Quick summary: I'm 37 with 4 young children but have been suffering with lower back pain, periods 10-12 days long for months and unpleasant discharge. I have now had 4 dr appointments, all of which have tried to push the mini pill on me. I persisted with my concerns about my symptoms and was given a transvaginal scan, at which the sonographer said my endometrium lining was about 100% bigger than it should be at the stage in my cycle (8mm on day 2 of my period). I was told by my surgery I had to see a dr about my results so this morning I went to see a locum GP.
She could see I was anxious and I explained I have generalised anxiety disorder and IBS and have been worrying about these results. She then said "well it's all good news, nothing to worry about" You can imagine my relief, until I told her what the sonographer had said and she then told me she needed to "get a second opinion from a gynaecologist" and I would be called within 2 weeks with an answer.
I was expecting to go in today and either be told it's endometriosis or some other condition, or at worst that they were wanting to do a biopsy - as I have read so many otheir people's having.
I feel like because of my age and having had children no one is listening to me and I don't know what to do. I tried to ring for another appointment and the receptionist said I'd already been in this morning so I wasn't allowed?? I said it was about a different issue and have a phone call now on Saturday to wait for but I really don't know what to say to get anyone to listen. And I'm starting to feel like maybe I'm just wasting everyone's time and I'm being a hypochondriac, as that's how I feel I'm being treated.
Any help, advice or kind words would be appreciated. Thank you.
