Colonoscopy Scheduled For Tues. 3/14 Posted: 03-10-06 09:28am
Hi everyone. I wanted to run this by
some folks who have more experience with
this issue.
I'm a 36 year old woman whose grandmother
passed away from colon cancer that wasn't
detected and had metastisized.
I've had mucous in my stool off and on for
a while, but this week I had to episodes
of blood on my stool and on the tissue
when I wipe. I was immediately referred
to a gi specialist who I saw yesterday
afternoon and he scheduled a colonoscopy
for tuesday morning.
I do have a hemmorhoid that has been there
for several years, but it has never ever
bled before. Even when i've been
constipated in the past, it's not bled.
I haven't been constipated at all lately,
so I can't imagine that it would be a
hemorrhoid. In fact, i've been eating a
high fiber diet for a while and my bowels
have been very regular and soft
consistency. Sometimes I might get loose
stools or narrowed stools, but never
bleeding.
I'm very concerned, but don't want to over
react either. How common is blood in the
stool and am I justified in my concerns
about colon cancer?
