Hi hope you don't mind me jumping on your post. I've just seen your post Steve. I'm 50 and I've been having abdominal pains now for 8 weeks. I've also had weight loss, tiredness and my bowel habits have changed. I've just had a FIT test and that has come back abnormal. So I've been told I need a colonoscopy for suspected cancer. I've read this post and it has given me some relief but I am worried as you can imagine. 

I know exactly how you feel as does everyone else on here. You just need to remember that there's multiple things it could be. Using Google can be worse as well as it makes you more paranoid! I was the world's worst for it and it drove me round the twist.

9 out 10 people get the all clear so that's something you need to remember as well.

Thank you. Yes I'm driving myself around the twist now too with Google it's so upsetting. 

I've been doing the same..since my colonoscopy I've been googling all the terminology used in the print out they gave me..they gave me photos of the polyp they left in there So have been endlessly googling images too! So much waiting and worrying we all have..

I assumed they removed the polyps if there was any. Will they go back in then to remove it. Its awful all this waiting it's the worse. I have my appointment now it's next week the 19th Oct so not long to wait x

Helen what do they do about the polyp they didn’t remove, is it another colonoscopy or something? We have at very long last got a date for my husband’s colonoscopy 9.45 on Friday, I feel better about having a date and just hope he’s told what they think the polyps are, I need to be in with him when they have that talk I think as he only hears what he wants to hear. 
Its 3/4 hour drive to the hospital will he be ok, he has a kinda pad to put on, I can’t drive so it’s no sedation for him. 
How are you getting on Helen when do you find out about your polyps, they did remove some didn’t they and sent for biopsy, hope that they come back clear of everything. 
Im sure I’ll have more questions to ask before Friday and the dreaded moviprep that I refer to as the devils ***. 
you all take care hugs to you all x

Hi Sue..they will take it out..if malignant then by surgery and if not then would be another colonoscopy this time by a Dr..really good you got a date and not long to wait..I expect they will photograph each one and they'll take out small ones and take biopsies of any bigger ones..my partner was with me to hear the results.

I'm waiting to hear results of mine..they said 5 to 7 days and that if they'd not heard by today ie day 6then they will chase.

I had a 45 min drive to the hospital..the 2nd drink I had at 7am and we left home just after 12 and everything had stopped by then..i took spare clothes, towel, loo roll and wipes but didn't need any of them..

Hope your husband not getting too anxious about Friday xx

That's good you got a date so not long to wait..yes they'll have to go back in to remove it..they couldn't tell what sort of a polyp was so left it till they can find out..which is worrying in itself x

That's good you got a date so not long to wait..yes they'll have to go back in to remove it..they couldn't tell what sort of a polyp was so left it till they can find out..which is worrying in itself x

Ah bless you so you will have to go through it again. Hope its good news for you. I'm keeping everything crossed for you x

Thank you...must admit I've been googling today and stats re survival rates and so on..has not done me again good at all as just has raised my anxiety levels...x

Helen, hubby has 3 cancers I have one (bladder cancer) we’re still here and plodding on, hoping for a holiday sometime, don’t let google scare you too much, most of it is out of date, take the good bits and discard the bad. I have everything crossed for you lovely lady x

Sue you got such a lot going on but as you say you still keeping on..hope you do get a holiday soon...I've steered clear of gossip sites and looked at research..noticed today the report from colonoscopy states sp which is serrated polyp so been looking this up..does indicate pre cancerous but also talks about inflamed and pit pattern so bloody confusing as all are separate things.. makes me think they don't really know what I've got..which they sort of said to me..hopefully might hear tomorrow....x

I bet it has when are you going to hear it should be any day now isn't it x

Ah Sue I'm sorry about both you and your husband. Hope you get your holiday soon. You both deserve a little break x

Hello...I've had call from hospital and bad news. They have found cancer in the biopsies..CT scan on Sunday. They will book an appointment I think week after next to tell me what they are going to do..and options..I assume surgery options. Seeing GP later today as I'm all over the place..they don't know if just in polyp as they only took biopsies from it..I am so shocked as I feel perfectly healthy and have no signs of anything other than once or twice having blood x

Hi Helen,

Really sorry to hear that. Hopefully it's been caught early.

Oh crikey. I'm sorry about your bad news. You must be all over the place. 

I'll say this though, without trawling back through the thread I'm sure I put on here that a work colleague of mine had bowel cancer earlier in the year. He had 3 polyps removed and unfortunately one was cancerous. To cut a long story short he had surgery and he's now all clear,no chemotherapy or anything. He was off work for about 3 months from start to finish.

I know it's easier to say this as its not me but it can be sorted,he's proof that it can. I really hope you get better soon.

I’m so very sorry Helen it’s something we just don’t want to hear isn’t it, I’ve no words of comfort as I know nothing about bowel cancer but Steve’s post gives us all hope about his friend. There seems so much they can do and so many options, I think that’s one of the problems so much to learn. You say you had no symptoms apart from the high FIT,  that’s the same as Martin only found low iron on a blood test. Helen do keep posting I’m sure it helps. Have you thought about joining Bowel Cancer support on face book, I joined just to try and learn something about it,. Sending you a big HUG Helen and please stay with us all x