2 referals under 2 week wait in one day

Hi ive never posted here I joined when my dad had prostate cancer. I am 44. From 5th July I had awful... what I though was tummy bug. For the first day I was on/off the toilet 15+times. It settled down. But still my tummy is not right. I get so bloated and my tummy is hard- like a contraction hard. My stools are very loose. I am v v overweight. I have lost some weight. I did a stool sample and its come back with blood in it. With my symptoms they suspected possible bowel cancer so am under 2 week wait pathway. This was 10am. 3pm today I go to get my coil changed had multiple issues over the last year. But was told in may I had fibroid and the coil had moved so wasn't a form of contraception. So booked in to get another one. Today  had another internal scan and was told my coil is fine however my fibroid look unusual in my endometrium. So yep another referral. Ive told my best friend. OH. I just keep crying my Mental health issues fragile I am already under local community team after multiple psychatric admissions xx̌x

  • Hello Myboysmum

    I'm sorry to hear that you're dealing with some ongoing health concerns at the moment and that you've recently been referred for two specialist opinions. It's understandable that you're struggling with all that's going on at the moment. 

    You mention that you've told your best friend about these referrals, and I hope that they've been able to offer you some support. It sounds like it would be a good idea to also reach out to your local mental health team so that they can offer any additional support that you may need whilst you're waiting for your appointments. 

    I wonder if you might also find it helpful to chat things through with one of our nurses. I know they will be happy to listen and offer any advice, information and support they can. They're available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    Hopefully, you won't have to wait too long for your appointment with the two specialist teams that you've been referred to and they will be bale to give you some reassurance. Do let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator