I'm 33 and was diagnosed with Endometriosis when I was 19. I gave birth to my daughter 4.5yrs ago after trying for around 2yrs.
After I had my daughter my periods were no longer as painful but they were extremely heavy. Then suddenly at the begining of this year my periods suddenly became irregular, I went 3 months without having one and this continued. My Dr suspected the perimenopause so ran a series of hormone tests, which came back with no concerns. I was told to lose some weight and get some exercise to try and improve my overall health. She also prescribed the progesterone only pill and having previously used this and experienced bleeding she told me to take 2 tablets per day. This was fine for the first couple of weeks but then I started to bleed and this continued for 3 weeks before I decided to go back to the Drs and ask to be re-referred to the gyne consultants at the hospital. During this time a new Dr had started at the practice and he agreed to refer me straight away but also asked me to come in for some bloods, which I did.
I went in for the blood tests last Tuesday and got a call on Wednesday morning asking me to come in. I was a little concerned at how fast the results had come back but I suspected it was to do with my iron as it has been low for over 2 years.
The Dr explained that the hospital lab had called them to altert them to the fact that my CA125 levels were elevated and he explained that this could be due to ovarian cancer. He said that they would refer me to be seen within 2 weeks.
Ever since having my daughter I have had a really strong fear of dying and I am absolutely terrified right now. I read that it can be raised due to benign reasons so I'm trying to stay positive and hope that it's the endometriosis.
I function absolutely fine day to day but I feel like there's just one thing after another with me. I have an underacrive thyroid, endometriosis, high bp, IBS with lactose intolerance and just this week I've been diagnosed with a fatty liver - which they don't know why! I don't drink or smoke and although I do need to lose some weight at 13stone I'm not huge.
Im sorry for the essay, I just needed to write it all down. I'm going to try and stay posit, I have to for my family and for my sanity.
