Maybe should have name changed but can't be arsed to work out how to make a new one. As you might expect from the title, there is mention of poo, so hit back if you're mega squeamish!
Tomorrow I'm going to the GP. I've had a weekend of bad abdo pain (lower left). Spoke to out of hours Saturday and went through symptoms. I've had iffy poos (tmi) on and off for months but could spot no real cause and put it down to one of those things. Sometimes it's pretty bad.
On Friday things changed. 'Pencil poo', really tender, bloated, knotting, blocked feeling that sometimes stops me in my tracks, as well as odd bouts of the runs. Constant heavy, dragging feeling. It's actually quite hard to move around. Hardly able to eat, trying to keep water intake up. There's some other stuff going on too but not looking for a diagnosis here (obvs) so won't gross you out / bore you.
Anyway, OoH said to make a GP appointment first thing Monday morning, and call them back if pain becomes unmanageable. He listed some tests that he said I should ask my Dr for, and they're all bowl cancer tests. Despite myself my mind is racing a bit. If I'm honest I've intended to bring this is with GP next time I see them for months,but it always goes out of my head when I'm there / I feel bad for just 'mentioning second illness and I've left it.
I'm just wondering if anyone has been to the GP about similar? What happened? What do you wish you'd asked them. And how did you stop yourself going mad in the meantime? AIBU to feel a bit worried?