This morning, right after waking, I had a BM that hurt a little and left a little blood on the TP (which had me bummed, because although I've had mild pain with every BM this week, I hadn't bled for a few days). I cleaned up, went and had breakfast, and then took a shower to get ready for my day.
Because my apartment doesn't have central air, and the bathroom gets incredibly hot in these summer months, I don't dry myself off while I'm putting on my makeup and drying my hair, instead letting a fan blow on me and the water that's still on me to keep me cool. By the time I'm done I'm usually dry except in "certain areas". So when I went to dry off the anal region, I used one of the cotton pads I usually use to wipe up after a BM. When I took it away, though, there was a streak of blood on it. Not a lot, but definitely enough to be noticeable - and certainly enough to ramp up my anxiety, which has been sort of bad the last few days anyway. A few more wipes with clean pads seem to have gotten it all off - for now. Has anyone experienced this - fresh blood 2 hours after a BM? Apes was kind enough to reassure me that leftover blood a half hour afterward was nothing to freak over. But this was 2 hours, and I showered in between.
Freaking here, again...ugh.