Brown discharge post menopausal

Hello.

I'm feeling rather worried and just wanted to ask opinions on here.

I'm 68 years old and had a brown vaginal discharge last September on just one occasion. I tied to just pass it off at the time as it was only briefly on one afternoon and after I'd had a flare up of my ibs. 
As my husband has prostate cancer I've tried not to dwell on this symptom of mine.....possibly thinking it was something like vaginal atrophy. 
This last week though I've felt increasingly unwell and tired and really bad bloating and stomach discomfort which again I've attributed to my ibs.

Yesterday afternoon as I stood up I was aware that I'd has some sort of discharge and on investigation saw a discharge rather like the tail end of a period. 

I think this time I must ring the dr? This will obviously have to be tomorrow with it being bank holiday.

Am I being alarmist here?

could vaginal atrophy cause this do you think?

Sorry for all the questions but I've no one else to share with. Many thanks. 

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  • Hi Jenny5

    I don’t think you’re being alarmist, but I do think you need to get checked out. It may be something simple to resolve-hopefully it is-but it’s always best to check. In my personal experience, doctors are very on the ball with any unusual post menopausal bleeding/discharge. My best friend experienced something similar and was diagnosed with vaginal atrophy,but hopefully you can get an appointment to put your mind at rest. Do let us know how you get on, as there is always plenty of support here-which is very helpful when you don’t have anyone to share your worries with. I hope you can be checked out and have your mind put at rest. x

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  • Hi Jenny5

    I don’t think you’re being alarmist, but I do think you need to get checked out. It may be something simple to resolve-hopefully it is-but it’s always best to check. In my personal experience, doctors are very on the ball with any unusual post menopausal bleeding/discharge. My best friend experienced something similar and was diagnosed with vaginal atrophy,but hopefully you can get an appointment to put your mind at rest. Do let us know how you get on, as there is always plenty of support here-which is very helpful when you don’t have anyone to share your worries with. I hope you can be checked out and have your mind put at rest. x

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