james

It started with the post Christmas “I'm stuffed” which meant I didn't feel hungry and was going to the bathroom more often.

Going to the bathroom more often became a daily thing that lasted for a few weeks. I'd go several times, particularly after eating. I didn't think to mention it to my GP when I went to get my regular Eltroxin prescription until she mentioned that my liver function was a little high. “Probably an infection, we'll check again in 3 months”. A little while after, my brain put this and the frequent bathroom visits together so I made an appointment to go back and ask. That was February 20th where we had a chat about symptoms (I did note that I'd see bright red blood on the paper from time to time but also had some itching so “probably just a haemorrhoid” was my thought) and she did a brief check for any obvious issues. Nothing obvious so she recommended going for a colonoscopy.

In my head this was going to be a GI issue like IBD or Crohn's and I'd be told to stop drinking coffee and eating spicy food. Cancer got mentioned as a possibility but it didn't even register with me that it could or might be so I didn't even worry about it.