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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Peroxideblader on June 21, 2017, 02:36:41 PM
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Hello me again with another worry or symptom of peri??? I didn't have a period for 63 days first missed one then had a heavy one for a week just finished but for the last 3 days I have a tummy so bloated I can't do my clothes up. Nothing has changed diet wise but when I get up it feels like I've had a 3 course meal and by mid afternoon I literally look 6 months pregnant!! It hurts too like cramps and making me breathless. It's no worse after food but I've been trying gaviscon too to no avail. I have an overactive bladder anyway so I'm weeing all the time so no different there. I was curled up in the foetal position til 4am last night it was the only comfy position. I know bloating can be a peri symptom but this bad? Or ovarian issues ?? Being checked for lymphoma at the moment but hopefully all clear the signs look good but it has made me worried I'm putting this down to Peri when it could be ovarian?? Help please
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Hello Peroxideblader- fluid retention does seem to be a problem with some of us but I don't know how severe it can get. However, based on your symptoms I really feel you need to go back to the doctors and get it checked out as it might indicate problems with your ovaries ( cyst? )
It's probably nothing to worry about but I think for your own peace of mind you need further tests.
Good luck and let us know how you get on x
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I think you should get this checked out especially as you also have pain and bladder symptoms. It's not worth hanging around if it is your ovaries - although I appreciate that it's scary to contemplate. We are here for you. Please make the appointment. Normal bloating is not there all of the time so, for instance, you might go to bed with a really bloated tummy but by the morning it has gone down only to bloat up again when you have some food. My GP explained that to me when I was worried about my bloated tummy a few years ago now.
Sorry to hear that you are being investigated for lymphoma - what are the symptoms for that?
Taz x :hug:
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Thanks so much..they found 2 ovarian cysts just under the size to be removed about 5 years ago and never mentioned keeping an eye on them typical of my gp but it is in the back of my mind I'll ring tomorrow but I'll get the eye roll no doubt when I do get an appt I've only been about 3 times this year all with lumps and big issues but I just know they roll their eyes as they just tell me it's either all in my mind or its just my age patronising tossers they are!! But I'll try...
My lymphoma symptoms are 3 neck lumps in my lymph nodes itchy skin horrendous night sweats fever constant infections ...but of course they mimic perimenopause too ...the last 2 neck lumps have grown in the last 3 months so I pushed to return to ent get them checked. They did an ultra sound again said they looked fine just reactive meaning they are swollen due to infection...what for 6 years!!! Found 5 in total but as they were only 8mm not 1cm they won't take anything further despite the lymphoma symptoms and lymph issues in 5 family members and my dad has secondary lymph cancer right now. I'm not happy but they say non cancerous so what can I do.( can only diagnose lymphoma with biopsy which they won't consider as they consider it benign) that's why the cyst/swollen tummy worries me.
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I should have taken someone to see consultant as although I'm quite fierce and pushy on behalf of other people I never push with myself. Since peri and lack of sleep for 4 years I've become so underconfident and scared and nervous I just don't speak up. Made it worse our neighbour went to the doctors 2 days after me with a lump in her neck but hers appeared suddenly and I reassured her it'll be nothing like me as our symptoms were the same...but they biopsy her lump found lymphoma and started chemo this week....it's been awful..but like I've said I have to believe the doctors I guess and they say it looks non suspicious..so the lumps are infection but without an actual infection!!! I won't get into my gp til next week if I push but like I said I can see it now..a smirk an eye roll..then they'll say oh its your age it'll be wind it'll be that time of life...bla bla bla ...and remind me I'd pushed for a consultant with these lymphoma symptoms and oh yes it was nothing just reactive lymphodaema....I would take my partner but deep down he believes I'm making illnesses up too...maybe I should leave it as cysts go away don't they and bloating could be peri couldn't it...can't face being mocked by doctors yet again
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Hello PB- re lymphoma, I found a big lump on my back 18-19 months ago. It just appeared. I got an ultrasound and consultant said it was a benign lymphoma- doc wouldn't start me on HRT until she knew what is was. Since then I've found out that my brother has had one for years and my sister has not long been diagnosed with one too so there's obviously a family connection.
