Re: ovarian cyst ; can they make you stop having a period?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Dec 2000 22:48:43 -0600 (CST)
Too many things going on. they may or may not be all related. Time to
see a doctor.
HSM
At Sat, 30 Dec 2000, jan wrote:
>
>I AM 40 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN IN MY LEFT SIDE
>(LOWER). I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OVER MY NORMAL WEIGHT ON AND OFF. I HAVE
>NOT HAD A REGULAR PERIOD IN 7 MONTHS ALTHOUGH I NEVER WENT MUCH WHEN I
>DID HAVE MY PERIOD. SUDDENLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE HAD ALOT OF
>BLOATING IN MY UPPER STOMACH AND PAIN IN MY PELVIC AREA EVEN THE RIGHT
>SIDE---I HAVE HAD ONE OCCURENCE THAT I WAS CONSTIPATED AND IT MADE ME
>HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN MY LOWER STOMACH WHERE IT EVEN HURT ME TO WALK
>(KINDA FELT LIKE A BLADDER INFECTION BUT WAS NOT.) I THOUGHT IT WAS GAS
>BECAUSE OF THE CONSTIPATION. I DO NOT KNOW WHY I HAVE HAD NO PERIOD AND
>I AM _not_PREGNANT. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE FUNNY AND ALSO HAVE HAD A WEIGHT
>GAIN OVER MAYBE A 4 MONTH PERIOD IN MY STOMACH AREA AND MY USUAL
>CLOTHING DOESN'T WANT TO FIT. ALSO MY LEFT LEG HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING
>SOME NUMBNESS OR FALLING ASLEEP JUST BY SITTING A SHORT WHILE. CAN YOU
>HELP ME WITH THIS?
>
>--
>JAN
>
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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