Re: YOUNGWOMEN: im 18 years old. and ive had a few weird symptoms please help...
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:09:16 -0500 (CDT)
Anon
I am sorry, but you really, really, really need to get in and see a
doctor for all these symptoms...Dr. von Almen
At Fri, 25 Apr 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>ok so where to start... i dont know whether this is all related but i
>had a few random things occur to me in the past two years..
>
>1- about two years ago i started having random bruises just by touching
>me...also i feel very weak and dizy at times i went to the doctor and
>had a hemoglobin test...the test came withing its scale kinda low but
>within the scale. He just told me tht since IT WAS KINDA LOW to watch
>my diet....he told me about grape juice ect...
>(I tried donating blood once but they didnt allow me because my
>hemoglobin was way too low.)
>I kinda just ignored tht after and just moved on.
>
>2- I became sexually active about a year ago (moved in with my partner)
>and began taking contraseptive,
>ortho-cycle to be exact and this time the bruises came back...i was
>feeling just bad overall...i was weak , the bruises was spotting for the
>whole time i was on them, the dizziness , got just very sick with them
>so i just stopped taking them.
>After the pills my period just got all messed up.... it was just
>crazy...
>but i thought it was normal because i had just ended with those pills.
>Besides then i have a pretty normal period sooo recently about a few
>months ago my period went crazy again...i finished my period and in two
>weeks i was bleeding again.. bleeding sooo much to the point i went to
>the ER because i felt weak. they did a pregnancy test and it was neg so
>they sent me home.Told me to follow up w my Gyn. (by this time i had a
>new Gyn. which my insurance had changed and i have never gotten a hold
>of her to make an appt. [I know i need to change her but to do tht i
>have to go the the MCS office which since i have a new job i havent but
>anyways thts another story])
>After that the next two periods have been with a LOT of blood...too much
>i think...
>
>This last period was less blood and i usually go for at least 5
>days...and it was only 3 1/2
>also ive been feeling bad....weak....dizziness..strong headaches [when
>dizzy]....nausea... the dizziness is the most w the weakness...and
>sometimes i eat and the food just makes me sick.
>
>could this all be related..my boyfriend thinks it could be...i know i
>have to go to my doctor but i started a new job and its really hard for
>me untill i do the 3 months of evaluation. so i hope you guys could
>help me..
>
>Im sorry if its too long.
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