Hello everyone,
I created this account just today as my anxiety level is up the sky at the moment and need some support and perhaps some ideas from your experiences.
I am a 44 year old female,
2 years ago I went through a colonoscopy, as my iron level was low so my GP ordered an occult blood test which came back positive, she referred me to a gastroenterologist who did the clonoscopy which came back all clear. That was a big releaf back then.
Few days ago I started to notice a little visible blood when wiping, then a day later I could see a bright red colour in my stool. I went straight to my GP who examined me and said that was due to my haemorrhoids as I do have 3 of them.
I am still not quite happy and convinced that was really the reason for my bleeding, as I have this haemorrhoids for about 13 years now and it never bleed as well as I do not have any pain in the rectal area.
My question is, can it be a colon cancer or polyp That developed in only 2 years after a clear colonoscopy? Doctors say it takes up to 10 years for a polyp to develop into cancer. But I am still too concerned, as my mum had some polyps in the colon about a year ago and they removed it. So I am kind of having a family history, also her sister had colon cancer.
Sorry for the lingthy post, any advice would be highly appreciated.
By the way I have an appointment with the same gastroenterologist in couple of weeks ( this is the earliest I could get), so till then any support would make a great difference. Thanks
Maggie