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"Needing a Colonoscopy"

About: New Cross Hospital / Gastroenterology

(as the patient),

My routine "poo test" came back with some blood in it and I was told I needed a Colonoscopy to test for bowel cancer- to me  both the cancer and where somebody was going to put a camera were equally scary.

However I saw Kerry, a specialist screener within a week,  and she was both friendly and professional. Naturally I was still nervous but felt fully informed. 

Just 1 week later and I was in New Cross Hospital in the very capable hands of Dr Brookes. Less than 1 hour after arriving at the hospital it was all over. Both he and everybody there were fantastic.

I can not say it was something I would do again for fun but there was no pain, in fact there was  hardly any discomfort. If you find yourself in the same situation I would assure you that the thought of the procedure is 100 times worse than the actual thing

My thanks to all involved

 

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Response from New Cross Hospital 6 years ago
New Cross Hospital
Submitted on 10/11/2017 at 12:35
Published on nhs.uk at 13:32


Thank you very much for taking the time to post your comments regarding your recent patient experience.

I will share your comments with our staff and wish you well with your recovery.

Kindest Regards

Alison Dowling

Head of Patient Experience and Public Involvement

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