GP referring me for tests after increase In symptoms

Sid31 13 days ago

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Hi everyone

I posted over a week ago about some symptoms I have been having. I found some tiny streaks of blood two weeks ago when I was doing a home fit test which came up,as inconclusive.

Luckily my husband contacted the company and they sent another test and I started to do the first day but on the paper was blood. Rang the GP who has examined me and looked at the picture I took, we used to do this after the vet asked for them when our dog was poorly and I thought it is a good idea.
The GP looked and said after an examination it wasn’t piles and due to how it looks it has come from up inside my bowel.
He was very good but came and sat next to me and said it could be bowel cancer.
I have been given two fractal pots one for a fit test and one for inflammation, he did say about chohn’s disease but I thought that caused diarrhoea which I don’t have ever.

I have blood tests booked Tuesday one is for ovary markers and he did mention cancer of the ovary which worried me.

Once the results are back he has said if they show blood on the fit test I will be fast tracked for bowel cancer and if it shows inflammation I will have a colonoscopy.

If I hadn’t been doing the test today I wouldn’t have seen the blood, it looked like something had bleed after being cut and I’m guessing that’s why he is leaning to it being cancer along with my dad having bowel cancer at around my age.

Im trying really hard not to worry and take some deep breaths. I do feel short on breath recently and have had this pain down my left side for some time so I am worried because I havnt really seen the blood only when doing the test I could have been having blood a lot longer.

court 12 days ago

Hi Sid31

You are doing all the right things and at this stage it really is a case of ruling out rather than ruling in .

Out of every 500 people who screen only ten will have blood present and out of those ten people only one will have cancer .

Other conditions like diverticulitis etc can cause bleeding .
It’s easy to feel scared though . My friend had every symptom of bowel cancer recently including a positive fitt test and her colonoscopy was great .

I wish you every success .
Court

Helpline Number 0808 808 0000

Sid31 12 days ago in reply to court

Thank you very much for your reply. As the day has gone on those little thoughts become more difficult to push away. We have had so many difficult times in the last seven years we don’t ever seem to come to a place of time to just breath and recover. That is so kind of you to explain how often it isn’t cancer. This forum is amazing and it has really helped me to read your message.

Mrs M38 12 days ago in reply to Sid31

Hi Sid,

I am in the same position. Positive FIT and high calprotectin too. I have a colonoscopy booked for 15th October after having the results back yesterday - so it feels super scary that they are getting me in quick.

Those pesky little voices in the back of your head, hey! It’s hard not to think the worst.

I really wish you well :)

Jen.T 12 days ago in reply to Mrs M38

I went to an appointment with a specialist nurse on Thursday and I’m booked in for a colonoscopy next Wednesday. Your colonoscopy is within the two week rule so don’t read too much into it.

Sid31 12 days ago in reply to Mrs M38

I really understand how you are feeling. Those little voices just seem to have a way of creeping in dont they. :( but reading so many people’s experiences on here does give us hope that even if the outcome isn’t the one we would want there definitely is a lot of positivity. As COURT has said it’s not a given and I was thinking last night (well in the night) at least we have taken all the steps we can to make sure if there is anything we will have hopefully caught it as soon as possible. I have always gone for screenings offered in the past but I think I’ve always been a bit .. I’m fine nothing is going to show up and until last year nothing did. Then I had a scare with a possibility of something nasty in my gallbladder that completely threw me. It was a game changer the first time anything had come back. I didn’t deal very well with it but it’s taught me to try and look after myself both mentally and physically. I have to admit yesterday I failed miserably on the mentally so my challenge now is to try and work on the anxiety and stress. No doubt it will be a bit of a challenge but talking on this group is already helping.
I will be thinking of you on the 15th and sending positive vibes.

take care x