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Bowel cancer scan what happened today , im fuming

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neil16891
neil16891

waited 6 weeks for a Bowel cancer scan ..today having to stick an Enema up my backside which makes you empty your bowels ,travel to penzance hospital ..sat in waiting room 2 half hours , called me in ..oh mr booth I see you take warfarin ..when was your last inr test ..me 3 weeks ago ..Oh I am very sorry to have to tell you this screening is now cancelled as you need to have your inr checked 1 or 2 days before and it has to be in your target range ..3.0 ..does not mention ANYTHING about this on the appointment letter ..they gave all contact details again for me to make another appointment ...I just threw them in the bin ….no longer any Bowel cancer scans for me .….all it took was a simple sentence on the Appointment letter ..If you take warfarin ,you must have your INR Checked 2 days beforehand" .........Easy

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  • michael11283
    michael11283 neil16891

    Posted

    Neil

    How awful and inefficient. Of course they should have told you about that. But do rebook and have a colonoscopy. If there is something there they may well be able to remove it while doing the procedure. And that is way better than surgery.

    My cancer was small but even so I had surgery to remove it and 6 months with a bag. A year earlier and it might have been snipped off by the colonoscopy.

    My neighbour's sister-in-law was only diagnosed when it got so big it was blocking the bowel so there were alreadfy secondaries. So despite surgery and choemo it has come back.

    Mike

  • ashley94333
    ashley94333 neil16891

    Posted

    Incredibly frustrating especially after you did the horrible prep only to be turned away. That said, please go back and do it. It can save your life. Not worth taking the chance!
  • anthony10484
    anthony10484 neil16891

    Posted

    Presumably you were sent for colonoscopy because earlier tests had shown that there was the possibility of cancer.  This being so, you really do need to have the colonoscopy if you want to avoid more significant problems later.  Having been through the mill for bowel cancer that was at a late stage (fortunately not too late), I assure you the sooner the problem is detected the better the outcome and the less onerous the treatment.
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