I'm 50, overweight at 13 and a half stone and 167cm tall.  Been told I need HRT but can't due to unstable heart condition.  Everything at moment seems to be blamed on peri menopause but I'm not sure... Dr says I'm dangerously anaemic at 103 and B12 deficient.

Six months ago I began having extremely heavy periods - I mean gushing & horrendous. Nothing keeps you dry so I stay close to home if I can.  Thankfully these extreme days last no more than 4 days but more and more after this heavy bleed brown old blood discharge for days sometimes weeks after.  Not had brown yuck stuff since had last child 17 years ago. Waiting for scan but huge waiting list? Should I pay and go private to see gynaecologist? Could it be something scary? My sister had to have emergency  radical hysterectomy due to pre- cancer of the womb & cervix when she was 46.  Am I being paranoid? Should I just wait for scan ? Anyone else my age experienced this ?