The overwhelming majority are benign - you've obviously just to keep an eye on them.its frightening I know but try and keep positive.
Now that you've said you've had cysts,this is maybe just a recurrence but promise you'll go and get this checked out. Insist on a referral for a scan- your partner should go with you if you are not confident enough. Please ask him to support you as you've got a lot going on :bighug:
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Hi sparkle no I haven't looked into chronic fatigue as I've got so many symptoms of illnesses and our family history is thyroid issues and auto immune and my uncle died of lymphoma my dad has lymphoma in his groin lymphoma gland so omuch I'd think they would think I have a genuine worry..I have left these symptoms and lumps for nearly five years d spite my uncle having follicular lymphoma which take s years to grow and show up....
Michellemabelle....I know what you are saying that's why I ignored all thes symptoms for years until this year when my dentist commented how the lumps in my neck glands had grown quite a bit...sadly my other family members ignored them too and by th time they were diagnosed it was too late...I am defineatly going to keep an eye out this time and if they grow even more I'm going back in a years time no matter what.
I will try my doctors for a re scan on my cysts but how can I push it because they'll say it's my age or wind or time of the month or menopause maybe...they will think I'm making a fuss saying I want another scan they'll say it's unnecessary especially after recent lump neck situation
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A years an awfully long time to leave something like that.
Can you afford to have an initial,private consultation and then go back on the NHS. We really shouldn't have to consider that but I really think that's what I would do.
Please don't leave it for a year. If your hubby isn't supportive do you have a female relative or close friend to go with you.
I think you need to address this now and not get fobbed off.
Mrs Brown
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Don't be leaving it a year and please go to your docs re bloating symptoms. Agree with Mrs Brown- is there any way you could pay for a private referral and scan?
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Where is the lump in the neck? Mine is along the collar bone and is benign. A small one which I found when I had an itch in 1978 ::).
Bloating can be for various reasons: hormones, ovarian cancer, constipation ...... I used to get very bloated a few days prior to a bleed, enough to make me unable to wear skirts. In later years the bloating was caused by PMT .......... as my digestive system had almost completely shut down :-\.
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Clkd..I have a 8mm lump in my lymph gland in my neck under my jaw two smaller ones next to them again in lymph glands....they only consider 1cm to be the size to take action even though it's grown recently albeit it's still smaller than 1cm. I've checked on lymphoma website and they state an ultra sound scan is not sufficient to diagnose lymphoma if you have other B symptoms which I have and that biopsy is the only way. However they do say consultants can tell alot on the scan and if they say it's only reactive then I've got to take that as fact ( 8 % of people are wrongly diagnosed as having reactive glands when years later it's been found to be terminal lymphoma) hence my worrying especially with family history.
As for the other lovely ladies asking about going private I have gone private in the past for other health issues due to nhs not playing ball and worked out for the best but the only option I have is to have a private biopsy and CT scan which sadly is past my budget ..the CT scan alone is around £6000 without the consultation afyer. I have to accept the symptoms that do match lymphoma are peri apart from the lumps. Have to be positive they've got it right.
As for the bloating I'll try to get an appt for next week. My partner is very supportive with life in general but he met a very upbeat healthy funny girl and the last 4 years he's got an exhausted wrecked girl with list after list of health issues all with no cure or no tablet to take and I think he's just sick of me having new ailments every month and me saying it's menopause ...or something worse..he thinks I'm a hypochondriac I think even though I keep most of my daily grinds to myself.
