Kay1982 wrote:Hello all. I have been struggling with bowel issues for over 5 yrs. First started with constipation, on amd off. It's now pain in the left of my stomach near navel, lower tummy near ovaries and pain on my side as well as back. The left part of my tummy is a little bigger than my right perhaps from swelling. I have intermitten diarrhea, stomach cramps and overall jist feel like poop. I ended up in the ER Saturday where they did labs and CT without contrast. All neg. First of all, would a CT without contrast show anything or was it a waste of my copay? Second are there other things that can be causing all these problems besides colon cancer. I am scared out of my mind and having anxiety. I am currently waiting for my insurance to approve colonoscopy.
Kay1982 wrote:Hello all. I have been struggling with bowel issues for over 5 yrs. First started with constipation, on amd off. It's now pain in the left of my stomach near navel, lower tummy near ovaries and pain on my side as well as back. The left part of my tummy is a little bigger than my right perhaps from swelling. I have intermitten diarrhea, stomach cramps and overall jist feel like poop. I ended up in the ER Saturday where they did labs and CT without contrast. All neg. First of all, would a CT without contrast show anything or was it a waste of my copay? Second are there other things that can be causing all these problems besides colon cancer. I am scared out of my mind and having anxiety. I am currently waiting for my insurance to approve colonoscopy.
BeansMama wrote:I'm glad you got approval for a colonoscopy. While they are not very fun it really is the only way to rule it out. My 9 cm tumor showed as inflammation on my initial CT scan and my liver Mets were said to be lesions. I had a 10 almost 11 cm tumor between the lobes of my liver as well as a few smaller Mets throughout. The CT only picked up 2 lesions.
I hope your scope comes back clear for cancer.
I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Kay1982 wrote:BeansMama wrote:I'm glad you got approval for a colonoscopy. While they are not very fun it really is the only way to rule it out. My 9 cm tumor showed as inflammation on my initial CT scan and my liver Mets were said to be lesions. I had a 10 almost 11 cm tumor between the lobes of my liver as well as a few smaller Mets throughout. The CT only picked up 2 lesions.
I hope your scope comes back clear for cancer.
I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Hi beams mama, was your ct scan with or without contrast? Mine was without and I'm afraid it wouldn't have been seen. Any thoughts?
Kay1982 wrote:Hello all. I have been struggling with bowel issues for over 5 yrs. First started with constipation, on amd off. It's now pain in the left of my stomach near navel, lower tummy near ovaries and pain on my side as well as back. The left part of my tummy is a little bigger than my right perhaps from swelling. I have intermitten diarrhea, stomach cramps and overall jist feel like poop. I ended up in the ER Saturday where they did labs and CT without contrast. All neg. First of all, would a CT without contrast show anything or was it a waste of my copay? Second are there other things that can be causing all these problems besides colon cancer. I am scared out of my mind and having anxiety. I am currently waiting for my insurance to approve colonoscopy.
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