Hi
I'm 42 and I just don't know where to start to be honest. I went to my GP a few weeks back as I'd had blood in my stools for over 6 weeks. There is a strong history of bowel cancer in my family, with my mum, maternal aunt, maternal gran and maternal great aunt all having had/passed from bowel cancer. The initial consultation ruled out everything minor so I had a full colonoscopy on Friday. I was so prepared for it to be cancer that I couldn't even take it in when he said there was no cancer but I 'almost certainly' have Crohns. I have to go back next week to get the full results of all the biopsies and discuss treatment.
I just didn't see it coming. I've never known anyone with crohns and have no understanding of it at all. I spent all day Friday and yesterday so relieved it wasn't cancer that I didn't even start to think about what the crohns means for me. I've woken up this morning and started to look online at it but now I feel confused as I don't seem to have any of the symptoms. I've had the bleeding and I could see the area on the screen was all bloody, blistered and yellow so I know something's there, but that's all.
I haven't had any of the pain described, I haven't been fatigued. I've had 3 bouts of lower tummy pain that lasted about 15 mins each time and that's all. I'm wondering now whether it can be crohns but he seemed so certain. I know I will know more next week but just wondered if other people have had crohns without much of the symptoms.
Am going to start reading as much as I can on here for now but would be grateful for any opinions. Thanks.
Helen.
I'm 42 and I just don't know where to start to be honest. I went to my GP a few weeks back as I'd had blood in my stools for over 6 weeks. There is a strong history of bowel cancer in my family, with my mum, maternal aunt, maternal gran and maternal great aunt all having had/passed from bowel cancer. The initial consultation ruled out everything minor so I had a full colonoscopy on Friday. I was so prepared for it to be cancer that I couldn't even take it in when he said there was no cancer but I 'almost certainly' have Crohns. I have to go back next week to get the full results of all the biopsies and discuss treatment.
I just didn't see it coming. I've never known anyone with crohns and have no understanding of it at all. I spent all day Friday and yesterday so relieved it wasn't cancer that I didn't even start to think about what the crohns means for me. I've woken up this morning and started to look online at it but now I feel confused as I don't seem to have any of the symptoms. I've had the bleeding and I could see the area on the screen was all bloody, blistered and yellow so I know something's there, but that's all.
I haven't had any of the pain described, I haven't been fatigued. I've had 3 bouts of lower tummy pain that lasted about 15 mins each time and that's all. I'm wondering now whether it can be crohns but he seemed so certain. I know I will know more next week but just wondered if other people have had crohns without much of the symptoms.
Am going to start reading as much as I can on here for now but would be grateful for any opinions. Thanks.
Helen.