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Please please go and demand a CA125 blood test and ultrasound scan - bloating that doesn't go down is a sign of ovarian cancer which I have ( though I didn't have the bloating ) and you really want it picking up sooner rather than later if it is that - I'd be pushy . Doctors are constantly asking me didn't I know sonething was up and I say I just felt rubbish but you put it all down to meno anxiety - it was only because I also had a very early womb primary too that anything was done as it caused erratic bleeding. Given you also have other cancer type symptoms going on , don't be fobbed off - the swollen lymph nodes might be connected to the ovary issue or the bloating to the lymphoma you are afraid of given family history - I shouldn't say this , but if you get no joy at GP, I'd present at a and e with the breathlessness and pain - they have duty to see you even if you have to wait hours and sadly many cases of cancer are only picked up in the emergency setting because GPs put everything down to other things - not trying to scare you, but I'd hate to see you have to go through what I'm going through when an earlier diagnosis might spare you less than pleasant treatment. X
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So sorry to hear about your diagnosis coldethyl...I've only had this constant bloating for 3 days but it has come after a late period my first missed one and over 9 weeks late so I've put it all down to perimenopause..missed period soaking sweats swollen tummy weight gain insomnia bla bla bla and the biggest symptom for ovarian is losing weight I'm gaining...so I'm just sick of the gp thinking I'm a time waster..but peace of mind would be good. Can you tell by pressing my tummy or anything or should I ask for a blood test you said? I would like to check my ovarian cysts from all those years ago before I start my hrt which I hope to soon.thanks
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Weight gain can be a symptom too. Trouble with it is that it's symptoms are quite general and often dismissed by GPs. Your doctor should be able to feel your ovaries on pelvic examination though some are just not good at it now that it's mostly practice nurses that do smears I've found. In last when I was on pill etc, doctor always did full pelvic exam gut I hadn't had one for years prior to diagnosis and my GP thought my cyst was my bowel and womb. If you ask for a CA125 test this should indicate if there's a problem - elevated levels don't automatically mean cancer as other inflammatory conditions and even having a period at time of test can raise it and some people aren't that sensitive to test and will have cancer even with low levels . Also ask for an ultrasound referral - as I've said, if you really get nowhere with GP I'd go to a and e and say you've pelvic pain that is making you breathless.
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Last year I phoned surgery for yet another UTI so needed ABs, dr asked me various questions and I said I am suffering with bloating so she called me in. Wee test showed UTI but she did bloods too for CA125 and examination and also referred me for a scan. I thought she was being over cautious but hearing your story Coldethyl confirms she's a good gp x
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Last year I phoned surgery for yet another UTI so needed ABs, dr asked me various questions and I said I am suffering with bloating so she called me in. Wee test showed UTI but she did bloods too for CA125 and examination and also referred me for a scan. I thought she was being over cautious but hearing your story Coldethyl confirms she's a good gp x
she sounds it- far better to be cautious and wrong than gung ho and wrong. They dub it the silent killer but hubby found an article in which leading specialist was "blaming" appalling survival rates on doctors not picking it up - there's been a huge push recently to get people and Gps to recognise and act on symptoms so all credit to your GP.
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You're GP was excellent, Annie! :)
Mine fobbed me off and told me my bloating and pain in tops of my legs was 'anxiety and IBS'. I phoned my old Gynaecologist myself in desperation, and he saw me immediately. I had a scan and the cyst with the solid portion was found. The rest you know.....xxxxx
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That is scary ladies..... whilst I was on the phone to her about my UTI she asked a few times if I'd considered it could be ovarian cancer and I said not, it really hadn't ever although I'm aware of it I've ashamed to say I've never known the symptoms.
Weird you say Tempest about pains at top of thighs because I get discomfort there too but I put that down to my ongoing back problem x
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Oh bless you heart, Annie! If you're worried, I'd ask to be referred to gynaecology. My ovaries weren't visible until they did CT scans previously. When I had the ultrasound for the cyst the left one was clearly visible obviously because of the cyst, but prior to this my Gynae. couldnt locate them on the ultrasounds he did so he always sent me to Vale Of Leven Hospital for CT's to monitor things. I went approximately every 6 - 8 months because of my complex history, but missed one scan and then became symptomatic so that's why I called him as GP wasn't fussed despite my history. They can always refer you for a CT to see if they can 'find' your ovaries.
Try not to worry too much, but do speak to your GP.
Biggest hugs! xxxxx
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I had my scan last September, they said my ovaries had shrunk and disintegrated as the blood supply was severed accidentally during my hysterectomy in 1999 x
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Was it an ultrasound or CT, Annie? xxxxx
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It was ultrasound and CA125 came back completely normal. Honestly I feel fine, I think for me the upper thigh discomfort is some sciatica from my back (actually just got an appt this morning for MSK assessment clinic) x
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Well my bloating is still bad today but like people have said my gp practice is useless you never see the same one and they will fob me off ...my age worrying for nothing etc. My partner rang at 8 for me as you have to didn't get through til 820 it was busy then said no appts and when he mentioned why they said non urgent ring back again tomorrow ..or pre book for 2 weeks time..if this carries on another couple of days I might go to a and e as loathe as I am...but they might take me seriously then..what is your history tempest??
