A puzzler from Women's Health Forum

From: douglas krell (douglas.krell@nsionline.com)
Sun Jul 6 19:53:52 1997

A woman posted this message to the Women's Health Forum. I thought it was unusual enough to bring it over to the OBGYN-L. Any comments?

Doug 

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Dear Doctors,


Over the past few years, my periods have become more and more painful, and
have recently been getting much heavier too. The loss of blood
makes me very weak and I  have nausea almost every day.(This has been going
on for three years, I had endoscopies
and other tests, and my GI said its most likely due to something
hormonal/gyn. I have always had discharge, but within the past few months, it
has been getting heavier. It's thin, and has a strong odor. But what
baffles (me and) all of the doctors is that the discharge is blue.


After my period, it becomes yellow, but then around midcycle until I start
my period, it gets a very deep blue. No one has ever heard of this. I seem
to get worse menstrual like cramps when the discharge is blue...tho it may be
coincidental since its after midcycle.


I have a few health conditions, but none seem to explain this. I will be
having a laparoscopy and cystoscopy soon to check for endometriosis.
<family history of menstrual problems>  I've also had a large pilonidal
cyst removed last Nov...the
discharge started before this...As there was a large opening that had to
heal from the inside-out, it had to be packed every day. My nurse
discovered one day that on the dressing that was the deepest inside, there
was a blue coloring, identical to my discharge. This appeared
frequently, she and my surgeon also had no idea what it was. It makes me
wonder if maybe this is more than a gynecological problem.


Does anyone have any idea what this could be, or if its connected to any of
my other symptoms? Where might I find some ansswers?


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