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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: lisa06031510 on April 08, 2024, 06:07:51 PM
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Hey Ladies,
Hope you are all well.
So I had a full Hysterectomy 4 years ago at the age of 36 and about a year ago I had a random bit of brown blood from vagina and Dr kinda just ignored it as didn't know what it was.. tied saying was from dry vagina but I knew it wasn't.. then it happened last week so I just ignored and now it's happening again and I have really bad tummy pains.. but I have nothing in there??? Has anyone experienced this??
Lisa xx
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This needs to definitely be checked out Lisa. Did you retain your cervix?
Taz x
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Hi Taz,
Nope everything was taken, so I'm just so confused
X
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Sorry, I have no idea what it is but I also think it needs to be checked out.
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Yes agree, make that appointment to get it checked and let us know how you get on.
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It could be something called granulation of tissue which can happen years after hysterectomy but you do need to rule out anything more serious. Don't let the doctor fob you off again.
Taz x
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That's what Google said.. I have been extra busy the last few days so maybe it is that... I just can't see it being serious as nothing is in there?
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It isn't just blood though, you have pain as well. I look at it the opposite way, no obvious cause so perhaps something very wrong. Please get checked out.
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Hi Lisa.You cannot rely on Google or anecdotal information for bleeding and pain post meno. You need to go back, to a different doctor given your previous one didn't look into it, and get this checked out. There is still the vaginal canal and bladder that things can go wrong with and Sheila is right re no obvious cause. Nobody on here can tell you it's okay, you need a physical examination. Ate you anxious about getting checked out?
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Hi Lisa
I would like to echo everything which has been said. I had a hysterectomy 4 months ago and my gynae surgeon said, ANY bleeding or abdominal pain and I am to call her secretary immediately and I will be checked over.
As Penguin rightly says, you cannot rely on google for answers. Do call your surgery, ask to speak to a different GP and they should refer you to gynae, sooner rather than later.
Our bodies are very complex, I’ve discovered of late and you simply cannot assume all is well, all of the time.
Best of luck 🤞
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Lisa although you have no uterus you can still develop tumours in the vaginal lining and a symptom of this is spotting or bleeding. I'm sorry to say that but you do need to rule this out. It's probably vaginal atrophy but you don't know that. Any bleeding years after hysterectomy is abnormal and needs to be investigated.
Taz x
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Hi Lisa
I would like to echo everything which has been said. I had a hysterectomy 4 months ago and my gynae surgeon said, ANY bleeding or abdominal pain and I am to call her secretary immediately and I will be checked over.
As Penguin rightly says, you cannot rely on google for answers. Do call your surgery, ask to speak to a different GP and they should refer you to gynae, sooner rather than later.
Our bodies are very complex, I’ve discovered of late and you simply cannot assume all is well, all of the time.
Best of luck 🤞
I agree you must get it checked out how are you doing Nas ? It’s a year since I’ve had my totally hysterectomy and I’m struggling lack of hormones with vaginal atrophy😔 x
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I'm.not anxious.. I just feel like I'm wasting their time....
I have been referred to a menopause guini specialist in July to discuss other hormone therapy.. so I can always ask them to check me over...
If it gets worse or continues more than just a day at a time I will go Dr
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Donna-paul, sorry to hear you are struggling; I am too. Lack of hormones is brutal. Can you use vagifem and Ovestin?
Lisa, you won’t be wasting anyone’s time. If you are in pain or have and kind of bleeding or discharge, post hysterectomy, then common sense, says call the surgery.
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No one suffering from lumps or unusual bleeding is ever wasting their GP's time. I certainly would not wait until July to get it checked out, where you will no doubt get a telling off for not seeing your GP sooner.
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I agree with the other posts. You are not wasting anyone’s time. We can’t speculate about what it might or might not be. But we can insist on being referred because unexpected bleeding is not a symptom that should just be ignored. Do not wait until July. Do not feel you’re wasting your GPS time! It’s their job! You’re not going there with a cold! As others have said, ask to see another GP and don’t be fobbed off or made to wait weeks. A GP just ignoring it because they don’t know what it is, is totally unacceptable. Let us know how it goes.
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Ditto everyone else. Don't wait. Don't get fobbed off. See GP again or different GP. Get referral.
All the best and try not to worry
Hurdity x
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I'm on my way to Dr now.. all of a sudden loads of symptoms have come back.. not sure it's all related but prob best to get checked
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Good luck! 🤞
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Good luck!
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Well done. Sometimes it's easier to bury one's head in the sand and hope that symptoms will stop.
Let us know how you get on!?!
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How did you get on lisa06031510?
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I got on as I expected I would .... Told they have no clue and just to wait for my appointment in July lol
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Unfortunately that’s poor practice, to say they don’t know and do nothing. What they should do at the very least, is refer you for a scan. July is a long way off yet and if it IS anything sinister, you want it dealing with sooner rather than later?
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I agree with Nas, this is classed as irregular bleeding and you need to be seen much sooner than July.
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I got on as I expected I would .... Told they have no clue and just to wait for my appointment in July lol
You seem very complacent about what is potentially a serious matter, has the medical world gone bonkers here, sorry but I find this all crazy!
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I got on as I expected I would .... Told they have no clue and just to wait for my appointment in July lol
This!!!!!!!!!
You seem very complacent about what is potentially a serious matter, has the medical world gone bonkers here, sorry but I find this all crazy!
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Agree with above. Perhaps complain to the practice manager? If it's something sinister July is far too long to wait. I really don't think you should accept this without a fight.
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lisa06031510 I have also had a hysterectomy, everything gone. If I had bleeding and tummy pain now, alarm bells would ring. I would not want to wait until July!
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I'm just so used to this now.. 4 years of just being fobbed off...
The best one was when I was having suicidal thoughts and Dr didn't contact me for a week and when did just said it's to be expected with menopause 🙈
No more bleeding since last time... So will wait as I'm hoping the specialist will be more clued up...
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Did they at least examine you when they told you this?
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Yeah she took one look and said you look really dry down there and then had a feel of my breasts to check for lumps.
I'm not convinced the bleeding is from the dryness as it's brown blood
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The colour just means how long it has taken to come out and that it’s oxidised…