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Oh that's good!!! It could very well be referred pain from the sciatic nerve, you're right! Hugs!!! :)xxxxx
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Well my bloating is still bad today but like people have said my gp practice is useless you never see the same one and they will fob me off ...my age worrying for nothing etc. My partner rang at 8 for me as you have to didn't get through til 820 it was busy then said no appts and when he mentioned why they said non urgent ring back again tomorrow ..or pre book for 2 weeks time..if this carries on another couple of days I might go to a and e as loathe as I am...but they might take me seriously then..what is your history tempest??
why not make an appointment for 2 weeks time and see how the bloating is then, and ask for a referral for a scan for peace of mind? It may well just last a few days after your period, I've had the same over the last few years. I suppose it depends on your A&E, but mine would just tell me to make a doctor's appointment in similar circumstances.
Has the weather been really warm where you are, as this could maybe have made the bloating worse? Drink loads of water and see if that makes a difference.
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I'd get along to A and E, PB. They'll scan you while you're there - guaranteed (they always have me when ive had cyst symptoms)! I know you don't want to ,but it's what we have to resort to nowadays!
I've had umpteen surgeries over the years, PB - ectopic pregnancy, cysts, fibroids etc. I had hysterectomy aged 36 for bulky fibroids but kept ovaries. Cysts were a regular thing for me so I had to be continually monitored but when this last one contained solid matter, my Gynae. said it was time to remove them as risk increases with age (but that's just my history - I'm sure you'll be ok). But please DO get along to A and E. Trust me - I've seen folk there with much more minor things than this and you're not making a fuss! xxxxx
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I had weird leg pain with my tumour - I put it down to doing squats - it came and went so I never put it down to anything serious. Mine was an endometriosis cyst or cysts that had turned malignant - by time I was in system I had the worst leg pain ever. A ct scan revealed undiagnosed blood clots in lungs from a DVT due to impeded blood flow in groin from cysts.
PB - no one likes going to a and e but if you feel breathless you need checking out as this is a sign of possible pulmonary embolisms - they would rather you were fine and went than end up very poorly. I put so much of how rubbish I felt down to meno and anxiety and was encourages in this by a series of Gps and out of hrs visits - be assertive and don't be fobbed off.
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Me too, Coldethyl. I had pain in upper thighs, and a weird 'trickling' sensation in my legs as well as a 'fluttering' sensation in my pelvic region. From years of cysts, I knew something was up and I was bloated too.
I was fobbed off by GP as having anxiety and IBS as I said - my Gynaecologist was NOT impressed when I told him! xxxxx
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Hello me again with another worry or symptom of peri??? I didn't have a period for 63 days first missed one then had a heavy one for a week just finished but for the last 3 days I have a tummy so bloated I can't do my clothes up. Nothing has changed diet wise but when I get up it feels like I've had a 3 course meal and by mid afternoon I literally look 6 months pregnant!! It hurts too like cramps and making me breathless. It's no worse after food but I've been trying gaviscon too to no avail. I have an overactive bladder anyway so I'm weeing all the time so no different there. I was curled up in the foetal position til 4am last night it was the only comfy position. I know bloating can be a peri symptom but this bad? Or ovarian issues ?? Being checked for lymphoma at the moment but hopefully all clear the signs look good but it has made me worried I'm putting this down to Peri when it could be ovarian?? Help please
Please see your GP if only to put your mind at rest x
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Me too, Coldethyl. I had pain in upper thighs, and a weird 'trickling' sensation in my legs as well as a 'fluttering' sensation in my pelvic region. From years of cysts, I knew something was up and I was bloated too.
