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Bleeding 11 weeks post sigmoid colon resection

I underwent a sigmoid colon resection (mechanical obstruction) November 15th. I've been bleeding with every BM since then. In late December, the surgeon did a flex sigmoidoscopy, and said that the anastomosis wasn't healed yet.

The GI doc wants to do a colonoscopy to be sure that "...there's nothing above the anastomosis..."

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