Hi,
I've been reading threads on here for a while but this is the first time I've posted. Very quick history, for the past 10 or so years I've suffered with a recurrent skin condition which I finally had diagnosed through biopsy last year as being a (very rare) manifestation of crohns. I've also suffered on and off with stomach symptoms for the past few years, which was put down to ibs until the diagnosis suggested it's more likely ibd.
After waiting over a year since the first biopsy, and over 6 months since a faecal calprotectin test confirmed stomach symptoms may be linked, I finally had a colonoscopy last Thursday. The doctor found a 'mass' during colonoscopy which he initially thought was at the ileum terminal as expected, but then realised was actually centred around the appendix area, which he wasn't expecting. He took loads of biopsies from the mass and also from the ileum terminal, and he said he is sending them off to be urgently looked at. I was pretty woozy from the sedatives, but he said something about wanting to rule out it being cancerous. He tried to reassure me that he just wants to be safe than sorry, and if it does come back nasty there are things that can be done, but bearing in mind 'urgent results' on the nhs take 2 weeks, I am struggling to stop myself really worrying.
I am only 31, have two young boys, and lost my dad to cancer almost 3 years ago, so it's still a very sensitive area for me. Just wondering if anyone on here has been in the same boat, and if it really is just a formality that they often check biopsies for cancer, or if this is unusual?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I've been reading threads on here for a while but this is the first time I've posted. Very quick history, for the past 10 or so years I've suffered with a recurrent skin condition which I finally had diagnosed through biopsy last year as being a (very rare) manifestation of crohns. I've also suffered on and off with stomach symptoms for the past few years, which was put down to ibs until the diagnosis suggested it's more likely ibd.
After waiting over a year since the first biopsy, and over 6 months since a faecal calprotectin test confirmed stomach symptoms may be linked, I finally had a colonoscopy last Thursday. The doctor found a 'mass' during colonoscopy which he initially thought was at the ileum terminal as expected, but then realised was actually centred around the appendix area, which he wasn't expecting. He took loads of biopsies from the mass and also from the ileum terminal, and he said he is sending them off to be urgently looked at. I was pretty woozy from the sedatives, but he said something about wanting to rule out it being cancerous. He tried to reassure me that he just wants to be safe than sorry, and if it does come back nasty there are things that can be done, but bearing in mind 'urgent results' on the nhs take 2 weeks, I am struggling to stop myself really worrying.
I am only 31, have two young boys, and lost my dad to cancer almost 3 years ago, so it's still a very sensitive area for me. Just wondering if anyone on here has been in the same boat, and if it really is just a formality that they often check biopsies for cancer, or if this is unusual?
Thanks in advance for any help.