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2 week referrals for post menopausal bleeding & breast lump

xxSparklesxx
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First up, sorry for the long post. I have had a very rough few weeks and feeling rubbish. Just I'm just going to write it all here and hope someone understands the jumble! 
 

I am in early menopause. I'm 40 years old (almost 41), and have been on HRT for some time now. One of my hormone tablets is Provera which I take 10mg of, however what I didn't realise was I had actually been taking 100mg for a few weeks as the pharmacist gave me the wrong dose. During that time I was feeling very fatigued and lethargic. I was told to immediately stop taking them from my GP when I realised which I did. 
 

Within days of stopping them, I started to suffer from insane migraines, then a cyst on my ovary ruptured, I because very run down and found a lump under my arm. I went back to GP and they did the 2 week referral for the breast clinic. At the breast clinic I had a scan, followed by a mammogram and then an examination. Consultant wasn't too concerned with lump under my arm but coincidentally the mammogram showed a lump. He believes the lump is Fibroadenoma but asked me to do a biopsy anyway which happened to be this morning. I'm also going for genetic testing at some point due to a lots of cousins having breast cancer so they are covering all bases. With all of this, I still worry what if it isn't just Fibroadenoma? And I'm feeling sorry for myself this evening because it's sore and I have a funny shaped boob now :laugh:

 

Along with all of this, the cyst i mentioned earlier on means that I have had pain every days since it happened (we are talking weeks now) and I'm also bleeding/spotting on and off every few days. I've been back to GP as the pain is interfering too much with my life and causing terrible migraines (I already take 160mg beta blockers each day to try and control them), and they have now decided to do another 2 week urgent referral under the post menopausal bleeding guidelines and my grandmother passing away from ovarian cancer. 
 

My head is all over the place. I'm in pain. I'm exhausted (I have folate deficiency again so that explains that I guess), some days I have extreme fatigue. I'm grouchy and moody all the time and I'm convinced something is seriously wrong with me. And I'm blaming it all on the pharmacy who gave me the wrong medication because I've been poorly every since, plus I feel like I need something to blame at the moment! 
 

I'm not entirely sure what the point of my post is. I'm feeling very down and in pain this evening, and I feel like I've completely ruined my husbands birthday as we have been to the GP, then hospital for biopsy, and now im

in so much ovarian pain I'm sat on the sofa with my hot water bottle feeling sorry for myself lol. 
 

If you managed to read it all and make any sense of this post, then well done. 
 

Sorry for ranting. I just feel so lost. 

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    Hi xxSparklesxx,

    A very warm welcome to our forum. 

    This sounds like a very unfortunate mistake. I am not a doctor, so cannot comment on how this might affect you. However, it does sound as if this might have well contributed to some of your symptoms, which should gradually settle down now that you are on the right dose of Provera again. It is good news that the consultant wasn't worried about the lump under your arm and that he considers the breast lump to be a fibroadenoma. It is natural for the area to be tender after a biopsy, but the pain will gradually settle. Have you been told when your biopsy results will be back yet?

    I am sorry to hear that you are still bothered by your cyst and spotting. Do the doctors have any plans to treat your cyst? I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer and a cyst was found on my ovaries when I had my MRI. It hasn't bothered me in the past 13 years and I have just been told to ignore it.

    I am not at all surprised that you feel like you do at present. We all get nervous, grouchy and moody when we are waiting for a diagnosis, so welcome to the club that nobody really wants to join! Waiting for a diagnosis is always a worrying time. Whatever the outcome, you'll feel better once you know. In the meantime, try to keep busy to distract yourself from the wait.

    I hope that you feel better for writing things down - most of us find that this helps. Remember that we are always here for you.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    Hi Jolamine

    Thanks for your lovely reply. I'm pretty confident the breast lump will turn out to be nothing. They said the results should be back hopefully within the week and that they will write to me. I'm guessing if the ring to see me then I know it's bad news lol. 
     

    The ovarian pain and bleeding is concerning me a little but I'm on the 2 week pathway with gyne now and I'm seeing them 3rd November. So hopefully that will clear up those issues. 
     

    I do feel better for getting stuff written down. I just don't want to bore anyone with my moans when everyone else is fighting their own battles. But I tend to do that, just brush my own issues under the carpet, but I'm struggling this time round hence the lengthily post which probably made no sense! Lol. 
     

    I wish you well and all the very best with your own personal battle. Thank you for taking the time to respond to me. 
     

    Sparkles xx 
     

     

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    Hi Sparkles,

    Most consultants prefer to give patients their results face-to-face, if they have the time to do so. Seeing them personally doesn't always indicate bad news.

    Rest assured that you are not bothering anyone with your moans. We all find that our imaginations tend to run away with us at this stage and, we are always here for you. I'm glad to hear that your gynae appointment has come through for 3rd November and I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found.

    Please let us know how you get on.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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