Coming here a bit late but will say hello anyhow,
I had no symptoms, but did a routine screening FIT back in late May which came back positive, and the resulting colonoscopy in July flagged up a 50mm tumour in my sigmoid colon, as well as three polyps, two of which were removed there and then and the other left in situ as close to the tumour. CT scan the next day suggested the cancer was confined to that tumour. I had surgery in late August (left hemicolectomy) which went well. Histology showed that tumour was graded T3, with no lymph nodes affected (they looked at 24), so Stage 2 overall.
The consultant originally recommended a follow up course of adjuvant chemo, but on my initial appointment with the oncologist was told that further analysis had shown I was MSI-H and so chemo would not be beneficial and he could not recommend me having it. As a follow up I've been referred over to the genetics team to explore if I might have Lynch syndrome. The initial CT scan I had the day after my colonoscopy also flagged up a 'bulky uterus', so I'm currently having that looked into.
I have my next follow up with the colorectal team in December and will be monitored for five years, but feel incredibly thankful to the screening program for picking this up early and lucky to have had such prompt and efficient treatment from the NHS.