I was fobbed off by GP as having anxiety and IBS as I said - my Gynaecologist was NOT impressed when I told him! xxxxx
Funny you mention the weird fluttering feeling. I've had that for years - i think it is linked to adhesions around my bladder from endometriosis - was terrible during pregnancy when everything stretched. Doctors are too ready to assign everything to anxiety. I was anxious but I also kept mentioning my irregular bleeding but no one seemed interested. That turned out to be the womb cancer which got me a scan !!
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I find some of the comments here so alarming. Why are we not taken seriously?
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Such as ? :-\ ?
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The fact that ladies are presenting with symptoms that would cause me to be alarmed and I'm not a doctor- that we are dismissed in a lot of cases as being neurotic when clearly things aren't right. That's all- nothing contentious about what is actually being said by the ladies posting
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At a time when we need to be heard and feel vulnerable, many GPs etc. don't listen :bang:. When I was depressed I wasn't able to push for what I needed, it was hard enough to walk into the Surgery. My body language though often gives me away.
I have found that taking a list of symptoms/concerns to my appts. enables me to hand it over so that the Nurse or GP can read it .......
I'm quite bloated today without reason :sigh:
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I have lost all my assertiveNess with authority figures like doctors dentist teachers bosses ....but I practice over and over before I go see doctor it's only one issue so I don't need to write it down luckily.
This bloating is not the average swollen tummy one off bloat all ladies get this is rock hard from morning on an empty stomach and pain...plus 5 days now...I've made an appt for last next week got a cancellation I have to have my ovarian cysts checked anyway before I start hrt so I'll see how the bloat is by then. I can't go to a and e ladies as much as you mean well I'd feel a time waster and I can't face feeling that..
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That's good PB - go to your GP next week and insist on further tests please. X :bighug:
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I'll try my best..think I'll fail though..they'll say oh it'll be wind or pmt or menopause or anxiety nothing to worry about and they'll say oh your cysts were years ago they'll have gone...I'll give it a shot though ...
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Stick to your guns lovely.
Even if you have to embellish things to get them to listen. It's your right to get any scans or investigations you need. We pay their wages and they're there to do a job.
I really hope you get the treatment and answers you need.
Sending you much love xxx
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How much exercise are you able to do daily? Sometimes we need to get moving in order to ease symptoms. My belly is bigger by 4.30 p.m. >:(
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Thanks claireylou I'll try my best.
Clkd...lots of exercise I'm a dog walker...my stomach stays hard and bloated from 4am when I'm still awake til 12 hours later.of course it's worse after my main evening meal but it's more the fact I missed a period didn't have one for over 9 weeks then get this bloating tummy pain nausea and all out of the blue. I put everything down to menopause buy maybe I have to eliminate other reasons
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Let us know how you get on.
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Hi PB- if you're in Scotland I'll go to the docs with you for moral support if it would help?
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I'll let you know how I get on.
And what a lovely thing to offer Michelle sadly I'm in Lancashire but it would have been nice. I don't have a close female friend or sister I don't have contact with my mother and my mother in law is too self absorbed with herself to care about anyone else. Luckily I'm used to doing things alone it's fine ( don't mean my partner of course he's lovely)
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Ok- stand your ground. It's your health and wellbeing after all and remember we're all behind you with support and love.
Big hugs x
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Thank you everyone ....you've been so lovely..I'll let you know if I show my inner cocky cow lol at doctors next week and what happens 😁
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Well I'm even more worried im being a time waster going to doctor next week now after talking to a neighbour I've not really talked to much before..she's a nurse and found out from my close neighbour I've not been so well for years!! Didn't tell her much as you do said I'm fine just the time of life...she said it's natural nothing to worry about just the odd sweat and periods stop..she's one of the lucky ones who've sailed through..but as she's a nurse I mentioned this awful painful bloating and nausea and cramps said I might get referred for scan to check the cysts they found and got a tirade sayibg don't waste the doctors time it's just weight gain and probably wind being the age I am and it's all natural...felt about an inch high and crawled home...I haven't changed my diet this last week yet this swollen tummy is awful I'm really struggling..let's hope my doctor doesn't have her attitude..I'll let you all know..( nervous now even more so)
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Total a**e. She needs a kick up the backside.
