monkers
Legendary Member
I am being urged by N to be open about the state of my health and to do so in order to help others.
A few years ago I was sent a letter by my GP. I forget the fine detail, but essentially I was invited to put a stool sample in a tube with a blue cap and send it off to a private company for testing. Well I didn't.
Later I complained to my GP about problems. She said she would refer me for 'cameras up' and 'cameras down'. Long story short, Covid came along and it never happened. The problems worsened. Eventually, and after many tries I got a GP appointment, this time with a different GP. Again I was referred for camera work and there was blood work. Bowel cancer was confirmed. I've had surgery, and I'm in a better place.
The blood work has revealed another problem. I have leukaemia. I've been waiting for a consultation for a while, but at the hospital they wanted to deal with the bowel cancer before investigating the leukaemia. As a result I suffer from pretty acute fatigue some days and a growing weariness of idiots bleating on, telling lies and as N puts it, 'being deeply unpleasant as people'.
Anyway, if you have an invitation to poop in a tube, put it in an envelope and send if off - just do it.
A few years ago I was sent a letter by my GP. I forget the fine detail, but essentially I was invited to put a stool sample in a tube with a blue cap and send it off to a private company for testing. Well I didn't.
Later I complained to my GP about problems. She said she would refer me for 'cameras up' and 'cameras down'. Long story short, Covid came along and it never happened. The problems worsened. Eventually, and after many tries I got a GP appointment, this time with a different GP. Again I was referred for camera work and there was blood work. Bowel cancer was confirmed. I've had surgery, and I'm in a better place.
The blood work has revealed another problem. I have leukaemia. I've been waiting for a consultation for a while, but at the hospital they wanted to deal with the bowel cancer before investigating the leukaemia. As a result I suffer from pretty acute fatigue some days and a growing weariness of idiots bleating on, telling lies and as N puts it, 'being deeply unpleasant as people'.
Anyway, if you have an invitation to poop in a tube, put it in an envelope and send if off - just do it.