Had my symptoms 2 yrs 3 months feel so unwell floating pale stools pain in stomach and back x gastriscopy colonoscopy full body ct scan stool elastase test amylase tests plus many other blood tests all normal doc hasent a clue what it is apart from ibs x I'm convinced its PC just waiting to die feel so ill 

Had my symptoms 2 yrs 3 months feel so unwell floating pale stools pain in stomach and back x gastriscopy colonoscopy full body ct scan stool elastase test amylase tests plus many other blood tests all normal doc hasent a clue what it is apart from ibs x I'm convinced its PC just waiting to die feel so ill 

So sorry to hear that. 
 

I am realising just how many people dont get a quick or definitive diagnosis for worrying symptoms of this sort.  Having been lucky enough to have had good health until the onset of my symptoms I had naively assumed doctors mostly have the answers but seems inot.

My dad was a GP, & taught me that doctors don't know everything, but they know a hell of a lot :-).

The digestive system is incredibly complicated, and there are so many things that pains etc. can be. Also, PC can be very hard to diagnose, so it may take some time for you to get an answer.

i'm trying to trust the process (my tests have become more specific as my year of illness has gone on), as I can't do much else. I'm sometimes convinced of the opposite - that it's just the back end of a bout of pancreatitis, & that I'm wasting everybody's time.

Isn't it strange how people react differently to this stupid situation?

I wish you the best.

Hi WilliumBill,

Thanks for your post. I also switch between being convinced mum is on deaths door to thinking she’s malingering and just needs to eat a big cream cake 

I’m finding the waiting for results really really hard to bear. Mum’s a recovering alcoholic and I’ve been staying with her since she broke her hip 6 months ago as she can’t cope alone and won’t accept help from anyone else. I’ve watched her deteriorate and I’m pretty convinced it’s cancer, although I do wonder if she’s lost so much weight just from stopping drinking ‍♀️

We really just need to know now. I miss my family, my husband and kids, and I want to go home at some point, but don’t feel I can if she’s potentially seriously ill. Mum’s also recently been told she has a detached retina, double cataracts and macular degeneration in both eyes and is now effectively blind and deaf - but she won’t entertain getting treatment for that if she’s got cancer.

Everything hinges on those results but they’re taking their own sweet time in arriving!

Podge.x

Hi Podge,

what a distressing time you are having. I know the sense of helplesness when a loved one is ill, & you don't have the answers you want. I can't however imagine how awful & lonely it must be in your situation, away from husband & kids, coping on your own. I have immense respect for you. Mrs. Williumbill looked after her mother for the last 2 years of her life, but at least she was at home. I hope you get the results soon, & that they bring  good news.

p.s. From one of your earlier posts, i see you have retained a sense of humour. Personally, i believe this is really important in keeping yourself sane. 

Thank you for your kind words. They mean a lot.

I’m keeping everything crossed that your results are positive. Let us know how you get on. Thinking of you.

Podge.x