Don't listen to halfwits like her. What the hell does she know? Grrrrr
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Thank you..guess I just freaked with her being a nurse and having no one close to reassure me..thank goodness for your lovely ladies I don't feel such an idiot or hypochondriac...roll on my appt I'm practising being assertive already lol....
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I agree with the others, please don't be discouraged. Get yourself to the appointment and stand your ground. You can practise being assertive on here with us if it helps :)
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I'll need your support after my appointment no doubt if I get nowhere as expected...watch this space I'll let you all know how I get on..
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We will be here for you xxx :hug:
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Thanks so much that means a lot. :)
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PB-write your symptoms down. Bullet points- not war and peace.
Tell your doctor you are too upset to read them out as you are so worried.
Hand the list over and let your GP read them.
Please don't be fobbed off- it's better to be safe than sorry so insist on further investigations.
It's terrible but the menopause robs us totally of our self confidence. I've always been assertive and I've turned into a gibbering wreck and feel like a wee girl and cry like a baby. I think it should be compulsory training for GPs and nurses to be made to read this site, especially the forum. Maybe they wouldn't be so dismissive of the very real issues that we face.
If you come out of that doctors appointment without moving forward, I'm gonna come down to Lancashire and kick your a**e!!! :beat:
Now, if that isn't enough to motivate you, I don't know what is. A red faced, sweaty , shouty , sweary, greetin' ( crying ) Scottish nutter who's wearing her top inside out and a pair of mismatched shoes. Your choice honey!
Only joking, I wish you well- just take it easy and try not to fret. We're all here to help.
With love and best wishes :foryou:
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Oh that woman should :-X her big mouth.
How dare she. What does she know.
I agree with Michelemabelle. Write down your bullet points and just hand it over and then discuss. You have the right to insist although I know it's hard to do.
Get your head up. This is your health and you need answers.
Even if we can't all be with you in person we are all virtually standing behind you so please remember that as you walk in the door.
Oh and do you have any rubbish you can burn right next to your ever so helpful neighbours Windows....the smellier the better.
Mrs Brown.
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Oh Ma Broon that's terrible!!!
I think PB should sew prawns into the hems of her curtains...Provided of course she doesn't have to break and enter which is clearly illegal and we don't want PB carted away by the polis! X
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Or a smelly fish up her exhaust pipe ;D
I would suggest sugar in her petrol tank but that would be illegal and very very wrong and of course I would never consider such a thing ;)
Don't mess with us Scottish Lassies.
Mrs Brown
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No one can say you're fine without a proper examination so next time you see this neighbour ask exactly how she knows it's just a bit of wind - if she'd told me that and I'd listened to her , I'd be stage 4 and terminal by now !! Please go - these things are more often than not just normal for women with hormonal changes going on, but sometimes sadly , it's more - a doctor would far rather be able to rule anything sinister out early on than be telling you nothing can be done - and you're actually saving the health service money by not needing such extensive care at later stages of illness - wind goes away - the abdominal bloating associated with pelvic cancers doesn't - the older lady in with me who also had ovarian cancer looked six months pregnant - let us know how you get on and be assertive - it's your life and well being x
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I think she's probably got the smelly fish up her exhaust pipe already and needs to visit her local clinic ;D
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Ha ha you lot are mad..but I like the sound of a mad Scottish lady coming to kick my arse...I need it believe me...luckily the list it quite short as it all swollen tummy nausea and pains in tummy and shoulders..I am always ratty and snappy so maybe I'll resort to the meno lady which takes no shit and will get somewhere..surely asking for a scan and or blood test to see if those 3 cysts haven't grown in the 5 years since last checked and to check for no signs of bast things..I want prace of mind that's no a lot to ask is it?? If they won't you mad odd sock wearing Scottish warrior will need to coming given here sort me out ha ha ha :lol: :lol: :scottie:
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Well my gp appt is tomorrow now they had a cancellation it's a doctor I've never seen so apart from telling her I want a ultrasound to check my cysts from 5 years ago should I push anything else..my stomach is still swollen hard and painful and now have 2 big bruises on each side God knows what happened there..
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Why don't you do as others have suggested and take a list? Bruising, swollen stomach, cysts. Take a note of when your last period was as well (and the one before as I think you had a long gap?).
good luck.
