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291 Results found for "Colonoscopy"
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John Coyne, Renfrewshire, Scotland
...issues with my bowels most of my adult life, always having to rush to the toilet and sometimes having the odd bit of blood in my stool. I also had a colonoscopy in 2017 which discovered a few polyps, these were removed and I was advised that was the end of the matter. Then in the summer of 2020, during...
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Bryony Stocking, Stroud
...the surgeons examined my abdomen and they said that I likely had adhesions, a twisted bowel or a blockage. I was therefore being recommended for a colonoscopy and released to go home that night – the appointment for the colonoscopy came through quickly for July, which was brilliant. What I saw...
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Tina's Walk Together for her mum and sister
...The doctor referred her for an endoscopy but when Tracey went to the hospital and explained her symptoms, they said they should have been doing a colonoscopy first. Tracey had an emergency CT scan, and her results showed something was visible on the scan, so she was booked in for a colonoscopy on the...
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Pamela Redmond, Belfast
...got my bowel sorted out the rest would improve. He kindly said he would treat me on the NHS, if my GP referred me, and would try to fit me in for a colonoscopy in January 2020. In December the helicobacter results were positive and I had treatment for that. The CA levels were negative so I was relieved...
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Why Daniel Jeffreys’s wife inspired Challenge 2020
...elsewhere for answers as he didn’t feel another injection would work and we were merely masking the pain rather than curing it. It was at that point a colonoscopy was suggested as a logical next step. She had the colonoscopy in early April 2018 and we waited until the end of that month to get the results...
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NHS England announces new recovery plan for cancer services
...with the NHS, even before the pandemic. The latest figures, published in October 2020, show 52% of patients are waiting longer than six weeks for colonoscopy and flexi sigmoidoscopy (peaking at 67% in May 2020), and 35% of patients are waiting over 13 weeks for these diagnostic tests (peaking at 43%...
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Raeann Rooms, Hull
...probably a stone or stone a half in weight, so the doctor sent him to a specialist. We went private and he'd gone for a CT scan and he was due to have a colonoscopy and they rang up and said, 'don't come in for your colonoscopy, come in at 7:15pm'. Because it was an appointment at night, I knew it...
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Thousands of people in Northern Ireland waiting more than six months for endoscopy tests
...More than 9,000 people who needed investigations for suspected bowel cancer symptoms had been waiting for more than nine weeks for endoscopy tests (colonoscopy or flexi-sigmoidoscopy) at the end of September 2020. These tests look at areas of the bowel and can help diagnose whether someone has the...
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Bowel cancer testing waiting times remain high, with targets missed for thousands of people
...monthly figure last year. More than 59,000 people who needed investigations for suspected bowel cancer symptoms waited more than six weeks for a colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy in September. These tests look at areas of the colon and can help diagnose whether someone has the disease. NHS England...
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Sarah Simpson, Hampshire
...blood in her poo. She returned again to the doctor, who said 'if you were older, I'd be extremely worried', and booked Charlotte in for an emergency colonoscopy. This was just before Christmas, and we were sent an appointment for January 6, where a consultant examined Charlotte for five minutes and...
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A million missed opportunities for bowel cancer screening
...to this, around 8,500 people who had already received a pre-lockdown positive screening result in England are still waiting for further diagnostic colonoscopy investigations. These have been postponed so resources could be moved to assist the coronavirus response, but also - unique to bowel cancer...
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Nicola Rankin, Airdrie
...helping me, just weren’t listening. I was in and out of the doctors, but I wasn’t getting better, I was getting worse. Eventually I was referred for a colonoscopy. It sounds silly, but I was actually happy to take the prep drinks, it was a real relief to my constipation and gave me a little respite...
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Greg Llewellyn, Neath
...bowel cancer in February 2014 at the age of 49. I had suffered with Ulcerative Colitis for about 25 years, most of my adult life, so I was having a colonoscopy every five years. As I was a long-term sufferer of the condition, my colorectal consultant recommended I have colonoscopies every three years...
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We welcome recommendation to introduce simplified screening test
...for bowel cancer in England, leading charity Bowel Cancer UK has welcomed the announcement. But says more investment to increase the capacity of colonoscopy services is critical to make significant improvements for patients. Deborah Alsina, Chief Executive of Bowel Cancer UK, said: "We have long called...
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A quarter of hospitals in breach of waiting time target for bowel cancer tests
...reveal that nearly 2,000 people are waiting longer than the six week target set by the Government. The two key tests to diagnose bowel cancer are colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy – a camera on a thin, flexible cable inserted through the anus to look at different parts of the bowel. These tests...
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Penny Lipitch, London
...and did a stool sample, but they couldn’t find anything wrong. No one thought it was anything serious, even the consultant who referred me for a colonoscopy. Because of my age no one was concerned and it took some time. It took about six months to have a colonoscopy after my initial GP appointment...
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A Spotlight on Bowel Cancer in Wales
...referred to a consultant after visiting my GP a number of times. I waited six months to see the consultant and was then put on a waiting list for a colonoscopy. Before this appointment took place, I was admitted to hospital as an emergency where, following further tests and an emergency colonoscopy...
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First half of 2017 saw a quarter of hospitals consistently in breach of waiting time target for bowel cancer tests
...referrals, as well as the two week wait urgent referral for suspected lower gastrointestinal cancer. The two key tests to diagnose the disease are colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy – a camera on a thin, flexible cable inserted through the anus to look at different parts of the bowel. These tests...
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NICE recommends FIT for people at low risk of bowel cancer
...bowel symptoms, therefore do not qualify for an urgent referral as a front line test. People who have a positive result will then be referred for a colonoscopy or other relevant test. It is hoped that using FIT in this way will help ensure people are not referred unnecessarily for invasive tests, like...
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Bowel cancer screening in England
...a blue colour on the test strip this is reported as positive and the person will be referred to a screening centre for a consultation prior to a colonoscopy (a test to examine the inside of the bowel). The current test requires three separate stool samples to be collected. Depending on the pattern...