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In Loving Memory Of Hadge Elliott.
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Hadge Elliott in May 2005, in Cornwall.
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Hadge Elliott
In Loving Memory Of Hadge Elliott, 49years old.
A Very Special Story From A Loving Wife, To Warn Others.
When IBS is......... NOT IBS.
" My Husband Hadge didn't have IBS,it's a long story,but I will try to cut it down a bit,he went to see his doctor in late 2003,with bloating and his motions had changed,which he told the doctor,no tests were done at this time,but the doctor told him it was IBS, and put him on medication for IBS,he was ok for about a 9 months then the symptoms got worse,by this time we had moved to another area and changed doctor,but he was still being treated for IBS,no tests had still been done to confirm it was or was not IBS,by Sept 04 his symptoms had got progressively worse,he was given an internal examination,and then sent for a barium enema,which as far as we were told,came back normal,by Xmas 04 he was worse and his doctor told him all the time it was IBS,no other tests were done,by April 05 he was losing weight and the doctor told him that the pain he was in was all in his head because they couldn't find anything wrong,so they told him again IBS,he was admitted to hospital in a great deal of pain in June 05,where he was told it was gastric,I changed his doctor in July as his stomach had swelled to the size of a 8 month pregnant woman,but he was still losing weight,his new GP examined him and had him admitted to another hospital in the end of July,he was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer and advanced Stomach Cancer on Aug 2nd 2005, he died on Aug 29th 2005,we then found out that his barium enema he had the previous year hadn't coated the right side of his colon,this can be normal in 50% of cases,but it can also but a sign that there is something wrong,but it was never followed up by his GP,if it had been followed up with a colonoscope or ct scan they could have found the cancer in his bowel and possibly have saved him,so my message on here is just to let people know if they have been diagnosed with IBS,to please double check it,as my husband had all the symptoms of IBS,but more,it was the negligence of an ignorant Doctor that cost my husband his life,back in April last year,she told my husband "well we can rule out Cancer as the blood test came back normal",he only ever had 3 tests in 3 years a barium enema,a blood test & a urine test,even though the last year of his life he was at the Doctors 2/3 times a month."
"IBS does have similar symptoms as Bowel Cancer,and it's always a good idea to get a second opinon,in my husband's case,it's now too late,but for others it isn't,....Liz Elliott."
"If Anyone Else has the same problems as he did,and look again at their symptoms and find out if it is something more,then I will at least feel Hadge's story went some way to helping someone else,Hadge Elliott was 49 years old when he passed away,and I do hope that this can help some one else.I also looked into Crohns etc before we knew he had Cancer,and put all these things to his old GP,but she just wasn't interested,she was happy to fob him off with the easiest diagnosis,the internet is a great thing,if I had looked up Bowel Cancer,I would have found the answer at my finger tips,but it's all hindsight,and hindsight won't bring him back to me,but if someone could put on these websites the symptons of bowel cancer as well as IBS and Crohns etc,it will make people more aware of it,once again thanks for your time and good luck,and love to your wife, xx............Liz Elliott."
Hadge Elliott also left behind, a daughter, 4 sons, and 5 wonderful granchildren.
The picture above is Liz's favourite of Hadge, taken in May 2005 in Cornwall, sadly just before he died, taken on their first and last holiday together.
P.S thanks for your email tim,it was very comforting...............Liz.
Thankyou Liz for sharing this with us, Let us hope it helps someone else who may be suffereing in any doubt.....Tim Page @ TCCCUK.
25/02/06.
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