I’m barely a week after a near 200 FIT and surprised at how scared.

PaulT42 2 hours ago

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Hi everyone,

I’m new here, Paul aged 42.

I had a weird job interview situation, I won’t bore anyone with it but I worked myself up about it I found myself with frequent diarrhoea enough to see the doc.

By the time the test showed up I’d bounced back, got the job and thought no more of it. Then last week came the call of a high FIT test 180.

I just got a telephone appointment presumably with a consultant after being put on the 2 week referral. Is this normal I was hoping for the colonoscopy ASAP.

I’m a lecturer at a college so up on show in front plenty teenagers daily and while at first I was actually alright. Especially after getting some bloods and all being within normal ranges, I’m shocked and disappointed in myself at how much I’m mentally spiralling, especially tonight. I see all of you guys on here be so strong and calm, but I can’t get it out my head. I always expect the worst as a defensive mechanism but in this case I think I’m my own worst enemy.

Anyway didn’t know where to voice anything, so sorry get it off my chest here. Better than unloading on my partner, who just left her nursing job in palliative care at St Oswolds today.

KeenRunner 13 minutes ago

By far the unknown is the worst bit, where you're waiting and inevitably think about the worst possible outcome.

There are many examples of a high FIT test and it not being cancerous. I think I've seen quoted on here it's 1 in 10 colonoscopies that result in a cancer diagnosis.

Try to be kind to yourself and don't beat yourself up about worrying - it's very natural to. But remember through this forum you're going to see a lot more examples of the more unlucky colonoscopies.

Fingers crossed it all goes okay!