Jo3016
12-03-08, 18:13
Hi all
I have been really good recently and have really kept the panic symptoms in check. It's probably because since I had my third child last August, I haven't had time to worry about myself!!
Anyway, I am worrying about my periods now. After my son was born, I bled heavily for 5 weeks, had a break of about 4 days and then bled again for another 6 weeks. This was eventually put down to not producing enough milk to keep the periods at bay and I had break through bleeding. It eventually stopped; I had a 2 week break and then my period began for a week in November. Since then, I have been pretty regular but with heavier than normal periods for me. I have also had bad PMT and awful ovulation pains around mid-cycle. Yesterday, 12 days into my new cycle and only 6 days since finsihing my last period, I started bleeding agin (not a lot but there) and have cramps too. My doctor has said that some women have mid-cycle bleeding and just to keep a note of it. She said she wasn't worried especially as I stopped breast feeding about a month ago. I had a smear today anyway as I was due one.
Despite the fact that my doctor is not the least bit concerned, I am still panicking and thinking about cancer and all sorts. What is upsetting me more than anything is that I can feel my anxiety rising again and it had all been so good for a while. I feel annoyed with myself and very worried that this will start me in a downward spiral of anxiety and hyperchondria. The doctor took my blood pressure while I was there and it was up to 133/95.
Can anyone offer any reassurance please?? Or has anyone experienced similar symptoms?
Thanks
I have been really good recently and have really kept the panic symptoms in check. It's probably because since I had my third child last August, I haven't had time to worry about myself!!
Anyway, I am worrying about my periods now. After my son was born, I bled heavily for 5 weeks, had a break of about 4 days and then bled again for another 6 weeks. This was eventually put down to not producing enough milk to keep the periods at bay and I had break through bleeding. It eventually stopped; I had a 2 week break and then my period began for a week in November. Since then, I have been pretty regular but with heavier than normal periods for me. I have also had bad PMT and awful ovulation pains around mid-cycle. Yesterday, 12 days into my new cycle and only 6 days since finsihing my last period, I started bleeding agin (not a lot but there) and have cramps too. My doctor has said that some women have mid-cycle bleeding and just to keep a note of it. She said she wasn't worried especially as I stopped breast feeding about a month ago. I had a smear today anyway as I was due one.
Despite the fact that my doctor is not the least bit concerned, I am still panicking and thinking about cancer and all sorts. What is upsetting me more than anything is that I can feel my anxiety rising again and it had all been so good for a while. I feel annoyed with myself and very worried that this will start me in a downward spiral of anxiety and hyperchondria. The doctor took my blood pressure while I was there and it was up to 133/95.
Can anyone offer any reassurance please?? Or has anyone experienced similar symptoms?
Thanks