Hi it is so stressful waiting for tests, especially when experiencing ongoing symptoms. 

I felt the frustration while reading through your post. I started noticing rectal bleeding in March so I called my GP and the first two doctors I talked to fobbed me off. I booked a face to face appointment with a different doctor and was so scared she'd fob me off.

Thankfully, she was better than I expected. The first thing she said was 'it really upset me reading your notes' (about the previous symptoms which I had explained to the first 2 doctors). She was proactive and got me to do FIT test, faecal calprotectin test and blood test. Like yours, only my FIT test came positive which I expected as I saw blood.

I got referred and I didn't hear from the hospital. I called them after a week and they said I am on the urgent waiting list which could take up to 20-25 weeks. I was furious but knew it's probably the effect from covid. My area currently has a record-breaking amount of suspected cancer referrals sadly. 

I kept the GP updated and she referred me on 2-week pathway which I am very grateful about. I desperately didn't want to wait until October. Keep your GP updated about new symptoms even if it seems little because it might be important.

We are young so it is unlikely to be cancer. The FIT test only looks for blood and the blood can be caused by so many things like piles, crohn's disease, diverticulitis etc but it's good to rule cancer out.

Hope everything turns out okay for both of us.