I'm not even too sure what I'm after with this post, maybe just reassurance or even similar experiences.
For the past year (and yes, I've left it for too long) I've been having heavy rectal bleeding and this is almost everyday. During summer my bowel habits completely changed, always been fairly regular and now almost going to the toilet every hour. Feel like my bowels are never empty. Sometimes I just sit in the toilet and there is nothing. I have a young child and been bloated ever since having him, so the bloating and occasional tummy pain I put it down to that.
When symtoms got really too much, and this includes mucus, itch, and the blood I went to the GP and they have tried to do a manual exam and noticed they couldn't as there was a mass in my back passage. I was referred to hospital, but this was months ago and I've been calling them as symptoms were getting worse but I kept being told I was referred as routine, so it could be up to a year.
Eventually I couldn't take it any longer, and went back to GP. This time I had bloods a FIT test. Turns out that on my blood work both ESR and CRP are elevated and my fit test was a high positive... I'm heartbroken, panicked and just feel so stupid for not chasing this up earlier. I'm 35 years old so I know at my age is rare.. But I'm absolutely petrified and can't stop thinking about this. I'm being referred again, this time as urgent, but it can take up to 4 weeks and I just don't know how to cope with thee wait.
As anyone had similar and it turned out to be nothing serious? xx