Caribou93
18-09-17, 19:43
Hello all (again) :D
I was just wondering if someone could possibly answer a question that I have about an on and off again issue.
In early January of this year I saw what looked like blood in my stool (not a lot, but enough for me to notice it). Well, I ended up going to my doctor 3 times (once for the first visit, then the next two were follow ups), and by the 3rd visit, my doctor did not seem concerned as my blood work was fine and there was no indication of blood loss...I.E. from a possible polyp or tumor.
Well, that was back in May when I had my last blood test. Fast forward to now, and I have seen small dots of blood in my stool twice...once this morning, and the other time two days ago. It wasn't a lot, and I had to really look for it to find it - or I had to double take and say is that red?
But, I just wanted to ask anyone if I should go back to the doctors or not. I mean, my stomach doesn't hurt me. I mean, I have the same lower right pain I have had for years now, that hasn't changed. But, I just worry that it was a polyp or something that has grown and now I have cancer. This started about 8.5 months ago, give or take a few days.
One more thing I want to add, the past two times I've seen the blood (or what I think is blood), it looks like the red is a part of my stool, it's not drops of it, but it's in the stool. And I would say the spot is roughly the size of a pencil eraser. I'm just kind of confused and worried all at the same time...because it's almost like an orange reddish color. Like I said, I worry that it's a polyp that's bleeding, or a tumor that's starting to get larger. My stools aren't flat or thin, I just see this and it kind of freaks me out.
I was just wondering if someone could possibly answer a question that I have about an on and off again issue.
In early January of this year I saw what looked like blood in my stool (not a lot, but enough for me to notice it). Well, I ended up going to my doctor 3 times (once for the first visit, then the next two were follow ups), and by the 3rd visit, my doctor did not seem concerned as my blood work was fine and there was no indication of blood loss...I.E. from a possible polyp or tumor.
Well, that was back in May when I had my last blood test. Fast forward to now, and I have seen small dots of blood in my stool twice...once this morning, and the other time two days ago. It wasn't a lot, and I had to really look for it to find it - or I had to double take and say is that red?
But, I just wanted to ask anyone if I should go back to the doctors or not. I mean, my stomach doesn't hurt me. I mean, I have the same lower right pain I have had for years now, that hasn't changed. But, I just worry that it was a polyp or something that has grown and now I have cancer. This started about 8.5 months ago, give or take a few days.
One more thing I want to add, the past two times I've seen the blood (or what I think is blood), it looks like the red is a part of my stool, it's not drops of it, but it's in the stool. And I would say the spot is roughly the size of a pencil eraser. I'm just kind of confused and worried all at the same time...because it's almost like an orange reddish color. Like I said, I worry that it's a polyp that's bleeding, or a tumor that's starting to get larger. My stools aren't flat or thin, I just see this and it kind of freaks me out.