Hello and merry Christmas! I am new here and am looking for comfort through shared experiences. I turned 50 this year but have suffered from peri menopause symptoms for a good 7 years. My main symptom is health anxiety, fed by the myriads of physical symptoms I experience. Right now I am suffering constant abdominal pain, gas, bloating, nausea. It’s a dull pain on the upper right abdomen, together with feeling pressurised from the inside (blown up). It’s been there for a good week? Or longer? I am loosing track... made the mistake to google... gallbladder problems? Ovarian cancer? I also have changes in my digestive system - constant loose stools, going more frequently etc. Going to the GP is not that easy these days, so I haven’t been but I did have a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy in autumn and have had several vaginal Scans in spring and summer (due to my extremely heavy bleeding and loss of blood) - all of which came back clear. So I try telling myself that I am probably fine and it is peri and my huge health anxiety. Always worse in the morning... I was never an anxious person until 7 years out of the blue I was hit with massive anxiety!! I even had to cancel a long await trip abroad, as it got so bad. Had several tests, most of which came back more or less clear. Symptoms and diseases I am fearing are ever changing (seeking comfort in this) and it always gets worse before my period starts. So I think it’s all to do with hormones.... but it’s slowly killing me. I have been feeling ill since years and am in constant pain (albeit frequently changing locations and types). I have two kids (4 and 12 years) and feel I am failing them due to my constant bad mood/ fear/ suffering... my periods are now irregular and extremely long or extremely heavy, but as the scan came back clear I guess I just have to ride it out. I am now even getting scared of my period, though...
Okay, enough about me - anyone out there who has similar symptoms (abdominal)??
I hope you all have a good Christmas despite everything!