New fear of cancer again.
Hello again Mrs. Gehring, unfortunately I have to write again... the fear of leukemia is now hardly there anymore, as my body is giving me new reasons to worry! About 3-4 weeks ago, for some reason I looked at my stool and noticed some light red streaks, but I didn't think much of it and dismissed it as food remnants. In the past few days, I have noticed these traces again and again. Food remnants look different to me! It's not immediately noticeable, but with a flashlight I could see clear red streaks again. When you remove them with a cotton swab, they are slimy and have nothing to do with a tomato or anything like that... the other question is whether blood has that consistency... I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't paid such close attention again... Yesterday was the same, but I have to say that a minute after the stool (where I saw something again), something else came out, and that stool looked healthy and without any red. But today, that didn't sit well with me. Now I also know that if it really is blood, hemorrhoids or something similar could be the cause, for example! However, I have also read about colon cancer and that at 24 (my age) it's not so unlikely anymore. I don't have any known relatives with it, and I never met my grandfather on one side, but other than that, nothing. My parents are in their mid-50s. Additionally, my stomach has been rumbling a bit more lately, and I have already mentioned the pains on the upper right and left side. Night sweats have not recurred to the same extent, otherwise I feel fine. In 2014, I had an examination of my anus, I think it was an endoscopy, and in 2015, an ultrasound of the entire abdomen without any findings, if that helps at all. Perhaps you can reassure me once again, regards.
