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.

Hiya..I sort of squinted at the machine then looked away..bit like a polo..what was weird as once I laid done it was towards my feet and then just shut my eyes and was the bed that felt moving up an down and it was quiet..I was visualising inside my head but I think the drugs were making it all feel a bit surreal..I even think I slept..weird..I didn't have to remove my clothes and my arms were   around my head so never have any sensation of claustrophobia at all...oh I think 2 weeks to hearsadly

Hi Sue

Oh that was the scan that took so long? Blimey I hope mine does not take that long!!! Am hoping I'll hear week after next adter their weekly MDT which takes place Wednesdays..I am going  to ring the nurse to.orrow or Tuesday to see if she can let me know anything.things are moving I agree but worry won't lessen till I know ct results to know what polyp has been doing and my ultimate utter dread it has morphed to stage 4 and spread and only palliative...altho I may be catastophising.....xx

Oh but best new Martin's results you going off on lovely hols!!!! You so need it xxx

Yes looked like a polo..all seemed sort of laid  back in pieces ans didn't look when it was scanning as eyes totally tight shut!! Pills were for scan.will not hear till end of next week so think 27th approx....ages!!!!xx

It was the doctors we couldn’t get an appointment with, the CT results was back a lot sooner than that, I e mailed his CNS stomach nurse she had a quick look and just told me what she thought plus radiology hadn’t mentioned cancer anywhere else, so your nurse should be able to have a luck for you. Yes Helen you’re getting in front of your self, I’m sure they’ll take the polyp off and maybe a bit of the bowel where it’s joined if needed and that will be that. Got everything crossed for you. Xx

Ah that's good as I have the name and phone number of the CR nurse specialist so will give her a call next week..mind racing away and need to try and keep one stage at a time...xxx

Bless you. You did really well sounds like a CT if it was quiet. I have had both a CT and MRI and MRai are noisy like you have a woodpecker and a drill in with you!!!! I always do the same as you close my eyes I couldn't do it with my eyes open. You did well as they aren't nice. Fingers crossed that 2 weeks goes quiet quickly for you x

Ah Helen try not to think that far ahead yet. I know it's probably easy for me to say but please try to stay positive xx

How lovely a holiday to Tenerife you both really need this holiday. Lovely weather too. How long are you going for x

Thank you...I'm glad I got it over and done with!I do hope the weeks go quickly as waiting is awfully hard xx

Thank you...I'm glad I got it over and done with!I do hope the weeks go quickly as waiting is awfully hard xx

It is hard my colonoscopy is Thursday and that seems to have taken ages to come around and tbh it wasn't really it was only about 10 days but they have been long days but like you say waiting is hard! I'm dreading it. I've tried to fill my days with binge watching stuff on Netflix lol. Xx

You can do my week of afternoons if you fancy something to do lol. Dead end shift!

I would love too but I can't do my own job because of how much pain I'm in sorry x

Oh bless you Amanda are you getting much pain? X

Lol no ta! Il off work with week as GP signed me off for 10 days.

That's good it's not too much longer to wait..are you having someone take you so you can have sedation? X

I was only joking lol. Well I was on nights last week so afternoons are a breeze.

Hope everyone is ok. 

Hello hope you don't mind me joining. I've had stomach pain (not bowel, higher up) and slight discomfort in my rectal area. I paid for a FIT test to do myself and it came back positive at 74. I'm only 38, got two small children and am now terrified.

I saw my GP who reassured me I don't have any symptoms and that she thinks I have gastritis (I had it in january after COVID previously), which would cause the positive test. I'm young and she said 74 isn't that high, but everything I read seems to suggest it is. I asked her outright if she thought I had cancer and she said no, so I'm trying to cling on to that.

She referred me for a colonoscopy for reassurance which is on the 26th.

I'm just so worried about the level of 74, it seems so high. I've spiralled and can't think straight now.

hi MJ, i don't know too much about FIT scores as i never got a score with mine..but all i'd say is that you're really young with no symptoms and your GP doesnt think you've got cancer and so am sure the colonoscopy will reassure you - but the waiting is v agony i do know....x

Hello I had a FIT result of 46 and had a colonoscopy and they found nothing ! Some people have results in the hundreds ! Can the doctors do a stool test this week for you ? As the results might be so much different now !