Hello everyone, I am not going to sugar coat it. I'll get right to the point.
I have been so constipated, bloated, feeling full, swollen belly -like big belly swollen, that I can hardly reach my legs to shave most days. I've had unexplained weight gain, and I've had some blood in stools, (more than once). I feel Full almost all of the time. I had normal labs. I had a normal X-ray. Although I'm not too confident in any of the doctors. I went to the ER and after my X-ray, the doctor says, "Yeah, something is going on here, but I don't know what. I'm not a specialist."
Uh? Yes. That really happened.
I went to a GI doctor who had me repeat the X-ray after doing a colon cleanse, and I called for weeks before finally getting a call back that she is waiting to talk to the radiologist, because he never looked at the colon! I finally received a call that the X-ray was normal, but that I would hear back from the GI DOC to schedule a colonoscopy and hear from my Ob gyn to schedule vaginal ultrasound. After that ER visit, I did go to the OB and I did have a normal pap. I asked if she felt any polyps. She said there was nothing concerning. It's probably important to note my grandmother died of colon cancer. I also have a fraternal and maternal aunt- both with a history of Brest cancer. One of them also had kidney cancer.
Yesterday was 4 weeks since our last conversation & neither office had called me.
I finally called the radiology department yesterday and asked if there was an order in for the ultrasound. I hear, "ummmm yeah, it just looks weird. It's in though."
Finally have that US booked for Monday. Now I have 5 agonizing days to think about things.
I am more than nervous at this point. I've been on dulcolax for over a month and it seems to have stopped working. It's Wednesday - last time I went to the bathroom was over 4 days ago. My stomach again, is so distended & swollen.
I haven't had a period in over a year. I am 42 with 3 children. Oddly I had high fsh results of 112 & 97 when I was 37, but I did have periods right up until a year ago. I did HRT's for a little while, but had to stop with my family hounding me that my aunts have cancer, and I'm putting myself at risk by taking it. I don't know what to say. I feel like these doctors don't care. I have to keep on them. It's really hard for me because I work in Medicine and I have been in medicine for over 20 years. I know that something is blocking me from going to the bathroom but I don't know what and I'm afraid to know. I'm just sick of feeling sick Any advice would be appreciated! This came on about 3 months ago and it was so sudden! I don't understand.
