My mummy is having symptoms

So, my mother who is 64 is worse than a man for going to the doctors, she also hates telling me anything as I panic and diagnose before a diagnosis. 

She is not on hrt, she is fit and healthy, slim and is very active. 

When she was in her 40's one of her smears came back bad and had to get some some pre cancerous cells removed,  all of her smears after that have come back fine. She never missed a smear.

A few weeks ago she experienced a few days of brown blood, nothing to soak through a pad but was visible on panty liner. She has also been getting some pain in her lower tummy. 

I made her call rhe doctors and she got an appointment straight away, they done a urine test and shes not heard anything (good news I guess) she was going away on a cruise for 2 weeks and when she got back she saw the doctor who is doing a vaginal ultrasound. 

I guess the reason im writing this is because I am petrified of anything happening to her, also, she has has always had naturally fine hair, but its starting to fall out massively, im thinking maybe thyroid issues? I dont know, im just so worried for her, she is my world.

Could the vair loss be related to the bleeding? A totally seperare entity? What should she be asking for from the doctors? Ive told her to tell them about the hair loss, as surely a blood panel should have been requested straight away?

Thanks for reading me babbling on...

  • Hi there. Your mother is doing the right thing by consulting her doctor and it sounds as if the doctor is taking care and arranging for tests to check what's going on. I understand that she doesn't want you to worry and panic, but perhaps not telling you is creating problems where you worry even more? Have you tried speaking to her about this and explaining your concern? If she still hasn't had the result of her urine test, it might be a good idea for her to ring the doctor to check. It's really not possible to diagnose what's wrong from what you've said and she's doing the right thing by seeing her doctor, who can check her health and order tests. Hopefully she'll have some imformation to share with you soon about the situation. Please let us know how she gets on and take care of yourself. Gill xx