Freaking!
20-09-15, 19:46
Hi everyone, I am a 31 year old female that has been stalking this forum for a little while. Before anyone says it, I seeing my GP and currently waiting on a colonoscopy that is likely to be 6 weeks away due to my age :(
It started about a year ago, I noticed bloody mucus in my stool. Had lots of mucus for a long time. Go in concerned but sent me for a sigmoidoscopy at my insistance! All clear except a 2mm polyp that was removed.
Since then, the mucus and bleeding has continued. I have also developed pressure sensation, sometimes pain under my left ribs. My GP thinks it's muscular, I don't! It feels like I am laying on a cricket ball. It looks slightly distended but my GP can't feel a mass.
I also have lost my love of food :-( very little appetite. I guess that could be the stress but it really isn't like me! I have also done a fob test which came back positive.
I have lots of bloating, the part under my ribs that is uncomfortable constantly gurgles and moves, at least it feels that way! My bowel habits are all over the place, I will go three times one day, looser than they used to be but far from runny. Then I won't go for 3 days. Every movement has lots of mucus, often with blood.
Bloods: slightly raised CRP of 11 and raised white cell count of 13.5. Hb is 129 so not anaemic. My GP is unconcerned but I am worried.
Just to complicate matters, I am 10 weeks pregnant!! I will be going for a colonoscopy but I do have a wait, is it worth paying to go privately??
My question is, my GP isn't even considering Colon cancer because of my age. He also says he doesn't think it colitis as it would have been picked up on the sigmoidoscopy last year. He has also ruled out chrones as no diarrahea. What does this leave?
I look forward to you replies. I know I won't get a diagnosis until I have the colonoscopy but would like to hear of any ideas of what it could be. Right now colon cancer is the only thing that fits.
It started about a year ago, I noticed bloody mucus in my stool. Had lots of mucus for a long time. Go in concerned but sent me for a sigmoidoscopy at my insistance! All clear except a 2mm polyp that was removed.
Since then, the mucus and bleeding has continued. I have also developed pressure sensation, sometimes pain under my left ribs. My GP thinks it's muscular, I don't! It feels like I am laying on a cricket ball. It looks slightly distended but my GP can't feel a mass.
I also have lost my love of food :-( very little appetite. I guess that could be the stress but it really isn't like me! I have also done a fob test which came back positive.
I have lots of bloating, the part under my ribs that is uncomfortable constantly gurgles and moves, at least it feels that way! My bowel habits are all over the place, I will go three times one day, looser than they used to be but far from runny. Then I won't go for 3 days. Every movement has lots of mucus, often with blood.
Bloods: slightly raised CRP of 11 and raised white cell count of 13.5. Hb is 129 so not anaemic. My GP is unconcerned but I am worried.
Just to complicate matters, I am 10 weeks pregnant!! I will be going for a colonoscopy but I do have a wait, is it worth paying to go privately??
My question is, my GP isn't even considering Colon cancer because of my age. He also says he doesn't think it colitis as it would have been picked up on the sigmoidoscopy last year. He has also ruled out chrones as no diarrahea. What does this leave?
I look forward to you replies. I know I won't get a diagnosis until I have the colonoscopy but would like to hear of any ideas of what it could be. Right now colon cancer is the only thing that fits.