19.8 FIT test

Hi , I didn’t know where else to go, I’m 43 and recently had bloods and a FIT test either returned a result 19.8, I was told Xmas eve by my gp who said he would refer on a 2 week urgent, I’ve been fretting since and in panic, my grandad had bowel cancer, my nan had stomach cancer, my aunty had bowel cancer! I’m so worried! 

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  • I had one twenty months ago,like yourself it was above 10 had a colonoscopy nothing showed up,so i wouldn't worry to much..Unfortunately for me i've just ha some bloods done showing very low iron which could be signs of bleeding somewhere so i'm waiting on another FIT test results i should get tmorrow,now unless they missed something the forst time round it seems unlikely to be anything too serious but you just nevrr know..The worst part is the prep,and i would definitey use the gas and air i didn't think there would be any pain si i learnt a hard lesson there..

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  • I had one twenty months ago,like yourself it was above 10 had a colonoscopy nothing showed up,so i wouldn't worry to much..Unfortunately for me i've just ha some bloods done showing very low iron which could be signs of bleeding somewhere so i'm waiting on another FIT test results i should get tmorrow,now unless they missed something the forst time round it seems unlikely to be anything too serious but you just nevrr know..The worst part is the prep,and i would definitey use the gas and air i didn't think there would be any pain si i learnt a hard lesson there..

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