Hi,

I'm driving myself crazy with worry......

I'm 51 and havent had a period since 2020. I'm on Evorel Conti patches which have been great stopping the menopausal symptoms. I've had two episodes of post menopausal bleeding, once in 2021 and again 2023. Both times I had an ultrasound which showed the lining to be thickened at 7mm. The cavity was hetergenous texture and ill-defined. So I went on the have a Hysteroscopy which came back negative for malignancy.

This recent episode of bleeding has been a bit different. It started in January as what I thought was thrush or bacterial vaginosis beccause the discharge (sorry yucky part!) was white, but I had all the creams, pessarys and antibiotics etc, but it never went away. It turn into a blood stain discharge that was so heavy I had to change pads frequently. So because of the blood, the gp but me on 2ww and a US and Hysteroscopy.

I had a mirena IUD put in during the Hysteroscopy, under the advice of the gynaecologist. But the discharge is still there, of course it has blood in it becuase of the mirena (which I was I hadn't had). The gp said 'oh that bleeding will settle, just your body getting used to the mriena, I'm worried the mirena will mask any warning signs and the doctors will put the bleeding down to the coil. What if the biopsy hasnt been taken from the right area of the uterus? So frightened that its been missed and it spreads. 

I'm thinking of having a private MRI scan, has anyone done this? I guess my anxiety is high becaues my mum died at 67yrs from gall bladder cancer, I can't stop thinking about it because cancer is in my family. Would love to have a hysterectomy, just get rid of it!

I also have multiple sclerosis (diagnosed in 2003) and I was fobbed of so much in the years before diagnosis, it took four years of symptoms before it was confirmed. Thats ok, because MS doesn't kill you but if I have cancer and its not treated, its very bad.

Writing this makes me feel I might need help with my anxiety.....eh?

Anyway, thank you for reading, and I wish you all loads of  love

Sarah x