So I sitting here, sick to the back teeth of all of this…
I’m nauseous, tired, anxious, sad, in pain, light headed, headachey, joints are stiff, lethargic, heavy pressure in pelvic region (fibroid), diarrhoea…
I don’t take HRT, after a failed attempt last year that resulted in months of bleeding I gave up. GP and consultant can’t decide whether I’m peri or post as I’ve had no ‘proper’ periods for a couple of years but periodic spotting and then flooding on HRT. One minute I’m post, next peri, which affects treatment etc.
Was taking Vagifem, GP advised stopping for a bit to see if I still needed it, she was concerned it might impact the fibroid. No noticeable problems…yet!
April 30th I started 10 days of spotting and an epic 12 day hormonal migraine. Then uterine cramping and niggling ache around left ovary (have had cysts in the past). Headachey feeling is still going on, along with nausea, tiredness and the cramping is continuing along with the niggle on left ovary. Probably have some IBS after stressful few weeks with brother in law ill (sadly passed away).
Having a blood test next week for CA125, iron levels etc and have supplied stool samples😳 I have a 10cm x 10cm intermural fibroid too which is waiting on embolization.
I am worried sick about ovarian cancer…have a niggling ache in that area, but no bloating, have back pain but almost certainly sciatica (common for me and it goes down one leg) bit of nausea, no pain during sex, so I highly doubt it is.
I just don’t know what’s wrong. Are my oestrogen levels so low now that problems are really kicking in? My GP’s are great, but I’ve seen 5 different women, all brilliant but no continuity.
I really don’t want to go down the HRT route if I can avoid it, awful experience on the patches last year, never been so angry, moody and miserable in my life! And my poor hubby, good Lord, he did suffer.
Anyone else experience similar?