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Colorectal cancer? so frightened :(

Butterfly1987
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Hi guys, sorry to bother you all with my long post, but I'm feeling so desperate for some support, my head is all over the place, if anyone has any experience of this kind of cancer can I ask what their symptoms were as I'm just absolutely convinced I have it.
 

I've had intermittent bleeding from my bum for a few years, it only happens when i'm passing a hard/big poo and I do have a history of piles and fissures following the birth of my son in 2008. However in recent months I've had worsening constipation, pain inside bum, pain in abdomen, nausea every day, change in bowel habit to the point where I now go 3 times a day and struggle to get much out (I used to go every other day), my stools are a lot thinner than they used to be, they have definitely lost diameter, and they're lighter in colour too, I never feel like I've emptied my bowels properly even if I have, I have a pressure inside like a dull ache which is a dragging feeling, I have increasing tiredness but this is intermittent whereas my other symptoms are constant now on a daily basis.
 

Also the scariest thing is, and I know it sounds gross but I have felt around inside and it just doesn't feel right in there...this has got me so convinced and scared now....there is a very large mass or swelling of some kind high up at the very top inside, which feels a bit spongey and very bumpy. I don't know what this is but it can't be good. 

The doctor gave me an internal in November and said it seemed ok but it felt like she didn't check properly it lasted literally 1 second, she didn't feel about at all... this also makes me worried cos she felt no piles :( so what is causing all my symptoms :( I'm just so frightened. I'm only 32 and have a wonderful 11year son, we are each others world...  The only thing that (slightly) reassures me is that my blood tests are normal. I had Full Blood Count, CA125, plus the other usual ones. Would these tests show cancer? I don't really get diarrhoea either, I went through a stage of having much softer poos for about 2 months but it got better.

Please please please can someone reassure me I am dreading my appointment on Tuesday - I've literally convinced myself but at the same time I don't want to know :-(  

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    Can anyone please help? I know my appt is Tuesday so I know people will just say wait to see what they say but my mind is in overdrive :( I'm so worried. I can't even eat something now without feeling sick. All weekend I've been feeling so fatigued. Please can anyone give me any advice or similar experiences? What did yours turn out to be? 

  • Offline in reply to Butterfly1987

    Hiya,

    Im hoping my story will help.

    I had troubling symptoms around 12 months ago, pain, bloating, blood in stools all the same as colon cancer ect ect however after bloods that were slightly raised, colonoscopy, video capsule endoscopy twice as first one failed i was finally diagnosed with severe ibs which can cause similar symptoms. I was aslo convinced something more serious was wrong as there is a family of colon cancer however all tests were clear :) 

    The only way to settle the anxiety is to speak with the doctors about your concerns and ask for a colonoscopy. 

    I really hope this helps. It can be nerve wracking but you'll find an answer :) xx

    Sending best wishes to you xx

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    Thank you so much! I will keep you posted! xx

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    Hiya, did you have abdominal pains and back

    pains? Thanks xx

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    Yep i did, there were and still are neumerous times that i end up in A&E with severe abdominal pains and back pain. 

  • Offline in reply to Sammyg2010

    My partner has had dull tummy and back pains for the past month, a couple times blood in stool. Bloated but no weight loss. He's been tired and feeling down himself... did you feel tired and down in yourself ?
    we went to doctors and doctors said highly unlikely to be cancer but it's not highly unlikely is it they have fast tracked him for a hospital camera inside app on Thursday feels like longest wait ever,  neither of us Are coping well he thinks they are about to tell him how long he has left to live

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    On average people who go for tests to look for suspected cancer end up not having it which is why the doctor has said its highly unlikley. They move fast just in case and that is just the process the hospitals go through. The speed he is being seen is a just in case. I can't remember what the actual statistics are but a majority of people that go through testing don't have it. 

    Sometimes feeling tired and down can be due to multiple things, can i ask if they tested his vitamin D, B12, folate or thyroid function as these are things that can include tiredness and feeling down. I have been generally feeling run down and exhausted for the last year and yet they have not found anything serious at this time which is great!! Me and dotors are wonding if mine is some kind of auto-immune problem as apposed to anything malignant. 

    I know the wait is going to be hell, i have been on the 2 week wait pathways 3 times in the last 12 months and they are exhausting because you get yourself so worked up thinking you do have cancer because you know that is what you are being tested for. Its a bit of a vicious cycle. I am assuming he is having a colonoscopy which is a great test in terms of finding out what is wrong really quickly.

    One of the conditions that can cuase similar symptoms are things like Inflmmatory bowel disease like colitis or chrons. 

    I know its hell so i really feel for people going through the waiting process but i really hope this information helps xx wishing you and your partner well on thursday xx

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