Anxiety Jim
15-09-12, 21:02
Hi everyone,
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm not having one, since I saw my doctor on Friday, who calmed me down about most of my symptoms there's one that he wanted me to come back in for, and that was the shape of my stools.
There is like a deep groove that goes through the entire length of the stool (cross section, left drawing), and the entire stool is curved very tightly (right drawing) with the groove on the inside, drawing:
http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/JamesWMH/38c79328.png
I've had this for 2 years now, with the first doctor saying probably haemorrhoids, but he couldn't feel anything, and the second doctor one year later saying the same, probably haemorrhoids but he couldn't feel anything either.
I gave my doctor a big list of my symptoms on Friday, and he's getting me in for an ultrasound for my abdomen to put my mind at rest about pancreatic cancer. But he said to come back in a week to have a rectal exam for the stool shape, because he said he didn't have time to do it there and then.
Now this has got me really worried that it's bowel cancer, I'm obese (was 24 stone last month, now 23) I used to eat 3 - 4 portions of red meat EVERY DAY, and hardly ever eat any fibre, since Wednesday I've not had any red meat at all, but I'm sure I've already got the cancer so it won't help.
I'm sure my doctor will dismiss my concerns by saying I'm too young, but after a lot of research (over the last 2 years, I've been staying off google recently) I've discovered that:
Most cases of bowel cancer are in those over 45
BUT Anyone over 20 can get bowel cancer
Also I used to get a lot of blood in my stools, and when I say my GP last year he said it's probably the haemorrhoids (that he couldn't find) bleeding. The bleeding doesn't happen any more which makes me think the cancer is more advanced now :-(
I'm sorry for posting again with yet another fear, but this is a symptom I definitely can't make up, and I've had it for 2 years.
Can I ask for a colonoscopy from my GP? Even though he's sent me for an ultrasound he doesn't think I need.
Oh and also, I tried to get an appointment with my GP for next week, but he's fully booked, and also he's away for the week after that, so I can't see him until OCTOBER, which has got me super panicy, because I want to start treatment ASAP.
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm not having one, since I saw my doctor on Friday, who calmed me down about most of my symptoms there's one that he wanted me to come back in for, and that was the shape of my stools.
There is like a deep groove that goes through the entire length of the stool (cross section, left drawing), and the entire stool is curved very tightly (right drawing) with the groove on the inside, drawing:
http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/JamesWMH/38c79328.png
I've had this for 2 years now, with the first doctor saying probably haemorrhoids, but he couldn't feel anything, and the second doctor one year later saying the same, probably haemorrhoids but he couldn't feel anything either.
I gave my doctor a big list of my symptoms on Friday, and he's getting me in for an ultrasound for my abdomen to put my mind at rest about pancreatic cancer. But he said to come back in a week to have a rectal exam for the stool shape, because he said he didn't have time to do it there and then.
Now this has got me really worried that it's bowel cancer, I'm obese (was 24 stone last month, now 23) I used to eat 3 - 4 portions of red meat EVERY DAY, and hardly ever eat any fibre, since Wednesday I've not had any red meat at all, but I'm sure I've already got the cancer so it won't help.
I'm sure my doctor will dismiss my concerns by saying I'm too young, but after a lot of research (over the last 2 years, I've been staying off google recently) I've discovered that:
Most cases of bowel cancer are in those over 45
BUT Anyone over 20 can get bowel cancer
Also I used to get a lot of blood in my stools, and when I say my GP last year he said it's probably the haemorrhoids (that he couldn't find) bleeding. The bleeding doesn't happen any more which makes me think the cancer is more advanced now :-(
I'm sorry for posting again with yet another fear, but this is a symptom I definitely can't make up, and I've had it for 2 years.
Can I ask for a colonoscopy from my GP? Even though he's sent me for an ultrasound he doesn't think I need.
Oh and also, I tried to get an appointment with my GP for next week, but he's fully booked, and also he's away for the week after that, so I can't see him until OCTOBER, which has got me super panicy, because I want to start treatment ASAP.