Hi there, this just feels so bizarre that I’m writing on here but here goes... 

I am a 29 year girl, who is very healthy and active. Around 2 years ago, I found myself with symptoms which I knew weren’t normal. So I started going to the doctors. I saw around 15 gps who would always send me away saying that my symptoms were either; period pains, IBS, piles, constipation or faecal impaction. However my symptoms over the last 8 months got so bad I have been taken to hospital as I was in so much pain. 

I was taken for a CT scan which showed up nothing apart from being constipated, but it was when I went in for my colonoscopy to check for IBD which is when things didn’t quite go the way I thought. The colonoscopy was a lot quicker than I thought, which att the time I thought ... great! However, the words to follow were the worst I could imagine. The reason it was so short was because of the tumor growing in my colon. 

My emotions are all over the place. I’m angry that it took so long for someone to take me seriously. I’m upset that I have to tell my family what’s wrong with me after they’ve seen me go through this for so long. It’s frustrating when you’re told that its Christmas and appointments will take longer than normal. But I guess there must be a part of me that thinks... finally. We know what’s been wrong with me and it wasn’t in my head. 

I just wondered if anyone had support or experience in any of this? I’m now waiting on an MRI scan, a chest X-ray to make sure it hasn’t spread - all my other organs are fine. And a CT colongraphy. Hopefully it’s not too

big and they can operate quickly. 

Thanks for for reading this, as I say, never done anything like this before. Just feel totally lost.

Olivia xx