Sooo, I have a few health issues, ibs being one of them, I have high blood pressure and thyroid issues.
because of the above I have yearly blood tests. On the 22nd of July I had my usual test, the nurse commented on my swollen feet but it was hot etc. so I thought no more about it. A week later I get a message from the gp they need to speak to me as the test shows I’m slightly anaemia but no worries, so I call and the first appointment was for Monday the 17th.
GP phones, and tells me I need to go statins I said I would think about it I wasn’t keen but he agreed that we could discuss that later. The anaemia though. With my ibs and the type of blood cells etc, he says it points to bowel Cancer !
I mean I was told it wasn’t urgent then all of a sudden 2 weeks later it is, I did my samples and DH took them to the surgery yesterday. He has fast tracked me for treatment, but nothing would happen for 2 weeks because waiting for the results and he was on holiday !.
at this point I thought well it can’t be to worrying with all the waiting around, and he did say the high heat could have upset the blood tests ? But then he said he would happily come out that day a discuss it all with me, and what the process is and what will happen etc, I said to wait for the results of the samples, in hindsight maybe this was wrong, but I was really in disbelief at this point,
know tonight, I don’t know, I’m terrified. He said about the change of bowel but I’ve had ibs for nearly 10 years it’s no different now than it has been for 10 years.
the thought of waiting another 1 and 1/2 weeks and then what, what if it is.
im going round in circles.
if you’ve got this far, I’m sorry, I just needed to say it, to acknowledge, and to admit to myself I might have cancer, I don’t feel any different, tired more than normal but otherwise just me.