Hi all. Just wanted to say hello.  I am a 38 y/o woman with a 2.5 year old and a baby who is 8 months.

For the last 5 weeks I have been passing bloody mucus on stools.  It is like little bits of jelly with blood streaks in, occaccionally a little more.  For about a fortnight in the middle there was nothing but it is back again.  This morning's stool nothing then one at lunchtime was very noticeable.  I had already been referred for gastro due to what my family incorrectly term "grumbling appendix" for the last 16 years and then a few months ago I started getting upper middle abdomen pain. I can only describe is as feeling like my insides are on fire but only lasts a day and then I go weeks without anything. Weirdly when I am pregnant I don't have any abdominal pain. 

My colonoscopy and endoscopy are next Friday.  It is at a private hospital which is something I get through work.  They have asked me to self isolate as best as possible for the 3 days before.  Tricky given my personal circumstances but I will do my best.  I have a covid swab booked for Tuesday morning.  Everyone has told me the prep is the worst element and that the throat one is more unpleasant than the bum one.  I am being sedated.

I will keep you all posted on diagnosis. I won't lie, my anxiety is through the roof as I stupidly used Dr Google.