What the Heck...
#1--Let me preface this note with this: I AM very grateful for being alive. Being able to work, talk, take care of myself. Yes, I have many body things going on at once. Nevertheless, I feel (relatively) very lucky.
So, I suppose I should look at my last post. On 26 March 18 (sorry, I work military again...) I passed 6-7 large, bloody-looking (burgundy) stools. ''Large'' as in amount. Always ribbony.. always and forever; except once-in-a great-while. The toilet water turned burgundy/wine colored (for nurses here, it looked like urine after a TURP--in the old days anyway.) A bit the following day and a couple days after that. None as much as that first day.
Freaked me out. On the other hand, I was trying to dissect what might cause this color?? I did buy fresh beets and eat a few slices. Like, TWO. Would THAT do it? Only two slices???! I did have pain as well . . .I have also been having a lot of liquidy ''stuff'' over the past several months... That freaks me out because I had mucous prior to Dx. this isn't mucous per se', still. I HAVE been experiencing a LOT of hyperactivity in the bowel. A LOT, the past few months. Been wondering what that is about. Makes me nervous 'cause you know that my ENTIRE F------g life revolves around NOT having a BM mess!
Anyway, went to VA ER per RN's request, to check CBC and anything else they might do. (he was hoping for a CT to r/o Colitis-which I didn't think it was because I didn't have cramping pain. Just butt pain. Anyhoo... CBC was low normal. On the cusp. Good. . . lower than it has been in a few years, but, okay. Doc did an anoscope (which GI hadn't done for a couple of years. Last visit was 2016, I think.) That looked 'okay.'' Made appt. with GI Clinic which is tomorrow, Wednesday. . . .
So, my fear is: 1) Nawww... not return of cancer. Perhaps an ulcer. 2) What if the color was from the damn BEETS??? How very embarrassing that would be! But, I've eaten them in the past without turning toilet water red! Oh, BTW, I ate another couple slices--I can tolerate beets only so much--last Saturday. Kinda/sorta experimenting. Two slices (large beet) max. Sunday, I had two bloody stools. . . Today--or yesterday, I had a bit of red in stool. No beets since last weekend...
So, anyone care to chime in??
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I could feel pain as stool passed by that area. From what I read, there wasn't supposed to be cramping pain because in that area, one can't feel pain.
I hadn't been diagnosed with anal cancer yet...that came 20 years later.
Strange you should post today. I have been having firm stools (unusual for me) and had a tinge of blood in the stool today.
Good Luck. Keep us posted.
One year later.... How are you doing???
Hope you have some answers from the GI Clinic...