It’s so kind of you to share your experience. Thank you

Thanks for sharing!

I have been having Bowel Cancer Screening since 2000 and never has any problem until the last one where it found a problem. I had Colonoscopy in May which showed I had bowel cancer, since then I have had blood tests galore, CT scan with dye which thankfully showed it hadn't spread. I had pre assessment last week and now wait for date for 6 hr op to remove right side of bowel and then reconnected to small bowel by keyhole surgery I feel really lucky that my GP sent me for the bowel screening every 2 yrs it was my last one this year as well as I turn 75 in September and it is only applies upto 74 yrs of age. I didn't really have any symtons except in February my blood test came back that I had an infection in my body.

@cespo77

4 ай бұрын

Which blood test showed you had an infection?

@doraimoonobi

Ай бұрын

How regularly did you do for screening test? Because it is quite strange that in 10 years it back always negative. If you did every year it is quite difficult it may fail in absence of symptoms.

@doraimoonobi

Ай бұрын

​@cespo77 probably the protein C reactive

Hope you are doing well cara.

Amazing lady

Everyone with your initial symptoms should demand an occult stool test which identifies microscopic bleeding!!!

@arnarn9890

4 жыл бұрын

I have dark stool.when i go to occult stool test its negative😔im scared😔

So sorry your doc waited so long to figure out you needed a colonoscopy.

Unfortunately this is why I get so frustrated with the NHS. Having a family history of the same conditions, and having all the main symptoms should trigger a full investigation on the NHS 2 week wait referral system. The NHS is great on the 2 week system, but simply getting the support is another thing completely .... Poorly trained or poorly informed GPs are the biggest problem.

@wewekokowe6887

4 жыл бұрын

I think old people should have their own doctor not the GP, if you go to work and you are young you can’t get an appointment as it is a geriatric clubhouse

@YakobtoshiNakamoto

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. A big problem is in this country we seemed to have this view that you absolutely cannot criticise the NHS in any way. That has now been exasperated by Covid. The NHS is great but it does have issues. And until we get more vocal about them nothing is going to change unfortunately.

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No problem should ever be discounted based on age that's been proven to be poor reliability and illness doesn't know age

@potocatepetl

2 жыл бұрын

especially when there is a genetic factor....her father had the same type of cancer in his 40s! Incompetence and indolence!

Why did they not do a fit test