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Hi I did the national bowel screening FIT test one year ago which was negative. Now I have a FIT positive of u18. My GP initiated this FIT test as recent bleeding of haeomorthoid. GP confirmed internal haromorrhoid by internal examination. I have had a few other symptoms for about a month that have cleared now since using ant avid pill prescribed by GP, which another GP previously suggested gastritis as I am under a lot of stress. Anyway I am alone and panicking. Got a call from a receptionist at surgery last night to tell me FIT abnormal.. I checked recorfs it says u18. All I know is I have been told I have a phone appt with a GP at the surgery next week to discuss my abnormal test

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    So sorry to hear about your FiT test, it’s very low as was mine at 20, I had a colonoscopy last Sunday and all was well, a small poylp was taken off but was told it’s fine, still sent away for biopsy.. I think if they were worried you would have got put on the 2ww at the beginning and not a phone call as I was. Let us know what the doctor say and sending you good luck x

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    Hi thanks so much for replying  i really appreciate it as I am alone. Do you mean you did not get a call or have GP appt but straight to 2ww. I would have preferred a GP call me instead of the unexpected call from a receptionist. I was reading anything over u10 is investigated so I am expecting that. Thanks so much for replying and I am pleased for you so far yours is fine x 

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    I did the fit test ( from the docs not the nhs one) it came back positive after a day or so, doctor phoned me up to go in that evening, he examined me and said straight away he was putting me in for a colonoscopy under the 2ww, even though he couldn’t feel anything sinister, it was only just over 2 weeks from doing the fit test. I also had a blood test, everything was normal on that. I only had a a couple of symptoms that I mentioned to the nurse while I was seeing her for something else. Xx

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