Any advice please

Hi,

I'm concerned I have rectal cancer but getting the doctors to listen to me is proving difficult.. 

I've suffered from heamorroid eversince I had my first child 10 years ago so I know when you get to grade 1V what pain your in... however I went to my gp in May as I was in agony..  she said grade 1V thrombosed and prescribed suppositaries.... they helped but only for a couple of weeks...   then I began to feel like I always needed to poop... and began going two three times a day..  it's started to sting..   as time went in the pain for worse to the point I now can't stand for more than 5 mins without excruciatingly pain..   my app came for the colorectal clinic...  he examines me and so oh grade 1.... I felt I waswasn't being taken seriously.... he shefualed me for surgery this December... I'm awaiting the app.... 

I'm still suffering terribly it's stopping me with silly daily activities and Icry in pain all the time...  so I went to the nurse yesterday who didn't examin me but prescribed nitro glycerine cream.... she said it will be internal heanorids or a fissur.... I have a large lump that protrudes from my recum on doing a poo... I got my husband to take a photo yesterday while it was out.   It's about 4cm in diameter.... I'm scared.... I've lost 22lb since July and I have no appetight...  what shall I do? Xx

  • Hi there ..

    So sorry your post has fallen through the cracks ... sometimes they pass really quickly .. and most on here are just people with cancer or caring for someone with cancer... so please understand we cannot tell you what is wrong ...

    But if I were you, I'd go back to your G P and tell him the symptoms your having now like the weight loss .. tell him how stressed you feel .. and hopefully he can either get more tests for you, or put your mind at rest ... if you are scheduled for surgery in December... what surgery are you having .. 

    Fingers crossed your G P steps up ...  Chrissie x

  • Hi Chriss, 

    Thankyou for your reply, I'm sorry I didn't realise I'd posted on the wrong chat.. I was just at my whits and was just throwing it out there. 

    I'm scheduled for the ligation surgery , went for pre op today and aired my concerns to the nurse.. I showed her the image of the ball thing that comes down and she didn't seem worried, she said it's probably enlarged internal heamorroids and that a hemorroidectomy may also be done at the same time when the surgeon sees it.

    Maybe I'm just being silly but I've had internal and external roids for years n never felt so much pain. I forgot to say I had a colonoscopy in May such came back clear apart from a loopy colon.

    Gonna go back to gp Monday if syptoms don't improve. Thankyou for listening 

    Xx

  • Hi there ..

    Let us know how you go .. I know how bad living with pain is ... so got everything crossed you get it sorted ... and sort that pain out before your op ... Chrissie x