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Ok will do...Because my memory is rubbish...and once you get in to see the gp you know the minutes are counting down quickly you only have 9 minutes so your mind goes blank....or maybe that's just me 😞
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Take a list with you. I find it helps if I make a word for the first letter of everything I want to discuss and the. If I don't feel comfortable getting my paper out I can still remember everything.
I've had really bad bloating with Utrogestan.
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PB - sorry I've come to this post so late. That neighbour needs sorting out - feel like getting on a plane myself and heading over there after reading that!!!
a very wise practice nurse told me at my last smear that bloating after eating lasting longer than 10 days always needs reported and checked now that I'm at this age (was 48 at time) I have IBS - but she said never ever take the chance - stick to the 10 day rule and after that insist on proper checks.
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow xx
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Good luck for tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you xxx :foryou:
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Hi PB- good luck tomorrow. Stay strong :bighug:
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Let us know if there's a magic method of getting rid of the 7 months pregnant look :-\ ........ :-[
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Thanks everyone..it'll be almost 2 weeks bloating so hopefully the gp will take me seriously..I'll let you know how I get on later x
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Good Luck!
My belly was flatter this morning but has grown as the day went on :-\
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My tummy isn't as swollen in the morning but still stuck out and painful but by 4 or 5pm pre food it's awful and by 10pm I can hardly get my breathe or stand upright ..plus the weeing is worse which for me whose got an overactive bladder and needs a wee every hour at the least I'm barely going 20 minutes..so what is your diagnose clkd and why would I get it so suddenly and for so long?? You saying it's just peri?
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Well no surprise the gp was rubbish gave her all my symptoms she pressed my tummy briefly said feels fine and her verdict was yes probably hormonal..just my age..so I pushed for a scan to check my cysts she agreed but didn't understand why I would need it???? I mentioned ovarian cancer she said no my tummy felt fine and I hadn't lost weight just gained tummy bloat so no its not that...un frigging real!!
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At least you're getting your scan PB so that should tell you more. X
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Gosh PB she sounds useless!!
But she is referring you for a scan? At least that's something positive for your peace of mind.
Not sure how you'd feel about this but would be paying to go private be an option for you? I've read on here that various places do them and the private hospital where I had mine done cost around £200.
Really hope you start to get some answers soon xxx
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Have you asked the question on the Ovacome web-site (which is how I landed here ::) ). Will you have to wait long for the scan, maybe ring to see if you can take a cancellation at short notice?
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They said I should receive an appt within 12 weeks...great eh..good job it's not cancer I'd be dead by then it's unreal..wouldn't you think they'd push the scan just in case to cover themselves..and what ova come clkd??
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Claireylou I would have considered a private scan if I thought it was cancer but from what I can read it could just be peri or cysts which if it's cysts they're usually benign and if it's peri well I'm doomed scan or no scan..if this is peri my life would be over I'm in pain and can barely stand or do anything I'm so swollen and bloated plus no clothes fit..add my insbility to go to bed to escape the misery and sleep I really hope they find some reason for this and a lot sooner than 12 weeks
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Peroxideblader, I feel for you as I had the same sort of bloating early on and it is miserable. If it is peri (and I really do think it is likely since it is so common) then it won't last forever, I only get it now and again now. I got my scan in 8 weeks or so last year so hopefully yours will be within that time frame too.
Maybe keep a food diary to see if that's making a difference. I couldn't eat potatoes or bread for a couple of years but fine with both now. Maybe a good probiotic would be worthwhile too
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I was about to suggest a big diet change to see if that would help.
Have you tried any of the OtC remedies for bloating. Windeze is good. Gaviscon....or my recent discovery Activated charcoal.
Have you tried keeping a diary.
What is your diet like.
I think if you have to wait 12 weeks then trying some other simple things might be an idea. Your diet would be the first thing I would look at. Have you looked at the FODMAP. It's for IBS sufferers but could be worth a read.
