Hello everyone, firstly would just like to appologise if my post seems insensitive to anyone here as haven't had any diagnosis, I'm just very concerned and thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am after just anyones experience really.
I'm 30 years old, married and have 2 young children.
9 years ago, I had my gall bladder removed, due to very bad gall stones and since that have always had diarrhoea, however about 8 weeks ago I started having more solid stools, not to the point of hard constipation, just more together and less diarrhoeaey, during this time I had been getting the odd very low back ache and very low tummy ache, very much like period pains, which I dont have and haven't had for 8 years as I've been on the contraceptive injection stopping all my periods.
Anyway, I've been struggling to get my stools out, with the feeling like something is obstructing them, and like I have to push round whatever is there, its extremely painful, I feel like there is a ball shaped lump sitting at the bottom of my bottom. There has been fresh red blood and mucus on my stool, in the bowl and wiping. When I go to the toilet, I always feel like theres something there that needs pushing out even when just urinating and when I do poop like I've never completely finished. On Friday I came home from being out all day, and went to the toilet, sat for a loooonngg time feeling like I was not able to push round the obstruction, I ended up having to squat to get it out, and since that my back pain and tummy pain have been constant and really bad, and when I go to bed at night ive been getting sharp pains under my brests right on my ribs.
I went to the doctors today, she did a full examination of temp, blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, tummy which is very tender and back passage. She said I have quite a substantial fissure, but didnt say much else, she has organised for me to have bloods done tomorrow morning, and wants me to give a stool sample asap, she said to ring on Thursday for blood results which I felt was very quick as all other blood tests I've had done in the past have taken 2 weeks to get back to gp, and wants to see me next week regarding my stool sample and then where to go from there. I asked her outright is it or isnt it cancer and she said its unlikely as I'm young and my symptoms are opposite, instead of getting diarrhoea I'm getting solid stools where as most people go the other way. But then she said i cant have a cancer referral yet as I dont fit the criteria, she said if I was 60 she would be referring me, so I'm just abit confused.
Is it likely that she may have felt something but just needs to rule out other test before being able to send me or is she just trying to find out what is causing my pain? I've had a rectal exam before and that doctor said right away, I haven't felt anything so I'm not concerned, this doctor didnt say anything like that and was up there (sorry) for alot longer than the one I had before. And it's the fact I feel like I'm having urgent blood tests all though shes not said that but I've never had results that quickly. I dont know weather to think shes just being very helpful trying to get to the bottom of whatever it is, or weather shes just trying to not get me worried or stressed. She also added, if anything gets worse or I develop a temperature to go back immediately to either them or a&e. It just sounds like it's not nothing.
Any insight would be helpful. Sorry for graffic detail! Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share to help.
