Gyne bleeding 7 weeks, pain and pressure - Worried

Hi,

I've been having some gyne issues that are not only really worrying me but are also bringing my life to a halt. I am sorry in advance for TMI (any gross sounding stuff).

For 7+ weeks I've been bleeding in some form everyday. I've had what seems like 2 normal periods (though painful) in that time along with varying between brown or red spotting, stringy or large clots, and a light red discharge. I am super overweight, but even with my fat tummy, its become bloated. For the past month, every day/night I have a sort of constant aching pelvic pain, mixed in with sometimes sharp ovary/bad cramp feeling pain. Additionally, now and again on some days I've had pain feel like it offshoots to my thighs. My lower back also hurts often. Recently I've noticed a burning pain as well but I cant test for BV or Thrush as I'm bleeding n some form always. I'm uber fatigued and can't sleep most nights, this past week I've slept in till mid day or later (luckily my partner works from home at the moment and my temp job ended). The worst bit though has been feeling like I have prolapse of some kind as it feels like I've got a tennis ball or a baby I'm waiting to birth. It makes standing and walking uncomfortable and the more I do stand or walk I get more bleeding or sharp pains.

I had a smear about 2yrs ago, I also had a very, very heavy bleed in September 2018 that lasted for like 12/14 days and frightened me as I had an almost deadly miscarriage a few years before. They investigated it in early 2019 and concluded it was all fine, just too much oestrogen enhanced by being so overweight. They wanted me to have a coil, which I had a bad response to and had it removed. Everything seemed fine since gyne wise till these past few months.

I'm so afraid of Covid due to being at higher risk (liver condition and obesity), but I made myself get ahold of the GP. He called and thought the mini pill would solve it. I disagreed so he sent me to a nurse for a urine test. She disagreed with him so I've booked a new GP appointment.

I have a teenager with severe HA and panic attacks whose really struggled this year and with all this going on I'm afraid of what I'm doing to him being so ill and useless feeling . I don't talk with any friends anymore it seems as I don't have anything cheery to say and all this feels akward. I lost my mum to cancer and fear having it myself.

I've tried to work out whats wrong or if cancer (which I can't help but feel it may be). I'm just scared and don't know what to do next. Should I request a blood test, an ultrasound or an exam? Thank you in advance

  • Hi penny, 

     

    I joined this page yesterday and posted my first ever concern about my mumreading your post hit home, you will not believe the similarities you and my mum have had in your symptoms, my mum is 52, and in July was bleeding when urinating, she didn't have pain while peeing but she was always going to the toilet and she also described a feeling of "a tennis ball" being up there and asif she was about to birth a baby. She had a biopsy done, there was no infection but they originally believed the bleeding was coming from her womb, as she had a prolapse in her womb and they sent her on her way, that was in July and her bleeding stopped. Late November 2020 she's started bleeding again, however this time it's stopped but her other symptoms haven't, she has lower back pain, feels like she's about to come on her period, very tired, still has a feeling of a "ball" being up there, she's had tests done Monday just gone and she's up the hospital Monday coming to hopefully find out what's going on, but bladder cancer has been mentioned. I am petrified, I cannot sleep through worry, it's 3:52am currently and finding this post I had to respond as I know what you are going through with worry. I am happy to keep in contact with you, I hope your tests go ok. Xx 

  • Hi Kaymarie,

    I'm sorry to hear your mum is going through something similar :( and I know how worrying it all must be for both of you (hugs).

    Was there blood in her urine as well? I had thought bladder maybe myself,  but have had no blood in my urine itself showing up. 

    Even if they thought she had prolapse, they should offer some help, it's like how is anyone supposed to deal with daily life feeling like they are birthing a baby. I don't understand how they can dismiss gyne issues so carelessly (everything I've been reading from prolapse to endometriosis to gyne cancers).

    I hope everything goes as good as can be for your mum and it sounds like she has the best of support .