countrygirl
24-02-08, 11:07
A year ago I had sigoidoscopy and occult stoolblood test because I had had IBS symptoms for years but I started to get severe feeling of pressure in abdomen usually overnight preventing me sleeping. I also had all gyny bits checked out so nothing to do with that. Everything was normal. The pressure feelings came and went over year. I was told that to diagnose IBS I needed to have a colonoscopy so they had looked at all my colon but after reading the prep sheet I was terrified the prep solution would make me very ill not to mention terrified of the proceedure going wrong.
My GP suggested before xmas that as I had no red flag reasons for the colonsoocpy to canx it at that time and she said she could rearrange if need be. She did say she thought that I would panic about not having it as well so i couldn't win.
8 weeks ago I started waking up in morning with stabbing pains in lower back mainly right side, I have severe spinal degeneration and Dr thought it was causing the pain. BUT when I first wake up is when I have my bowel movements, usually 2-3 am loose then one late eve like sheep droppings! with mucus. I really can't tell if these pains are from my back or from my bowel as I def get pains in back just before I need a bowel movement but my back is also very stiff and painful.
I haven't been able to sleep for weeks - I lay in bed in a panic until I fall asleep about3am - the pressure feelings in abdomen is back at night which makes falling asleep hard anyway. I am only sleepoing for about 4 hrs then waking in a panic and then the stabbing pains in back start.
One part of me says just have the colonsocopy so I can stop worrying about my bowel but I know that I will get in such a panci about the prep that I will now know if its the prep maikng me ill or myself!
I feel as if I am shaking all the time and can't stop crying.
My GP suggested before xmas that as I had no red flag reasons for the colonsoocpy to canx it at that time and she said she could rearrange if need be. She did say she thought that I would panic about not having it as well so i couldn't win.
8 weeks ago I started waking up in morning with stabbing pains in lower back mainly right side, I have severe spinal degeneration and Dr thought it was causing the pain. BUT when I first wake up is when I have my bowel movements, usually 2-3 am loose then one late eve like sheep droppings! with mucus. I really can't tell if these pains are from my back or from my bowel as I def get pains in back just before I need a bowel movement but my back is also very stiff and painful.
I haven't been able to sleep for weeks - I lay in bed in a panic until I fall asleep about3am - the pressure feelings in abdomen is back at night which makes falling asleep hard anyway. I am only sleepoing for about 4 hrs then waking in a panic and then the stabbing pains in back start.
One part of me says just have the colonsocopy so I can stop worrying about my bowel but I know that I will get in such a panci about the prep that I will now know if its the prep maikng me ill or myself!
I feel as if I am shaking all the time and can't stop crying.