countrygirl
02-03-08, 23:15
Had IBS symptoms for years - 2-3 times am loose then hard pellet like with mucus late evening.
11 months ago worried it was bowel cancer - had flex sigmoidoscopy, ultrasound abdo and pelvic, complete stool analysis, fecal occult blood test and general bloods and all completely normal. told IBS. I was offered colonoscopy to put my mind at rest but no reason to do one. I discussed with my GP as worried about prep and proceedure as i have severe spinal damage and she advised not to have it in light of all my other tests being negative. She did say that she thought I would worry if I canc it and she is right!!
I had another fecal occult blood test 5 months ago and then another one 3 weeks ago and all negative.
My lower spine is bad past three months and it is getting very stiff and painful when i wake up in monrning with stabbing back pains. Of course this coincides with my morning bowel movements and I am obsessing once again that this is because I have bowel cancer.
My GP has tried to reassure me and done lots of blood tsts again last week and with the negative occult blood test as well .
Should I be reassured - she was right when she said I would continue to obsess over it if I didn't have colonoscopy but she also said there has to come a time when you stop having all thes invasive tests when there is no clinical need.
Do you all thnk I should be reasured. I have been told that bowel cancer would not produce stabbing back pain unless it was so advanced you would not have a negative occult blood test and the other blood tests would not be normal either.
11 months ago worried it was bowel cancer - had flex sigmoidoscopy, ultrasound abdo and pelvic, complete stool analysis, fecal occult blood test and general bloods and all completely normal. told IBS. I was offered colonoscopy to put my mind at rest but no reason to do one. I discussed with my GP as worried about prep and proceedure as i have severe spinal damage and she advised not to have it in light of all my other tests being negative. She did say that she thought I would worry if I canc it and she is right!!
I had another fecal occult blood test 5 months ago and then another one 3 weeks ago and all negative.
My lower spine is bad past three months and it is getting very stiff and painful when i wake up in monrning with stabbing back pains. Of course this coincides with my morning bowel movements and I am obsessing once again that this is because I have bowel cancer.
My GP has tried to reassure me and done lots of blood tsts again last week and with the negative occult blood test as well .
Should I be reassured - she was right when she said I would continue to obsess over it if I didn't have colonoscopy but she also said there has to come a time when you stop having all thes invasive tests when there is no clinical need.
Do you all thnk I should be reasured. I have been told that bowel cancer would not produce stabbing back pain unless it was so advanced you would not have a negative occult blood test and the other blood tests would not be normal either.