My 85 year old mum has been anaemic for at least a couple of months. A stool specimen has just revealed that there was blood in her stool. The GP has said that the next step would be a referral to a bowel specialist and that she should be seen within 2 weeks. My mum has a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer's and moved into a care home a few months ago. She is very early stages and the main way she has been affected wrt to the dementia is through loss of language -though she knows what she wants to say and can usually eventually convey her meaning - but it is of course very frustrating for her. She is naturally pessimistic and I don't think would want treatment if it is cancer which she has had 3 times before. We are due to see the GP together on Tuesday. I spoke to the GP today and she said we need to decide if we want any investigations at all as there may not be a point in putting her through any trauma involved if we're not going to do much anyway. She has become more frail but can still walk unaided and dress herself etc so I think would be okay for a colonoscopy. Does anyone have experience of an elderly relative having a colonoscopy? Thanks.
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