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[toffeecushion]

Glad your doctor has made you feel better.  Did he mention removing the polyps?

[lubylou]

Hi
It sounds like you are getting good treatment and things are moving along well to get to a resolution sounds like you have a good GP.
All the best to you
Lubylou

[cherylks]

Hi toffeecushion, doc just listed all the options open.... hrt, pill, mirena coil, other meds, d&c, hysterectomy etc etc...  Basically I will ask gynae what they suggest.  Problem will be I don't really want any treatment for as long as possible due to previous history.  Interesting my bleeding has almost stopped after 6 weeks - just back to spotting again although have increased discomfort/cramping.

[Mary1962]

I think the system itself sometimes makes you worry more.  I am caught up in something similar.  In peri, had one very heavy prolonged period, went to doctor, saw a keen registrar who on advice from more senior doctor, referrred me for an ultrasound scan.  First scan showed irregular thickness of lining, 4mm in some places, 16mm in others and a fibroid.  When the doctor rang me about those results she wanted to know what stage of my cycle I was at when I'd had the scan but all I could tell her my cycle was 8 weeks apart rather than 4 now as I'm guessing I'm just not producing enough progesterone to shed the lining properly so I've assumed lot of endometrial build up over those extra 4 weeks for want of a better word!  So follow up scan booked.  And this one got a better measurement of the fibroid and what she thinks is a polyp but again thickened lining - not irregular this time just consistently thick. They don't seem bothered about the fibroid just the thickening.  So now I have a gynae appt.  I have tried to discuss with my doctor how all over the shop my hormones are but they are not interested in my hormone levels even though a week after a period finishing my boobs are huge and very sore and last year I went to the doctor at one point as emotionally I felt I was losing my mind. So we shall see what the next appointment brings. 

[cherylks]

Hi Mary1962, how long before you see gynae?  I have appointment in two weeks.  Let me know how you get on.  Am interested in what they suggest for you - wonder if they say same to me. 

[Patientone]

Have to ask, with an obvious female issue, why didn't you girls go to a gyn right off the bat ?

I knew that if I went to my general Dr I'd be sent on to my gyn, so I went straight to my gyn. as a result there was no waiting for tests (just a week of nail biting for results)

[cherylks]

HI Patientone, not sure where you are from, but here you can't see a gynae without referral from doc.  Not unless you want to pay private fees.

[Patientone]

Ahhh I understand now.

I'm in Ohio USA.

[cherylks]

Bit too expensive to fly out there I think... 

[CLKD]

The NHS GPs deal with issues where possible then the patient is referred, usually by letter, to a Consultant specialising in the complaint.  Then the Consultant has a look-see, offers advice/surgery/physio and the patient is eventually handed back to the GP Surgery.  Most Consultants, private or NHS, prefer to see a refefral letter from the patient's GP as a  lot can be gleaned  …….. if a patient moves, the Notes go with them and Hospital notes are kept for 5 years before being put onto 'film'.

We choose our own Dental Practice though ……… and records are not transferred between Dentists.  Never understood why?