Absolutely !.I' m 54 ( well next month ;) lol and between the ages of 28-43 had 5 D&C's  ,that many horrid invasive tests & even nearly passed out on the bus once when I was wearing a long summer dress ,bare legs & sandals & a s I stood up I thought truly that I'd wet myself..looked down & both of my sandals were full of blood..everyone saw & nobody helped me

i actually have a very complex health history with having MS ,Lupus & crohns disease ( all linked ) I eventually found out when I was about 43 that I have a few biggish FIBROIDS..and fibroids can cause terrible problems including weight gain ,painful bloated tummy ( yeah I got both.Anyway after getting so bad with really heavy non stop bleeding ( for me I bled up to 17 days a month & had to use super Tampax hourly & huge incontinence pads to stop my clothes being spoiled) anyway one day when I was about 47 my periods just stopped & I felt truly liberated ..

However...I have had a few micro bleeds lasting 1\2 a day ocer the passed 2yrs and blamed being autoimmune & today woke up with a fair amount of blood loss

,I had a bad experience with a male elderly gynaecologist in Brighton & quite frankly have shamefully not had a smear for 5 yrs & have had to self isolate for the full year due to Covid so couldnt go 

.Anyway I too am worried sick like you because I have Long Covid after contracting it last Oct & my chest sounds horrendous..to top it all I have pain in my left breast ...have a normal chest x- ray  & more specialist type blood tests ( cancer screen tests) but am worried what will show up.( My mum had a double mastectomy aged 61)..I know I have to face my fear in getting anither smear too but having MS it hurts my spine like mad.

Sorry to tell you all this ...my point being is seriously get tested for FIBROIDS .because even elderly ladies well passed the menopause sometimes need a hysterectomy because of bleeding through fibroids..IF you are nit happy with your gynaecologist...then even within the NHS you have a right to actually see a female Dr & apparantly we have a right to choose the hospital / clinic too .

As I say my health probs are severe ,the Lupus alone makes me worn out & feel so incredibly ashamed to have sat in silence for months worryi g that somethings wrong for months...but to be honest with you even my doctors surgery in the Wirral is now doing 90% of their consultations on the phone since the pandemic...cant help people not having face to face appointments is going to cause major fallout!

I wish you all the cery best ,anytime you want to talk I am here & wont bore you with my stuff..just reading your post really resonated with me .Get yourself sorted & all being well its clear..then maybe look into a few natural remedies Black Coash for one great for uterine problens..but dont go down that self help route until youve had tests.I btw have waited since Oct 2019 to see a new neurologist ( came back up north in 2019 after my dad died) ..the very day we went into lockdown 23 March 2020 was my appt..I get seen for the first time on 8 th June some 18 mths of worry later...yeah Covid 19 has devastated the health of us all in the UK in so many ways ..Good luck Sophie xxx

Absolutely !.I' m 54 ( well next month ;) lol and between the ages of 28-43 had 5 D&C's  ,that many horrid invasive tests & even nearly passed out on the bus once when I was wearing a long summer dress ,bare legs & sandals & a s I stood up I thought truly that I'd wet myself..looked down & both of my sandals were full of blood..everyone saw & nobody helped me

i actually have a very complex health history with having MS ,Lupus & crohns disease ( all linked ) I eventually found out when I was about 43 that I have a few biggish FIBROIDS..and fibroids can cause terrible problems including weight gain ,painful bloated tummy ( yeah I got both.Anyway after getting so bad with really heavy non stop bleeding ( for me I bled up to 17 days a month & had to use super Tampax hourly & huge incontinence pads to stop my clothes being spoiled) anyway one day when I was about 47 my periods just stopped & I felt truly liberated ..

However...I have had a few micro bleeds lasting 1\2 a day ocer the passed 2yrs and blamed being autoimmune & today woke up with a fair amount of blood loss

,I had a bad experience with a male elderly gynaecologist in Brighton & quite frankly have shamefully not had a smear for 5 yrs & have had to self isolate for the full year due to Covid so couldnt go 

.Anyway I too am worried sick like you because I have Long Covid after contracting it last Oct & my chest sounds horrendous..to top it all I have pain in my left breast ...have a normal chest x- ray  & more specialist type blood tests ( cancer screen tests) but am worried what will show up.( My mum had a double mastectomy aged 61)..I know I have to face my fear in getting anither smear too but having MS it hurts my spine like mad.

Sorry to tell you all this ...my point being is seriously get tested for FIBROIDS .because even elderly ladies well passed the menopause sometimes need a hysterectomy because of bleeding through fibroids..IF you are nit happy with your gynaecologist...then even within the NHS you have a right to actually see a female Dr & apparantly we have a right to choose the hospital / clinic too .

As I say my health probs are severe ,the Lupus alone makes me worn out & feel so incredibly ashamed to have sat in silence for months worryi g that somethings wrong for months...but to be honest with you even my doctors surgery in the Wirral is now doing 90% of their consultations on the phone since the pandemic...cant help people not having face to face appointments is going to cause major fallout!

I wish you all the cery best ,anytime you want to talk I am here & wont bore you with my stuff..just reading your post really resonated with me .Get yourself sorted & all being well its clear..then maybe look into a few natural remedies Black Coash for one great for uterine problens..but dont go down that self help route until youve had tests.I btw have waited since Oct 2019 to see a new neurologist ( came back up north in 2019 after my dad died) ..the very day we went into lockdown 23 March 2020 was my appt..I get seen for the first time on 8 th June some 18 mths of worry later...yeah Covid 19 has devastated the health of us all in the UK in so many ways ..Good luck Sophie xxx