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.

Yes Thursdsy. Yes I hope its something simple I'm not looking forward to it x

That sounds like a right joy to do that every day bless you 

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

That’s a new one on me Steve, Mart didn’t have to do that x

Didn’t *

I had to have them to treat the proctitis I was diagnosed with. I couldn't believe the bloody size of them!

Had to google that Steve, they went up in the end I take it lol, they found Mart had deverticulitics but seems to be ok apparently a lot of old people get it so I’m not worrying about that.xx

I bet they made your eyes water! Are you better now? 

dont think i'd enjoy that either!!

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 

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

Ah bless you my mum has had that surgery she said it wasn't that bad actually not like she thought it would be xx

Sorry Amanda what surgery are we talking about ?  …… Also the lids to stop the small, what perp are you having xx

Smell* 

Lol..good for this forum...my mum had her first cataract done a couple of months ago and the other last week.. she said really OK to have done and her sight very much improved..she wasn't worried about the 2nd op at all so I think you'll be fine..yes they were quite reassuring this morning so I hope I don't hear anything later this week so can feel a but more positive after that  xx

To have your cararact done my mum had it done and said it was OK. She has got to have her other eye done and said she wouldn't be worried about it as it was OK. Xx

Thanks Amanda, I just hope I’m as brave as your mum x Good luck with the prep although it’ll be fine and thinking of you tomorrow  xx

You will be ok. You sound very brave You have already been through alot. Thank you for that I'm not so brave lol xx

Hope you getting on OK Amanda? Xx

Ah thank you for messaging Helen that's so kind. I have drank it. It took me about 40 minutes I didn't get on that great. It really upset my stomach so I struggled with it. Food and tbh drink upsets my stomach at the best of time so this really didn't go down well. I only drink water. So I'm not looking forward to the one in the morning now if its about the same. I split it into 4 like Steve suggested I gulped the first like you suggested and was doing ok but I was nearly being sick by the end. So then went to the straw like Sue suggested it was tough but finally finished it with water and ice pop too. Tbh if I wasn't struggling with my stomach as much it wouldn't have been as bad. Thank you for asking xx