A while ago, I made a thread in first aid mainly for unexplained weight loss. Anyway, I followed people's advice and made a gp appointment.
He really freaked me out. He said he wanted to check for anything cancerous in my bowel so would refer me to the specialist at the hospital.
I got a phone call the next day offering me an appointment. Anyway it's in the morning. I'm seeing a colorectal surgeon and I'm nervous.
When I saw the gp , I said something like, it's not likely to be anything serious though right? He said he couldn't say that but it was good that I'm young.
He also said they'll probably do a colonoscopy which doesn't sound nice.
I know I'm not as active as I should be on here but I just needed somewhere safe to vent and maybe a hug?
I hope I haven't upset anyone with this post.
Also I'm having an MS flare up. Great timing!
Hi Bear,
first of all giving you a big hug ((((((Bear))))))
I don't have any personal experience of what you are going through but I know several people who have had to have colonoscopies.
One of my friends was told by her GP that it was likely she had colon cancer but it turned out after the colonoscopy that she had diverticular disease.
If the worst happens and it turns out to be cancer there is so much the doctors can do these days to treat it.
I hope your appointment goes well, let us kmnow how you get on. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best.
Thank you so much Charlotte!
The doctor was a bit brisk but nice enough. I'm going to get a date in the post to be admitted for some tests.
Just at a and e now sorting out the MS.
Thanks again for the lovely reassuring message x
Lani
Just an update. I've been admitted to the medical ward to do a lumbar puncture and then treat the flare up/relapse. Staff are lovely and looking after me well x
glad you're being looked after and that your appointment went ok. hope the further tests help get a better picture of what is going on.
Hope the MS flare up settles soon.
xx
Thank you sweetie x
I'm having a bad night. They've given me morphine and fentanyl but no joy. In the end they gave me zopiclone to try and help me sleep but I'm in too much pain
Sending love and happy soothing thoughts.
With regards to your weight loss, remember doctors tend to start at the worst it could be and rule that out, then start ruling other stuff out. I know it's really worrying but try not to worry too much just now till you have more info.
Docs are trained to think of the worst first. Here if you need a friend xx
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
i hope you feel better soon. an estranged friend of my mums had ms and people would think she was a drunk because she slurred sometimes. good luck anyway. ive had a lumber puncture before and the agony was incredible. sending big hugs.
Thank you all for the replies! I'm still on the medical rehab ward, I'm having to learn how to do things like get out of bed and on the loo again. It looks like I'll be here till next week then moved to either a place for neuro degenerative illnesses or a nursing home for a bit then back home. It's been a long process and I still don't feel any wiser about the weight loss!
I'm so sorry that this all seems to be happening to you at once, typical timing! How are you finding the Nursing Home? Do you know how long you might be there for?
In terms of the colonoscopy, I am not pretending in any way to be an expert or have any medical training but I did a bit of volunteering in a colonoscopy unit as a ward member and the experiences of people who came in to have them seemed to be very positive in terms of the actual procedure. I really hope that you can get some answers soon.
xxx
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Hope things are okay in the nursing home, how are you finding it? Stray strong lovely, anyone with that epic an avatar is too awesome to not be heard in the world :P
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Thank you so much for your kind words lovelies, I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply sooner. I'm still in the nursing home, I haven't really been with it because I've got a nasty head injury after my wheelchair flipped back. I'm OK though, had a scan.
Anyway I have a colonography on Tuesday with contrast so I'm not looking forward to that.
you have to drink a litre of medicine that clears your bowel so please spare a thought for my bum on Monday night!
I've had two colonoscopies. The prep is the worst bit. The procedures were absolutely fine, they give you a bit of sedative. It's not painful or embarrassing. The doctor who does the procedure comes and talks to you about the results so you get a lot information right after. You don't get kept waiting like lots of tests.
Weight loss from colorectal cancer is a symptom you get when you are quite far along with the disease so you would most likely have experienced a whole lot of other symptoms first if this was the cause. I have cancer, if you have any questions feel free to ask away.
