Colerectal cancer diagnosis

Hi,

I am a 41 year old. Normally fit and well but have been experiencing odd bowel symptoms for almost 3 months.  I ignored it at first thinking I'm to busy to deal with a problem etc.  

Working in health care I am very aware of what the symptoms could be and I think I was not mentally ready to go through such personal testing.  However recently I have experienced more bleeding and finally buckled the courage to see my GP.  I knew I would need a colonoscopy. Currently awaiting an urgent test. This concept terrifies me and just wondered how others found this and if anyone has any advice.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my post.

KR

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  • Hi I had a Colonoscopy on Tuesday, the worst part for me was taking that horrid stuff Plenvu ,I'm not joking it is vile ,I vomited the second lot and then got worried in case they wouldn't be able to do the Colonoscopy after all that ,but they did , they tell you straight away if they see anything nasty which is much better than wondering ,so they said in my case things looked ok although they took 2 biopsies which I didn't feel and they also recommended a CT scan so that's booked for next week ,I would definitely recommend sedation , let me know if there's anything else you need to know ,its best to have an idea what to expect .

  • Thank you for sharing your experience I really appreciate it.  I understand what to expect but I have to admit the wait and thought of possibly some of my colleagues performing the colonoscopy has me a little stressed.

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