Colonoscopy results

I am 34 years old, I have my colonoscopy today and I was told by the GI That I have a tumor between my sigmoid colon and rectum that is cancer.He took a piece to be sent for biopsy. He ordered an MRI of my abdomen, lab tests, referred me to surgeon and advised me to tell my siblings to get a colonoscopy. I have 2 family members on my mother side that past away from colon cancer. My grandma of 72 years and my aunt of 49 years old. I start my symptoms around november of 2017. I start with rectal bleeding and constipation. I went to my primary care and she diagnose me with hemorrhoids and gave me suppositories. Few days after using the suppositories I start with explosive diarrhea and greasy stools. I thought it was the suppositories. Later fromthat i start having episodes of fecal incontinence, flatulence,foul odor diarrhea and distended abdomen after eating. I went back to my doctor and she order some stool test that came back negative. At that time I was already having a symptom of not emptying my bowels and all the others together. I have a gastric bypass on september 2014 and she thought that It was malabsorption but still referred me to the GI. Last tuesday I saw him and on the digital exam he felt a mass. He order some labs CBC, ferritin, liver panel and WBC which all came back normal except that i have anemia. It is possible that only by seeing the tumor or mass at the colonoscopy test it can be seeing that is actually malignant cancer. I dont want to alarm myself without the biopsy results but this GI make it sound that it is cancer, he even look at me in a pitty way. I just want to be told that I have hope and he just misdiagnosed me. Please anyone who. An share their experience or knowledge

  • Welcome to the forum BMO.

    I'm sorry to hear you've been told that a tumour has been found between your sigmoid colon and your rectum. 

    Waiting for results can be tough as your imagination can go in to overdrive at this time but unfortunately you won't know anything for sure until those results come back. Many of our members have been in similar situations and hopefully some of them, especially those with colonoscopy experience, will pop by when they can to share their experiences and advice. 

    I'm not sure if you'd had a chance yet but you can find and join in on other discussions by using the 'search forum' option in the blue bar above.

    I hope you don't have too long to wait for your results BMO and that it isn't as bad as your GI thinks it may be.

    Kind regards, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator