WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: Swollen Stomach, Stomach Pains, Weight Gain, Swollen Cervix

Re: Swollen Stomach, Stomach Pains, Weight Gain, Swollen Cervix

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:54:41 -0500 (CDT)

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Are you British by any chance? With medical treatment like that it certainly sounds like it! If you are - See another GP for a second opinion - either with your existing practice or with another. Your are entitled to one and I certainly wouldn't hang about with that much weight gain! I'm not a doctor, so I can't advise you medically, but BUPA advertise ovarian scans for 'from £125' only on referral from your GP - presumably an ovarian scan would show other organs in the region? And the waiting list privately is zero! An initial consultation with a gynaecologist is about £80 - ring your local Nuffield and enquire. And if you go privately, pick your gyneacologist! They're all different! (Ask the staff at the hospital!) GOOD LUCK

At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Debbie wrote: >
>I visited my doctor 5 months ago because my stomach was very swollen.
>The doctor said that I had water retention.
>
>During sex I felt a very sharp pain and started bleeding. I went back
>to the doctor who arrange a smear to be taken two weeks later. The
>doctor told me that my cervix was very swollen and he would refer me to
>Hospital. The waiting list is 2-3 months, and I am told that I have
>been very lucky to get an appointment within 2 months.
>
>I have been back to the doctor because I can't sleep at night as my
>stomach is constantly sore and now extremely swollen. I have put on one
>and a half stone, which is showing on my stomach only. I have lost
>sight of my hips. The doctor said that the only reason for a swollen
>stomach was either wind or constipation. I have neither of these
>symptoms. He gave me pain killers for a pelvic infection, which haven't
>made any difference.
>
>The doctor also suggested trying sex again. When I have sex I now
>experience something hitting the bottom of my stomach. I am in even
>more pain for a day afterwards.
>
>I have to wait until the end of August to see the gynacologist at the
>hospital.
>
>? Why is the waiting list so long?
>? How much would it cost to go privately, and what would the waiting
>list be for that?
>? Are sevre swelling of the stomach and stomach pains related to
>cervicitis?

--
Janet

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