Hi. I am just highlighting the need to see a doctor if you notice a change in your bowel movements over a few months. I know its a thing that people do not like talking about but it can save your life.
I was suffering from stomach pains on my right side of my abdomen and I always seemed to be constipated and not able to pass a normal stool. My doctor put it down to Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
I did some research and it seems that doctors use it as a name for bowel conditions without any further investigations so people go away happy that a name has been put to what they have got.
I insisted I see a bowel specialist and was sent for a ct scan. A week later an emergency appointment was made for me to have a colonocopy (camera inserted)
Not nice but they found a large malignant horseshoe shaped tumor in my lower colon which was causing a 60% restriction on my bowel causing all the pains.
Another scan found that it had not spread and am now recovering from the operation to remove the colon with the tumor in. 6 weeks later I am pleased to say I am getting back to some normality but it will take some time to fully recover.
My whole point is don't always accept the first diagnosis and insist that you see a specialist. This way you will live longer if you catch it early.
What has made it more difficult for me to recover is over the last 25 years I have had lung cancer twice and have had my lung removed.
Thats all down to me as an outspoken person and stick up for myself,
to get the right results and I am still here alive and kicking
If you have any problems just do it and save your life.
Mick
I was suffering from stomach pains on my right side of my abdomen and I always seemed to be constipated and not able to pass a normal stool. My doctor put it down to Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
I did some research and it seems that doctors use it as a name for bowel conditions without any further investigations so people go away happy that a name has been put to what they have got.
I insisted I see a bowel specialist and was sent for a ct scan. A week later an emergency appointment was made for me to have a colonocopy (camera inserted)
Not nice but they found a large malignant horseshoe shaped tumor in my lower colon which was causing a 60% restriction on my bowel causing all the pains.
Another scan found that it had not spread and am now recovering from the operation to remove the colon with the tumor in. 6 weeks later I am pleased to say I am getting back to some normality but it will take some time to fully recover.
My whole point is don't always accept the first diagnosis and insist that you see a specialist. This way you will live longer if you catch it early.
What has made it more difficult for me to recover is over the last 25 years I have had lung cancer twice and have had my lung removed.
Thats all down to me as an outspoken person and stick up for myself,
to get the right results and I am still here alive and kicking
If you have any problems just do it and save your life.
Mick