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.

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.

Good idea....ive been going through lots of things I'd recorded but never got around to watching xx

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 ! 

I do have stomach pain, but it’s high up and she diagnosed gastritis and gave me lansoprazole. 

I’ve got the colonoscopy next week so I guess a FIT test would probably not be much quicker.

did you have any other symptoms?

I’ve got the colonoscopy next week so I guess a FIT test would probably not be much quicker.

did you have any other symptoms?

I had mucas and bad diarrhoea 

I’d add the same as Helen and Lily says, your score isn’t high at all, your young so try not to worry too much about it, get it done just to put your mind at rest.

Helen hope you’re feeling a bit better now you’ve got over the shock, after the MDT meeting phone the nurse up and ask about your CT scan if they haven’t been back to you. Hugs xx

Hi Sue..I had a call today and thye have said MDT won't be till at least Wed 1st or Wed 8th as the people doing the report from the CT scan need 2 full weeks to write it..they have a provisional date for me to meet Consultant or Surgeon or Dr (not sure who) on 13th Nov to say what treatment which 'may' be surgery..now that has worried me as what could they mean..I was told they would be cutting it out.. my mind leaping to the fact surgery won't be possible as pointless...I'm jumping a ton of steps ahead of course..I know the NHS doing their best but I don't think they realise a careless word here and there causes huge stress and worry.. x

I also have constipation and weight loss with my stomach pain. X

Could easily be crohns or celiac disease x

They have ruled out celiac the doctors have said I had a test about 2 or 3 weeks ago and they said if my sample picked it up they would let me know. My test came back abnormal for calprotectin x

Helen I’ve only just seen this post sorry for the late answer. That seems a long time to wait but remember they know what they’re doing. If they was to cut it out that would be the surgery they referred to. I’ve obviously googled loads as Im sure you have so you’ll know there’s loads they can do. It’s still a big worry though, don’t over think things they say bowel cancer is a slow growing cancer IF that’s what you have and you still don’t know do you just that it did look right. Sending hugs xxx

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hiya, i rang the hospital up this morning and they've said the doctor's strike is meaning they have a little backlog but she did say that all being well they'll be able to ring me week beg 6th Nov - she did explain (which i'd not heard before) that options the MDT will discuss are whether better to take out via another colonoscopy and then keep me under surveillance or to go for an operation. I also asked about the CT scan and if it had found anything else would I not hear till week of the 6th and she said no, if it has shown anything else up they would phone i think later this week...i do have malignant cells in the polyp though which she again confirmed xx 

That’s sounding so positive Helen, let’s hope they can just take it off without anything else. It sounds as though they’re not too worried about it so don’t you be. Also good news that you don’t have to wait very long for the results of the CT scan.
This writing is so small, I’m having a cataract done a week on Sat, it may help me not make so many mistakes lol, I won’t say I’m scarred just   pooing my self, which is good for this forum xx