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Hi everyone! Not been on here for a long time! just wanted to hear others experiences! so back in November 2022 I had an Extended right hemicolectomy they removed 20 inches of large bowel, 1.5 inches of small bowel removed. Since then my bowels have...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed last October at a colonoscopy after a routine screening test that came through the door on or around my 56th birthday! Thank god for screening tests. They gave me the bad news at the colonoscopy and it could not have been...
Oh well. I’m having a colonography on Wednesday. My decision, not because anything is wrong. I hope. Just for peace of mind. My last colonoscopy 5 1/2 years was clear. Everything for nearly 10 years! years has been ok as well. So why am I doing this?...
Are there any incontinence pants for bowel leakage for men. My son is loosing mucus from his bottom He has a stoma
Hi everyone I should be asleep, but instead just led here thinking about upcoming check ups. Today has been one of those fed up days! And just now I heard people laughing outside which made me shed a tear, as I'm here over thinking! I'm sure I'm not...
My sister is 42 and around 5 weeks ago started noticing a significant amount of blood in her stools accompanied by pain in her abdomen. she had her colonoscopy last week and they have found a large tumour approximately 12cm into her small intestine. To...
Hi, I’m 73, male, and moved from Brighton to Valencia in Spain 9 years ago, luckily before Btexit, so have access to the Spanish public health system. A year ago I came back from a large funeral in Brighton with what was probably Noravirus, 6 weeks...
Hi I am new to this forum. I collapsed in early October 2023 with a blockage in the bowel which was found to be cancer. Ironically it was the day I received the letter stating my bowel cancer test was negative. Had emergency surgery including a colostomy...
Diagnosed in March 2022 with stage 4 bowel cancer which had spread to the liver. After 2 bowel and 2 liver operations, plus 3 lots of chemo and some radio therapy it was decided to go for a Tempus blood test, this involved sending bloods to Chigago. ...
Can someone please tell me do you get results right after a colonoscopy like one the day ? Or do you have to wait?
