watteee
14-11-10, 20:11
Hi everyone,im new to the site but i registered after reading how helpfull it looked.
looking for advice on my problem,about 6 weeks ago i was feeling weak and generally unwell,i never go to the doctor but i went and after blood tests they said i was anaemic,so after 6 weeks ive to go for my endoscopy and colonoscopy in the one visit,i dont know what im more scared of, the procedures or what they wil find,i didnt notice any blood when going to the loo neither did i vomit blood or experience any pain,ive been on stomach acid reducing pills for 10 years due to heartburn so the doctor reckons my anaemia has resulted from a bleed somewhere in my guts,since being told i was anaemic i started to feel better and my blood has improved but they need to check it out,the last 2 weeks ive been weak and dizzy and all i can think about is what i have wrong with me,ive totally convinced myself that my number is up,for instance i thought i had stomach cancer and since the letter came through and i found out i was getting a colonoscopy too ive convinced myself i have bowel cancer and thats why im getting that done,ive been told by the GP that im very young (38) and its very rare in my age group to have what i think i might have,they did loads and loads of blood tests they checked for everything she told me and all that came back was low red blood cells and low iron meaning ive lost blood,i go in on wednesday for the morning and to be honest in a strange way im looking forward to getting told that im going to be ok but when i imagine the flip side of the coin that it might be serious i go into a panic...please help
looking for advice on my problem,about 6 weeks ago i was feeling weak and generally unwell,i never go to the doctor but i went and after blood tests they said i was anaemic,so after 6 weeks ive to go for my endoscopy and colonoscopy in the one visit,i dont know what im more scared of, the procedures or what they wil find,i didnt notice any blood when going to the loo neither did i vomit blood or experience any pain,ive been on stomach acid reducing pills for 10 years due to heartburn so the doctor reckons my anaemia has resulted from a bleed somewhere in my guts,since being told i was anaemic i started to feel better and my blood has improved but they need to check it out,the last 2 weeks ive been weak and dizzy and all i can think about is what i have wrong with me,ive totally convinced myself that my number is up,for instance i thought i had stomach cancer and since the letter came through and i found out i was getting a colonoscopy too ive convinced myself i have bowel cancer and thats why im getting that done,ive been told by the GP that im very young (38) and its very rare in my age group to have what i think i might have,they did loads and loads of blood tests they checked for everything she told me and all that came back was low red blood cells and low iron meaning ive lost blood,i go in on wednesday for the morning and to be honest in a strange way im looking forward to getting told that im going to be ok but when i imagine the flip side of the coin that it might be serious i go into a panic...please help