They only test a few infections on the stool test, under your ribs live your gallbladder which can mess abiut and cause issues, pancreas, liver, and stomach. So theres a few things up there.
like i say about teh guidelines, 250 is high on the referral readings, BUT if you read the nice guidelines, this is actually to avoid the cost of testings..........
Even in a chart of what costs what...
My levels were last 535, post surgergical reoccurance, but on the grand scale i feel less crap than i did, and im not a good patient, i dont comply with treatment and i am a very bad advocate, patient, blah!!!
Anxiety can be blamed for a lot of things and they use the label to ignore what you say as theyve premade their discision based on the fact you have anxiety.
When i moved from up north to down south i was given a letter for new gp, which obviously i read as you do...
'Long history of stomach pain, mostly somatic in origin' ...which it wasnt hey.
The gp receptionist can give you your levels over the phone, and im thinking the 'winter flu crisis' may have impacted on you getting your appointment so far.
Here, we get a call to book you over the phone, then a few days later you have a booked time and a nurse calls you, goes over medical history and the prep procedure, then you receive prep in post.
You either go in morn or pm, id request first thing and say about your anxiety, cos then you wont have to wait around worrying.
Prep isnt tasty, but its git to be done, and you will do it!!!
Bum cream, wet wipes, dvd box set, soft loo roll and plenty of clear fluids.
Even if youre totslly freaking out on the day, the midazolam will relax you, you can hear the monitor beeps calm as you do.
You can also request to thr nurse that they try the small scope to make sure they get round.
The prep itself can cause some tiny ulcers and redness, but this will show on the biopsy as being nothing of worry.
Diverticulitis can also cause issues, but they can see this too, also little polyos which they would remove if they saw any.
If youre awake in the scope, it is interesting to see on the screen and a bit weird as the screens are pretty big!!!
Here we have 3 sets of ten min obs bicci, cuppa tea and off you go.
My husband had the endoscope, hes a massive wuss and had no sedation and was fine. He cant even do his teeth without sounding like he has morning sickness!!!!
You will get a luttle printed report of what they did and saw, and a nurse goes over this before you leave.
being anxious and tense will be clamping up the tummy muscles and making you feel worse.
Avoid nsaids, as they arent great for tummy anyway.
if they see anything, they will refer you to gi, and then follow you up from there.
First scope i dont recall
Second was not pleasant and they couldnt get past a bend,
Third scope was little one, and honestly it was easy...i felt daft for freaking out on them and making a show of myself..i actually sai yiu can do it again if you like it was easy!
You asked about food in another pist, when i had my stricture i did have to eat low fibre, not seeds, skins, and it was restrictive yes, but when your that sick you sort of stop caring.
I can now eat most things since surgery.
Medications , steroids...awful, but there you go
Pentasa had to stop,
Meant to be on mercaptapurine....
And meant to be goung on humira....we will see...
whatever happens you will be fine!
My friend had a stoma last year and shes doing great with it and is enjoying life to the full.