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Scared and frustrated

MrsLJB
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Hi,

 

I'm a 31 (nearly 32) year old mummy to my 5 year old daughter and happily married.

 

i have been experiencing problems with lots of mucous when I go to the toilet for quite some time now... I'd say 2 years? In the time I've been very tired, had a few blood showing I was slightly anemic but would soon be normal again, I went to my drs last year with a very severe bout of mucous and stomach pain but was sent away, these symptoms seemed to subside and I felt better but still had mucous, up until around 5 weeks ago when my stools turned very long and thin, I left it a couple of weeks to see if it corrected itself but didn't, I have been to my GP who has checked my back passage, done blood tests (which are normal) and now waiting on 3 stool sample results. I have obviously looked online at my symptoms and have driving myself into a total panic, I explained to the dr that this is what I'm scared of, and he pretty much said because of my age and blood results and general risk factor and that with Covid, he would be unlikely to send me for an urgent camera referral to have a look. I said to him but all my symptoms are not right at all, but he just kept telling me my bloods being normal that it's good news I just need some help or advise because I feel like I'm not being listened to and I'm just scared this has gone on long enough that now I'd be losing precious time in getting myself better if it is cancer. 
 

sorry for the rant- just a petrified mummy

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    Hi there    ....

    If it's Been worrying you this long ... I'd deff ask for a second opinion .... May be with a lady Dr.. because of your problem ... and tell them it's taken you 2 years to get the courage up to go ... and  because it's still on going, although your bloods seem o.k ... you'd like a test ( probly colonoscopy)  to put your mind at ease , as it's been so long going on ... be gently firm ... you have waited so long .. and yes you know covid has delayed stuff .. but you'd still need to find out what is causing this ..

    It is your health ..  and yes hopefully everything will be fine ... but I've got someone l care about very much, who's a teenager and kept getting told by the g p her bloods were o.k just low in iron ... for a long long time ... one night in a lot of pain, they took her to A and E ... where she got a true diagnosis ...

    I've known others that were fine like the Dr said .. and there's always two sides to a coin ..

    So please don't panic ... I knew I had a bad lump for nearly two years before I got it checked .. thankfully I'm still here to tell the tail ... 3 years on ...

    So good luck ... be firm ... and fingers crossed for a good result ... let us know how you go ... Chrissie x

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    Thanks for your reply Chrissie!

     

    its so frustrating not being heard and being told "the risk factors are on my side" it may very well be nothing but it may absolutely very much be something! And I'd rather eliminate that straight away- I don't understand the logic in let's wait for it to be the nasties...? 
     

    the only problem I have at the moment the drs at the surgery are very limited at the moment... I'm going to try and speak to the lady dr and then next week the main dr at the surgery is back from holiday so I will talk to him if not joy with the lady dr! 
     

    I just wish I had the money to go and book a colonoscopy privately for myself! But even then I don't know if they're going ahead privately still? 
     

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    glad you're doing well after your diagnosis- what is it that you have/had? 
     

    and can I ask what happened with your loved one?

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    Well you stick at it ... I'm lucky, I seem to have a way of getting the medical profession to listen .. or I'm very lucky with my surgeon... who I once said at the begining ... I know you deal with this every day .. it's my first time .. but it's my cancer and I will weigh up all pros and cons of everything .. but it will be my decision, and my journey ... he was and is my hero .. and touch wood together I'm still here ...but I was so lucky ..

    So stick with it .. do your homework .. ask about private ... see what the Dr says ... I just wished we'd pushed for my granddaughter... she's doin o.k now .. no thanks to her G P ... but she's been on a really hard road ... and still is .. but now we know what it is .. we can pull together ... 

    And one lass in her early 20s on here is going through breast cancer .. thankfully her G P listened .. so like I say .. you could be fine ... most are ... but not knowing one way or another is crule ... always here if you wanna chat ... take care .. and gentle firmness .. hopefully this Dr will do something .. Chrissie x

     

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