May I ask what peoples symptoms were before having a colonoscopy in terms of pain or bleeding or anything else? Was your bleeding small or large amounts? I’m having large amounts of bright red blood. It’s not just when I wipe it turns the whole toilet bowl water bright red and sometimes there’s blood clots. Pain is severe in my back passage too like a burning stinging and that’s not when I go to the toilet that’s just all of the time. If anything when I go to the toilet I get a relief from pain afterwards for a short time but then it returns. Ive also been anaemic for a while. I’m only in my 30s so GP has been sending me away for quite a few months despite me going back over and over again but I’ve finally been referred for a colonoscopy and waiting for an appointment now. Thank you 

Hi Daisy,  hopefully you won't have too long to wait for the colonoscopy now you have finally been referred..

A small amount of blood in the toilet bowl can look very alarming being bright red means it's fresh and not old [ dark coloured] blood. Haemorrhoids can be internal and external and capable of producing blood when having a BM...hopefully you will get some answers after the procedure. 

For me it was a marked change in my bowel habits, accompanied by distended stomach, low down period-type pains  [ hysterectomy 45 years ago]  sensation of needing to pass motion even after a BM. Five positive qFIT results and referred to Colorectal Consultant. Appointment for colonoscopy last June which had to be cancelled.. follow up appt missed until Nov colonoscopy 17th Dec 24 ...20 week waiting list for results.  There has been no change,  multiple BM,  pain, loss of appetite,  blood ( not all the time) the feeling of needing to have a BM.. seven times since 10 am..now 4.15 p.m

Thinking of you..

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That's great to hear, Kate. I think it's typically 5 days or so in hospital, post-op?

Hope Tango continues a swift recuperation.

Wishing everyone on here a Happy Easter. 

Morning James.. yeah 5-7 is the usual time as an inpatient 

Have a good weekend ️

Hi James,  quick update..Tango home  

Thinking of you  x

Thanks Kate

Good to hear. I hope she's doing OK and look forward to hearing from her soon.

I'm in the midst of chemo cycle #3. Feeling tired and a bit rubbish, but not too bad. Doing a few bits of work from home, whilst trying to take it easy

Hope everyone else is doing, and  you all had a lovely long weekend. 

James it's vital for you to take extra care and rest when you can a cousin had several months of chemo last year,  prior to surgery,  listen to your body , sending gentle hugs x

James 4000 hi James Kate as kept me up dated on your progress your doing really well I’m so proud of you. Well I’m home James they needed my bed lol I’m doing ok I’m up and down feeling a little weak as I have lost some more weight but hopefully now I’m home hoping to eat a little better I’m moving around it’s all not too painful  I’m doing most things for myself. My hubby changes my dressings and gives me injection every day  think I was out of hospital they knew my hubby is a staff nurse so I had someone at home that could do them things for me things can only get better for all of us  please keep us up dated on your progress always thinking about you.  Kate as been wonderful  through out all of this   Lots of love. Geri x

Good to see you back here Geri  thanku for your kind words

Hi James... thinking of you and sending gentle hugs  x

Hi all

Sorry I've been quiet last week or so.

Great to see you back on here, Geri. How are you feeling? How the post-op recovery is going well.

I'm feeling fighting fit now. Had maybe 3 days of feeling rubbish from chemo but only minor side effects now. Enjoying a a few days of this before round 4 next midweek.

So I've mostly been quiet here as I've had the energy and oomph to get on with a few other things. Still need to check myself as I tend to try to run around at 100% with work, family, voluntary stuff and hobbies, and then exhaust myself.

Hopefully now just the ups and downs of 6 more weeks or so of chemo, then keeping everything crossed for good news on next tranche of scans after that. Plan is still almost certainly daily radio next, but I'm not supposed to focus on that.

Hi James so good to hear from you and never apologise,  just wanted to check you were doing ok.. taking each day as it comes is vital for physical and mental wellbeing.. not concentrating on what's to come, instead dealing with today...on that note I'm gonna nag [ gently] about pacing yourself.. I completely understand  [ I'm guilty] of making the most of 'better days'  but you are gonna need to be strong for the radiotherapy... daily for 5 weeks [ in many cases]  takes it's toll.. so please take care of yourself x 

Hi James so good to hear from you and never apologise,  just wanted to check you were doing ok.. taking each day as it comes is vital for physical and mental wellbeing.. not concentrating on what's to come, instead dealing with today...on that note I'm gonna nag [ gently] about pacing yourself.. I completely understand  [ I'm guilty] of making the most of 'better days'  but you are gonna need to be strong for the radiotherapy... daily for 5 weeks [ in many cases]  takes it's toll.. so please take care of yourself x