Small bowel C worry

[brightlife]

I did admit to the hospital 5 days dur heavily bleeding, lot of blood did come out red with alot of clot. I thought I was from piles banding that I had 3 week ago .( I did have colonoscopy and endoscopy Mri scan for small bowel years ago anything areclear) but after one night it is continue black stool as melena,(properly from upper ) doctor did urgent sigmoidoscopy and endoscopy .she saw fresh blood and old blood togther no sign of those area of bleeding ,but as CT scan show one look like polyps on my small bowe.l doctor refer me to have capsule endoscopy ,but still have to wait I dont know when it will be,now my head just spining,I feel. I may have small bowel C . Thank you for listen

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator]

Hi brightlife,

Thank you for posting on Colon Cancer Connected. I am proud of you in getting the tests done to determine what the cause for the bleeding may be. So the sigmoidoscopy revealed fresh blood as well as old blood. And now you are waiting on a "capsule endoscopy" which I have never had but from what I see can be very useful as the most common reason for doing capsule endoscopy is to explore unexplained bleeding in the small intestine. It's a colonoscopy via a pill.

I wouldn't jump the the 'c' word as bleeding can be caused by many different factors. Is there a family history of something?

We do wish you all the best in finding out what going on. I would be interested in the results of t he capsule endoscopy. No head spinning👍😁. Focus your efforts and expediting that procedure and please let us know. You are doing great and being assertive in finding answers.

Thank You,

~Tom, GCCA Survivor - Colon Cancer Connected Site Administrator.

Just a reminder - this group is here to offer support, share experiences, and offer our thoughts - but this is not medical advice, and you should always consult your medical professional(s). Additionally, for all emergencies, seek urgent medical care, never delay.

[brightlife in reply to GCCA-Survivor]

Hi Thank for reply, just try to put myself together , just feel don't know what to expect ,my head think of so many things

Altough last year I did have scan for my small bowel call MRe ,doctor have been told me it is clear , but this year CT scan show there are a polyps on my small bowel.i know it not good to do a research ,but sometime you can't help it. I did research a polyps on small bowel is rare if compare to a colon , but I develope one .so I can t stop thinking it was C . Time wait to diagnosed is very hard, but there nothing I can do, thank you very much

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator in reply to brightlife]

Hi brightlife,

You are doing great and doing all you can do👏👍. That is so important and you have received some information and know you need to get more answers. The people that don't do the things you are doing and don't get things checked out are the ones that may far bigger issues. Yes the CT showed something that "looks like polyps" and you're waiting on the capsule endoscopy to get you some actionable answers and good path forward.

We all do that self research and there is always information at both ends of the spectrum of what "could" be going on. My doctors actually told me to stop that😂. You're definitely not alone.

Focus on that capsule endoscopy and let us know what how that process turns out.

All the best in getting your answers.

T