The Consultant

WARNING...this blog contains material that might upset the more sensitive person...


Hi all...was going to save blogging till tommorow but some people were concerned how I got on today...heres the lowdown
Went to see said consultant who had a chat with me about bowel habits and related things, medical history etc...he then asked if he could take a look...I was prepared for a fingering so it was not too much of a shock, the only thing i didn't like was undressing in front of the female nurse, that felt quite unatural to me! but nevertheless i was exposed to the world...then they made me lie on the bed and he pushed my stomach around a lot like a piece of play dough..wuth a 'hmm' as he did so. Then the big moment came, he asked me to lie on my side and face a wall...i was then positioned in the breach position as i heard the 'thwack' of the powdered latex glove and a finger slowly entered the nether regions...it was a tad uncomfortable but not too bad...he withdrew and asked me approx what time i had passed blood so that was not a good sign...he then asked me if it was alright to put a telescope in so he could see better, I said it was alright as long as it wasn't the size of Jodrell Bank...he laughed, i think he liked me, brave little soldier that i am. I was not prepared fro what happened next as the telescope was inserted...and inserted...and inserted...12 inches of rigid rubber tube was probably the most uncomfortable experience I have ever had, he pushed harder and harder to try and get a bit further and this made me cry in discomfort but it was a silent tear rather than the massive sob that wanted to appear. He took a couple of bits for biopsy and withdrew slowly. After cleaning up he asked me to dress and join him at the desk. I sat down and he said.."Well I found blood and I found something else, a growth"..I paled at this but kept a sane look on my face as he spoke. Mr Eldin is extremely nice and explained what would happen next...he decided to forgoe the small invasion and has decided to go for the full Colonoscopy...

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonoscopy/

This is now going to take place on December the 5th at the Manor Hospital (the very beautiful private hospital in Bedford)...he will probably remove the growth and use it for biopsy but will also travel round the whole bowel to investigate further. He hopes it will be benign...
to be continued...
Neil x