Hi
So I just wanted to update as I had my scan today following the episode of post meno bleeding I had in December.
A consultant did the scan so she talked me through everything, said lining is within normal limits, it's on the upper end of normal but she said it's smooth and uniformed with no lumps or bumps. Ovaries look good apart for a 1cm simple cyst on one which she said could have caused the bleed. Her feeling is it was a hormone surge, ovaries tried to produce an egg to no avail and the cyst is left over from that but she said it can just be enough sometimes to trigger the lining to shed.
It would go along with the symptoms, five day bleed, sore boobs before, feeling just off and wobbly like I used to before a bleed and the copious watery discharge in the weeks beforehand.
So feel lot better after that and now just have to wait for the Dr to see if she still wants the endometrial biopsy.
However, she scanned my kidneys whilst I was there and said had I suffered from UTI's which I used to have frequently as a small child. I said not so much recently but I did when I was little and she said one of my kidneys is smaller and scarred. Cue Health Anxiety meltdown, so I asked if it could be cancer to which she said "No, I'm not concerned but I will just reference it for your GP". I asked what it means and she said more often it is due to infections in the past and in childhood, she said it's probably been there for years but I've never had my kidneys scanned before so wouldn't have known about it. She said my other kidney was perfectly fine and healthy/normal size but I should just keep an eye on BP as it can make your more susceptible.
So my relief over the PMB quickly subsided! I spoke to my mum after and she said I had awful UTI's as a child to the point that as nothing was working the Dr was about to refer me to the hospital for checks on my kidneys. However, they tried one last ditch attempt on a strong antibiotic and it did the trick. I then remained pretty much UTI free until my adult years where I've had the odd one here and there.
Just working on my HA now to try and rationalise that I have had the most common cause for this happening but the irrational voice is trying to tell me my kidneys are failing. God I hate Health Anxiety!!
Anyway wanted to post as you were all very kind in replying to try and calm me down when it happened in December!
