Just had a set of routine bloods done and they came back normal except for low iron levels. Now my doctor wants me to do some kind of stool test in case I'm bleeding internally and all I can think of is bowel cancer. I've had blood in my bowel movements for years from haemorrhoids and fissures, so any kind of stool test is almost guaranteed to come back positive, pointing towards a colonoscopy etc. Now I'm wondering how long something in there might have been bleeding unnoticed and how far advanced it could be.
Due to go on holiday in three weeks time, so now that's ruined with anxiety and worry.
Anyone else had a low iron result?