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[CLKD]

Go on your holiday - a few days here or there shouldn't make any difference.  I'm sure if it was 'urgent, urgent' you would have been called sooner.

[EllieJ]

Please try not to worry, (says me with health anxiety!). It can be for so many reasons - those diverticula could have have been slightly irritated for example. My darling daughter was passing loads of visible blood in her poop a couple of years back, turns out she has Crohn's Disease which isn't brilliant but not what we were fearing. Enjoy your holiday!

[skkb]

Thanks for your views and good wishes. The holiday has already been postponed twice due to Covid and other stuff. I spoke to a really lovely lady at the hospital to confirm the appointment and she said she would make a note to contact me if they had any cancellations (she she seemed to think was likely, so fingers crossed) Health anxiety doesn’t help, but thank you again

[Ayesha]

Thanks Ayesha, I’ve just called to confirm the appointment as requested, but as always, ansaphone….busy leave a message. I will keep trying though!! Yes I’m also angry that a colonoscopy could have been carried out last November but I guess if I still had a positive result this time then they would still follow it up? Due to go away on 2 April!! I’m not sure what the consultation on the 22nd March is for apart from to take blood to see if I am anaemic and give me the awful prep drink. Now I’m wondering with this 3 days doctors strike it could push everything further down the line anyway. Did you have to wait long for your procedure and results?

The consultation is all about explaining the procedure, asking the usual health questions and taking a blood sample to check your kidneys are able to cope with the prep. As has been mentioned here, your recall is more than likely due to your diverticulosis. After the procedure they will tell you there and then your results.

When I had my procedure recently my anxiety hit the roof, I was shaking so much that the doctor asked if I had diabetes, they had to sedate me twice, anxiety is a total curse, you are not alone there. I would definitely recommend sedation, it helps!

Enjoy your holiday!

[CLKD]

When I had bad panic attacks I shook so badly that our 4 poster bed moved  . 

Group 

[skkb]

I will definitely ask for sedation if a colonoscopy is needed, one part of the sigmoidoscopy was very painful and I hadn’t asked for pain relief, won’t make that mistake again, my heart was pounding and I was shaking and sweating at one point, not nice at all. Guess I must now try to sit tight and see what happens…..and stay calm 

[CLKD]

........ and breath!

[skkb]

So after a day of worry and anxiety with every possible scenario swimming around in my head I’m exhausted but doubt I’ll sleep. No idea if there’s something sinister going on in my body or if all will be well. I’m sure we all crave quick treatment and instant results, alas it’s not the case……so only another 8 days to my consultation and who knows if/when I’ll get the follow up procedure if needed…..…more waiting, more anxiety 😟

[CLKD]

Yep.  It's mind games.  Is it 'the worst' scenario that worries you the most or having to postpone your holiday yet again?  I'm sure that if necessary the holiday can be accommodated due to waiting list times.

[skkb]

Sorry, quick question……should I be reading anything into the fact that I sent back my FIT test on Monday 6th March and received the “further testing required” letter by the weekend? Just wondering 💭

[CLKD]

Nope.  It probably means that they are on top of their work load.  I am sure that should they be worried, you would have been called sooner. 

[Wrensong]

I agree with CLKD - I think it's likely they have no backlog.  I had my first FIT test last year & got the all OK letter in under a week, so I think they are just super efficient.

[skkb]

Thankyou, that’s reassuring.

[CLKD]

How R U passing your time?

[Ayesha]

Just to say mine was exactly the same time line, it was within the week. A very efficient service!