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Blood in stool

curlyshurly
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So I am joining here to hopefully alleviate my concerns and just put it out there as I have noone I can share this with.  I noticed blood in my stool about 3 weeks ago.  I have submitted a qFIT test and now have a colonoscopy appointment.  I was initially told I would have 3 qFIT tests but I guess they didn't need more to know what the next step was.  My main issue here is trying not to overthink.  I have no other symptoms. 

I had a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection 6 months ago which caused 4 heart attacks,  this was on the back of losing my dad to Osopheogeal cancer in March 2020.  Its been a very tough year for my family and I am a single mum to two boys aged 12 and 17.  My 17 yr old took an overdose in January and I'm guessing you can see why I am relunctant to share anything and worry my family given everything everyone has already been through in a relatively short period,  That said,  if this is sinister I really don't know how I'll be able to tell my boys and keep them safe from their emotions and that terrifies me.  

I really don't think I could be that unlucky,  On the back of my SCAD I am trying to focus on this being some kind of arterial condition that has now caused another tear in my GI Tract rather than my heart.  But I also know its possible that  its cancer and wonder if my dads could mean some kind of predisposition.  My fear isn't for me but for my family.  I know I just need to be patient till the colonoscopy and it will come soon enough.  Don't really know what I expect from writing this to be honest, I know noone can tell me anything.  I think I just needed to get it off my chest and out there into the world....

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    Hi. Sorry to hear about everything you've been going through, and that you're anxious about your symptoms - I too have symptoms that are of concern to me and not knowing ifls just awful. 

    Although I don't have answers for myself, I wanted to share my partner's recent experience with blood in stool, in case you find it reassuring. He had been suffering with blood in stool on and off for about a year (sometimes quite a lot of blood each time). I finally persuaded him to go to the GP. They did an exam and couldn't feel any hemmorhoids or a fissure of anything. They did a FIT test which came back positive, so they sent him for an urgent (2 week wait) colonoscopy. The colonoscopy came back all clear except for hemmorhoids which the GP had been unable to feel. 

    Not sure if that helps, but thought I'd share in case it does :) 

     

     

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    Thank you,  I had been told doc couldn't feel anything and she sent me to A&E where the doc there said the evidence of blood was from higher up,  apparently they can tell from colour (?) I appreciate this doesn't mean its not haemorrhoids though and its good to know that it can sometimes be something that you think has already been ruled out!  Thanks again :) 

  • Offline in reply to curlyshurly

    So I had my colonoscopy and they removed a 2cm polyp.  No other issues and polyp seemed fine.so for anyone looking for reassurance, sometimes you can bleed every day and its not anything sinister.  Good luck everyone.

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