Mrs Brown
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It wouldn't by any chance be connected to progesterone would it? I am bloating badly with Utrogestan and have noticed after I eat my stomach swells terribly. I stopped the Utrogestan to see if it was that, everything went back to normal and when I started it again it's come back
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Have sent you a PM Peroxid ;)
I don't think that hormones in general have any impact on me though I've been getting more bloated as the days go on, it can't all be gravity! Last night at 11.30 I looked 7 months pregnant :-\ but by morning, that bulk had dispersed ....... don't remember having wind in the night :-X.
Did I suggest that you ring the Dept and ask for a cancellation appt. if you are able to nip for the scan at short notice :-\ :o ..... I think I will search for activated charcoal when we are next near a Pharmacy.
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Thanks...I hope this isn't peri symptom. It'd be OK if it was occasional but not constant..
As for diet I watch my weight exercise don't drink but I love a slice of brown bread and a baked potato so please don't let it be that. My diet is a restricted one apart from that but lots of veg daily. Don't know what could cause such bad bloating as I wake up with it and it increases a lot by lunch even though I haven't eaten for 15 hours...just feels cruel when you've watched your weight from a young age to stay a suze 10 then suddenly your body gets fat and bloated for no extra food..so unfair and adds to existing depression and low self esteem.
I hope my scan comes within 8 weeks like you said. Can I ask what your scan was for? I'm only having ultrasound but last time they needed internal one to diagnose cysts size shape etc
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I had Wild experience with activated charcoal so please be careful :o think it may have leaked through my gut and I was in agony - emergency dr said it was probably that and I never touched it again. I think if you have IBS you def need to be careful :-\
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Try fennel my consultant has said there are lots of positive studies coming out on it for bloating. I haven't ordered any yet, but I keep meaning too. Utrogestan is causing mine. It's definitely affecting my digestion. Are you taking HRT?
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Thanks...I hope this isn't peri symptom. It'd be OK if it was occasional but not constant..
As for diet I watch my weight exercise don't drink but I love a slice of brown bread and a baked potato so please don't let it be that. My diet is a restricted one apart from that but lots of veg daily. Don't know what could cause such bad bloating as I wake up with it and it increases a lot by lunch even though I haven't eaten for 15 hours...just feels cruel when you've watched your weight from a young age to stay a suze 10 then suddenly your body gets fat and bloated for no extra food..so unfair and adds to existing depression and low self esteem.
I hope my scan comes within 8 weeks like you said. Can I ask what your scan was for? I'm only having ultrasound but last time they needed internal one to diagnose cysts size shape etc
Mine was because of abdominal pain, this time last year I was off work for a month and unable to sleep because of constant pain. Found multiple fibroids which are the cause of a lot of my problems. Bloating separate issue , i think, which is not now so common but when I do get it I have to eat very plainly for a while and avoid sugar too. Definitely worth looking vCard at your diet for short term changes at least.
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OK - today I've not drunk as much black T with 2 sugars as usual and my belly is no bigger now than it was this morning. Also, baked potatoes in the oven suit me fine, cooked in the microwave and I feel really ill within an hour :-\
Will give the charcoal a miss then and go back to my Colpermin ...........
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I've discovered ' buscopan cramps' for spasms - mebeverine was also best when really bad flare ups started ???
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I have had constant bloating for e months from morning to night. Had ovarian blood test came back normal hand transvaginal scan came back normal had tummy felt by doctor normal. So I'm at a loss as to what it is
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I've been having bloating normally before a period, always a little uncomfortable but bearable.
However this last 6 weeks it's got worse, I've missed my 1st period and gosh do I know about it.
Period cramps and abdominal discomfort, bloating and nausea.
The bloating feels worse tonight but I'm thinking that may be because I've not eaten too well today. I'm currently in day 47 of no period. I've had buscopan for the cramps/bloating but doesn't seem to have helped tonight. My tummy feels tight bloated but I keep feeling like gas bubbles floating about. Anyone had similar?
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Hi Lalb1. Bloating is very uncomfy so I sympathise. I've not found that buscopan helps with bloating but is great for cramps or to slow the bowel down. Have you tried any of the over the counter anti bloating remedies? Do antacids help? There is info on the NHS site called Beat the Bloat.which might help. A brisk 10 minute walk does sometimes improve things
Taz x