriate that a colonoscopy for now but I still don't know why really. Right now I'm feeling exhausted from lack of hospital sleep but even more terrified as I seem to be getting even more nasty symptoms.

Kareno62 4 days ago in reply to Deb1987

Hi Deb. Oh you poor thing - that sounds horrendous. I hope the laxatives kick in and you manage to have a bit of a ‘clear out’ but please go back if things don’t start to improve - a blocked bowel can be serious

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

HazelHedgehog 4 days ago in reply to Deb1987

Hi Deb.
That’s sounds horrible - you are really going through the wringer with all this. I’d second Karen’s comment about getting back there if the laxatives don’t move anything through. A blocked bowel needs attention. Fingers crossed the laxatives help and you get that appointment for a sigmoidoscopy soon. Difficult in the circumstances I know but try to get some rest. Sending you a big virtual hug.