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Anyone doing the NHS Bowel Screening?
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I first did this a couple of years ago at which time it was clear.
This year the test was 'inconclusive' and I was asked to repeat it after which I was told, by letter, that, following the results of the test, I was advised to go the my local hospital and an appointment had already been made for me.
I had a colonoscopy last week which was unsuccessful because the stuff I had to take the day before to clear my system out didn't work so I had to go through it all again today.
The process was a bit uncomfortable but the end result was I was given the 'all clear'.
I had 80 cm of my bowel removed 10 years ago so I was a bit apprehensive about what the result could be but the point of all this is to encourage anyone who finds themselves in the same position to have the test. The medical staff are great and go through every eventuality with you and I think it pays to have your mind set at rest for the sake of a bit of inconvenience.
The chances of it being cancer are quite low but if it is, the sooner it is diagnosed, the better.
This year the test was 'inconclusive' and I was asked to repeat it after which I was told, by letter, that, following the results of the test, I was advised to go the my local hospital and an appointment had already been made for me.
I had a colonoscopy last week which was unsuccessful because the stuff I had to take the day before to clear my system out didn't work so I had to go through it all again today.
The process was a bit uncomfortable but the end result was I was given the 'all clear'.
I had 80 cm of my bowel removed 10 years ago so I was a bit apprehensive about what the result could be but the point of all this is to encourage anyone who finds themselves in the same position to have the test. The medical staff are great and go through every eventuality with you and I think it pays to have your mind set at rest for the sake of a bit of inconvenience.
The chances of it being cancer are quite low but if it is, the sooner it is diagnosed, the better.
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I can appreciate how you feel shaneystar. Both my mother-in-law then my own mother, some years later, were misdiagnosed and they both died of bowel cancer so I've had enough personal experience of it. I just live in expectation that things are progressing somewhat and that these things will become a thing of the past before long.
From what I gather (I might be wrong) the test detects whether there is any blood. I haven't had it done because I suffer from IBS and diverticulitis. Have done for most of my life. Me, I'm ostrich about any tests or screenings - I have such a fear of hospitals and procedures due to previous experiences that I keep away if I can.
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