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Colonoscopy Normal

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pr2384
pr2384

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Blood tests: CBC + Liver panel normal

CEA : Slightly elevated (4.6)

Symptoms: Acid reflux, bloating, Narrow stools, increased frequency of going to bathroom + tenesmus [ for 3 + months ]

Procedures done: Colonoscopy

Doctor after colonoscopy, everything looks normal. The worst part of all this is "googling" + "Anxiety" + "Bowel Prep". No wonder what ever you google, the simplest of simplest symptom points to cancer..In my case it was Bowel cancer. I am not blaming google..but what I am blaming is, my anxiety to know answers and relying on lot of online information. People out there who are dealing with similar symptoms..please do not hesitate to talk to your doctor .. for most part I believe early detection is key and in my case colonoscopy was very straightforward and is giving me peice of mind.

My Dr now thinks, that I have typical case of IBS. and strictly asked me to stay away from google .

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  • Grinch99
    Grinch99 pr2384

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    People go to Google for reassurance and unfortunately dont find it. My Doctor banned me from googling symptoms. The solution, go to the doctor if you have a problem!

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