so, what the doctor ordered was fecal occult blood test, which has all of these dietary restrictions regarding iron pills, vitamin c and certain types of vegetables - which are all huge problems for me. it's really going to be very disruptive to have to alter all of this for two weeks to check for something i know i don't have.
so, i'm going to call him on monday and ask him to mail me a fit test instead, which can speed up the process. it's less specific - it only checks for colon issues, whereas the fobt can also check for stomach issues, and that's probably why he ordered it. but, it can be done immediately, and get me some basic data to base a scope decision on.
i should get this test back well before i'm able to schedule a scope, and that should determine whether i want to scope from the bottom, from the top, both or not at all.
and, now i'm going to fax the specialist.