Hello I am new and very anxious, well beside myself..

Hi Mandysm11,

The waiting is definitely not an easy thing to do...

I, like you also had blood in my stools, on the first colonoscopy they could only get 1 polyp out & the 2nd one needed more investigation, after the team looked at my case they thought it COULD be removed during a 2nd colonoscopy, it was THEN that they discovered the 3rd ‘TROUBLESOME’ polyp that had been causing the bleeding. I was so scared that it had grown between the timing of the 1st & 2nd 1st, but the consultant told me it had been THERE but must have been HIDING! This worried me possibly even more! Unfortunately, they couldn’t remove it during the colonoscopy so I met with a surgeon Who was confident it needed surgery. Only after surgery did the result let us know it had indeed been cancerous.. (The previous biopsy had said though there HAD been changes in the cells they hadn’t turned sinister) All I can say is I’m SO happy I went in the first place! If they were able to remove yours then that is such good news that surgery wasn’t needed  My only advice is to take each bit of news as it comes & try your best not to worry (EASIER SAID THAN DONE I KNOW!) I have found meditation, tapping & breathing exercises really are helping me (still now) & wish for you the best news possible

Suzy

Hi and a warm welcome to the board from me. Yes the waiting for results is very stressful and all you can do is try and keep busy and distracted. If it does turn out to be Bowel cancer then it is very treatable especially if caught early. 

Have you thought about giving the nurses on here a ring for a chat? It might help to talk to them and tell them how worried you are? The number is 0808 808 00 00

Please keep posting and let us know how you’re getting on

Take care

Karen x

Thank you Karen, I did and she was lovely and so helpful, many thanks x

Thanks Suzy, it certainly helps to talk to others who have experienced or are experiencing the mental anguish instead of people saying it's ok dont worry it will be fine. It's easy said when you are talking about someone else instead of yourself. I had a health scare about 10 years ago being diagnosed with a poplital aneurysm and was told I would need an arterial bypass, luckily narrowly avoided and I remember feeling like I was in a world surrounded by people yet I was all alone. I do try to keep myself busy i like to go running and i bought myself a book of crosswords but i have discovered i am useless at it and i am a cheat as i keep looking at the answers, lol. Anyway thank you for getting back to me and i hope that you are doing ok, you have been through alot, maybe yours was a sessile polyp as well, I am told they are flat and not as easy to detect. Anyway much love and best wishes to you. Take care x

Thanks so much for the well wishes Mandym11 

I also wish you all the best x

Hi Mandysm11, it, is horrible waiting for results. I think the anxiety is so hard to deal with. I’m on anti depressants. They are not working great. Sending hugs xx

I am a newbie here and was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and the ct scan revealed stage 4 bowel cancer.  Just coming to the end of tests - last one on Thursday is sigmoidoscopy.  These last few weeks have been pure hell and I get very tearful at times.  I am a 72 year old cancer widow for 15 years and it is worse living on my own even though my daughters support me.  Good to find I am not alone on this site.  Sending my love to all you lovely people. x

Hi Angie, it is a great comfort to be able to speak to others who can completely relate to that feeling of being so overwhelmed. It must be very though having to have to go through this living alone, it's good to know that you are being supported by your daughters. I was advised at the height of my anxiety to speak to one of the Macmillen nurses on the phone as my mind was going crazy via the helpline which I did and she was so lovely and helpful and i certainly felt a little calmer after the call. Sending you my warmest wishes x