Thank you all so much for your replies, you have no idea how much it means to have people to talk to that know this disease. I know no one that has it and had never heard of it before I was diagnosed, which was done in a terrible way and made me so cross.
Sent to the hospital by my GP for the colonscopy, not having a clue what could be wrong. Then sedated right away by the nurse as the GI said a quick hello.... I remember some pain like a dream, only to wake up in recovery with a 'letter' to give my GP handed to me by the nurse. I asked over and over to see the GI but was told it wasn't possible that I needed to speak to my GP.
The 'letter' was a diagram picture with the rectum and a bit above it coloured in with a pen and the word PROTITIS wrote down. And some abbreviations.
I do remember asking him about
piles and him saying I had none! But I do and have suffered with them all my life.
When I went back to my GP, she wasn't there and it was a locum, she said that the abbreviations meant there was no visible bleeding.... Which before the scope the bleeding was as heavy as a period! And no abnormalities where found. I had no bloods taken either.
That GP reduced the dose the GI had prescribed.
I went back to my own GP when she came back from her holidays because the suppositories where playing havoc with my piles, she checked me and agreed that me piles where bad and gave me cream and more suppositos for them too.... I seemed to be just shoving things up my bum. She also agreed with the locum doctor that the GI was prescribing too much that 4mg Pantasa suppository was too much and halfed it.
So I have never spoke to a GI or any doctor that explained to me what was happening, and have learned anything I know from here and google.
But I am listening to yous. I will make an appointment with my GP tomorrow and ask for oral meds too.
Again thank you all so much for taking the time to reply.
