Ok guys and gals. I am worried or I wouldnt be here, right. Here is the short version.

2 weeks ago on a Wednesday, I noticed some maroon colored blood inside my stool and brighter red blood on the stool and a little in the water.

The next day, no blood. On Friday morning, Friday night and saturday morning there was more blood, mostly maroon in the stool. The blood was pretty light but there.

Saturday morning I went to the emergency room.

They did a blood test and found everything normal. I have literally no other symptoms. no naseau, no change in bowel habits, no pain, no vomiting, no tenderness, no bloated feeling, diarrhea or feeling that I have not emptied. no headaches or dizziness. Nothing.

They referred me to a doctor for a colonoscopy. I made the appt the following monday for Friday. Since then, everything has returned to normal.

Friday I see the doctor and he says because I am 52 (yes, I know I should have gone a couple of years ago) I should have th colonoscopy but scheduled it for three weeks from now. He had a heavy accent and was difficult to understand but basically said there was no way to tell anything without the colonoscopy. I asked to get in sooner but he said not to worry just manage the schedule.

He told me to call him if any new symptoms reappear of bleeding restarts.

On his medical history questionaire the only thing I noted as exceptional was stress and that I take aspirin daily as a blood thinner. I aslo take a number of supplements like fish oil, cholesoff (plant sterols), b-complex.

I have not eaten beets or any colored foods and do not have a family history with colon cancer, but the three week wait has me on edge.

Any advice?