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369533 tn?1207588462

ibs or colon cancer ???help please

male aged 42
12 months ongoing problems
14 months ago filled toilett with blood2 days on trot
had lumps appearing on stomac
had lumps all my life had 1 took out of arm 20 years ago told it was lympoma
went to docs told the above was lypomas and the blood was nothing to wurry about just what i have been eating ?
went to docs regulary after that and was tested for heli bacter stomac bug came back possertive and treated for that.
kept going to docs regarding lumps appearing he sent me to a surgen who felt them and confermed lympomas
i changed docs after this
have had stomac pains down sides across the top and now bad back pains also prickly burning pains all over stomac ribs and up my back.
have had loads off blood and urine test all ok
also endoscerpy reveiled hiatus hernia and inflamed stomac.
ulta sound scan on liver stomac kidneys bladder.found a 3mm kidney stone in right kidney.
also ivu exray  on kidneys to see if stone is moving and causing me the pain waiting for resuls?
the consultent doesnt think a 3mm kidney stone will cause me the pain i am describing.
new doc is saying it most be all in my head i know itsnot pain is getting worse and unberable
seen another doc last week who says it sounds like ibs
current medication
amlodipine high blood pressure

simvastatin colestol

ranitidine     stomac

colafac         ibs

fluxetine       anti depresent

cocodamol   for pain
realy had a nothe medication doesnt seem to help  any ideas thanks
have recently tryed ibs tabletts doesnt seem to help
also getting prickly burning pains in stomac chest up my back driving me mad
am now waiting to go for a colonoscopy and scared of what thay might find?
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190673 tn?1259203266
no pills can gain or even hold your weight if you got cancer. good luck in colonoscopy and keep us informed.
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I haven't answered clearly.

For finding lipomas/lymphomas you need capsule endoscopy or contrast (barium) x-ray investigation of the small intestine, not colonoscopy.
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369533 tn?1207588462
do you think going for colonscopy is the best thing to do?
getting realy bad pains across top of stomac and under ribs both sides.also bloating. stinging burning prickly pains all over stomac and up my back,driving me mad.get the feelings  docs dont beleave me .
you seem very knowledgeble ,
dont think there is much i can do but go threw process still waiting for appointment ,if not heard anything in the next few days might ring the hospital and see if they have my reveral.

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Hardly answer on this. End decision is yours, but doctor should explain you why he decided for colonoscopy, and what he will look for.
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369533 tn?1207588462
last viset to docs he was in two minds either send me to a gastro specialist or camra
i suggested camera to see whats going on ,and he aggreed.dont think docs have any idea realy.
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369533 tn?1207588462
rang hospital today might have to see a specialist 1st to see if i need to go for colonoscopy.
whats going on doc revers me for procedure then im told this
had a nothe off this its all waiting and waiting
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