Hello, I had a CT scan for a kidney cyst on 1-10-2019 that also mentioned that I have "marked fecal retention colon, particularly cecum measuring about 7.3 cm in diameter. Normal appendix." I am a relatively heathly 60 y/o male, 6 ft, 160 lbs.
The kidney situation is not serious at this time, but I'm worried about the colon and cecum comment. The doctor said that he would recommend a stool softener, and then he got distracted and I ended up leaving the office without addressing this any further with him. He didn't immediately give me a gastro referral, and I'm not feeling terribly "sick", except that now I am very anxious that this could be more than just "fecal retention".
For that past week I have been taking double doses of stool softeners (ducosate), and double doses of Miralax or dulcolax. Today, I am doing a colon clean out with Miralax and dulcolax based on the recipe for a colonoscopy prep. I don't know what else to do. I will see the doctor again in three days and ask him to refer me to a gastro doc. My anxiety is going off the chart about this now.
My questions for anybody here are: Would the CT scan report be able to identify a more serious issue than what was described above, or were those findings about as definitive as could be determined from that type of scan? I have more questions, plenty more, but I just can't even formulate them or type them out at this time.
I'll see if there are any responses to this post before I continue. Thanks for reading, and thanks for any responses.