3tikes
10-03-14, 17:01
Not sure where to start really except that i feel like the worse mother on the planet today due to my mood swings!!
For the past 6 weeks i've had bizarre pains in my lower right abdomen radiating from my groin one minute to near my pelvic bone the next. They are not excrutiating particularly but bad enough for me to notice them. These are coupled with other strange goings-ons which all occurred around the same time, namely spotting a week before period is due, my periods are much shorter in length (have always been 6 days long, now lucky if it hits 3 days) the cycle length has become shorter, for the past 25 years my cycle length has been 28 days and i knew to the half hour when they would start (always around 11.30 in the morning)6 months ago they changed to every 27 days, then 2 months ago 26 days and this time 24 days. I am 41 and have even questioned whether i am menopausal but my gp said that because my mum and grandmother were both in their mid-fifties its unlikely to be that and my sister is 46 and is showing no signs either.
I have seen a gp twice, the first time 3 weeks ago and he has referred me for a routine abdominal ultrasound (still waiting for an appt to come through) he palpated my stomach and i felt no discomfort whatsoever and he thinks its muscuolskeletal. The second appt was last thursday as the pains had become worse and far more frequent, i saw a lovely lady gp this time who did a quick internal and she couldnt see anything, again palpated my stomach and again no tenderness. I had been suffering with constipation (not unusual as ive always had it!!!!) anyway she's done a tumour marker test, i think to put my mind at ease as she was aware of my fears of ovarian and cervical cancer. She doesnt think its muscular as it wouldnt carry on for 6 weeks, but instead feels its probably IBS.
I'm so confused (and not to mention worried about the impending blood test result) that i havent been sleeping properly for a few weeks, waking up constantly through the night. Last night i woke with strong palpitations, my heart was beating like the clappers, this in turn sent me in to panic mode especially as my blood pressure is stupidly high at the moment (white coat syndrome i think!!!) I snapped at my 3 children this morning which reduced my 9 yr old daughter to tears. I seem to be ridiculously snappy all the time recently which i hate, but to see her little face crumple this morning made me feel really selfish.
Sorry for the very long post, just getting it off my chest i suppose, i dont want to go back to the doc again as i feel like there's nothing to be gained but ive been wondering today if perhaps my oestrogen levels have taken a dip for some reason???? :weep:
For the past 6 weeks i've had bizarre pains in my lower right abdomen radiating from my groin one minute to near my pelvic bone the next. They are not excrutiating particularly but bad enough for me to notice them. These are coupled with other strange goings-ons which all occurred around the same time, namely spotting a week before period is due, my periods are much shorter in length (have always been 6 days long, now lucky if it hits 3 days) the cycle length has become shorter, for the past 25 years my cycle length has been 28 days and i knew to the half hour when they would start (always around 11.30 in the morning)6 months ago they changed to every 27 days, then 2 months ago 26 days and this time 24 days. I am 41 and have even questioned whether i am menopausal but my gp said that because my mum and grandmother were both in their mid-fifties its unlikely to be that and my sister is 46 and is showing no signs either.
I have seen a gp twice, the first time 3 weeks ago and he has referred me for a routine abdominal ultrasound (still waiting for an appt to come through) he palpated my stomach and i felt no discomfort whatsoever and he thinks its muscuolskeletal. The second appt was last thursday as the pains had become worse and far more frequent, i saw a lovely lady gp this time who did a quick internal and she couldnt see anything, again palpated my stomach and again no tenderness. I had been suffering with constipation (not unusual as ive always had it!!!!) anyway she's done a tumour marker test, i think to put my mind at ease as she was aware of my fears of ovarian and cervical cancer. She doesnt think its muscular as it wouldnt carry on for 6 weeks, but instead feels its probably IBS.
I'm so confused (and not to mention worried about the impending blood test result) that i havent been sleeping properly for a few weeks, waking up constantly through the night. Last night i woke with strong palpitations, my heart was beating like the clappers, this in turn sent me in to panic mode especially as my blood pressure is stupidly high at the moment (white coat syndrome i think!!!) I snapped at my 3 children this morning which reduced my 9 yr old daughter to tears. I seem to be ridiculously snappy all the time recently which i hate, but to see her little face crumple this morning made me feel really selfish.
Sorry for the very long post, just getting it off my chest i suppose, i dont want to go back to the doc again as i feel like there's nothing to be gained but ive been wondering today if perhaps my oestrogen levels have taken a dip for some reason???? :weep: