Rapid 2 week wait colonoscopy

Hello,

I am looking for some advice. I have been struggling with severe abdominal pains/inflammation, blood in stool, mucus and extremely tired since April.

I was admitted to hospital with suspected diverticulitis and they found extreme thickening of the intestine. 

After 4 different antibiotics nothing has worked. 

After another hospital trip the doc has put me on a 2 week wait for a colonoscopy.

This happened over the weekend. I am just wondering when I will receive the letter? And just wondering how much warning you're given ie will I have at least a day to prepare? 

I'm 36 and struggling. I'm so tired I can hardly stay awake. I'm also extremely worried. 

  • Welcome to the forum Wintertime although I'm sorry for the reason you've joined us.

    Hopefully some of our members who have had this done recently will share their experiences with you soon but maybe you could contact the hospital and see if they can put you in touch with the appropriate department so you can get these questions answered.

    In the meantime I hope this information we have about colonoscopies will help and that all goes well when the time comes.

    All the best,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator