Postby benben » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:10 am
Hi there.
Sorry to hear you're experiencing some concerns, but it's good to be proactive about your health. You are very young and most likely you don't have cancer, but there is no certainty.
You state that you feel pain sometimes when wiping after bowel movement. This is a good indication that it is most likely hemorrhoids or fissure.
However these can develop due to increased frequency of bowel movements. So that's something else to consider. Has your bowel movement frequency changed?
Now in relation to my own experience. I started experiencing some bleeding in my later 20's. Somewhere between 27-29. I will just say 29 as that's when I first went to the doctor to report it.
They performed an anoscopy and determined that I showed some flaring on hemi and small anal fissure. Although neither showed signs of fresh bleeding they chocked my experience up to that. I had a similar experience at around 37 years of age after a syncope episode and had medical focus on the upper GI tract, but they decided to not even look into my lower GI tract. Finally at 44 years of age and after experiencing increased blood amounts and mucous during bowel movements I demanded a colonoscopy. It took quite a bit of coercing to get my Primary Care physician to schedule it as all my bloodwork came back perfectly normal. It wasn't until a stool sample showed blood mixed in stool that the scope was OK'd and just like that was diagnosed with Stage 3b CRC. So not to scare you, but based upon my experience I would fully recommend a scope for some conclusive reassurance. God forbid something is found it's most likely merely a polyp or very early stage cancer at this point.
Whatever the outcome, take this experience as a call to action to be proactive about your overall health and well being as you've noted some room for improvement. Try to eat more healthy, exercise more, and most of all - experience life fully.
best wishes.
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3/29/17 diagnosed CRC - 44 y/o Male
4/17/17 ULAR - Straight anastomosis - no ostomy.
Path: low grade T3n1m0 - moderate diff.
KRAS - NO, MLH1/PMS2/MSH6/MSH2 - Normal.
5/3 med port install
5/22 folfox - first treatment.
3rd treat, delayed - low ANC - reduced to 90% OXI
zarxio all treats
Treat 7 - 75% OXI
Treats 8-12 - NO OXI, Luke & 5FU
10/20/17 CT- NED
3/18 Scope - Clean
11/8 PORT OUT!
7/22 CT - NED (5 years!)