WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: 4 MONTH PERIOD, GOING ON 5

Re: 4 MONTH PERIOD, GOING ON 5

From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:45:43 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Angie wrote: >
>I am 24 years old, have had 2 vaginal births and a tubal after the last
>one in 1998. About 4 months ago I started what I thought was my period.
>But it was a thick brown mucus substance. A bunch of it. It lasted for
>about two weeks. And then It turned into a regular period, but it
>lasted for about 8 days more. It quit for about 4 days then started all
>over again. The same thing. Except when it quit, it came back 3 days
>later. Now it is constant. But it's not really brown anymore. It's
>red. But still really thick. I have had my blood checked. My hormones
>are fine. my thyroid is fine. I'm not pregnant. Everything was fine.
>So what else could it be? My doctor has referred me to a gyno.

Well, that's definitely the way to go. Without a gynecological exam, it's hard to really say that "everything is fine."

It's >been almost two years since my last pap smear. Could it be cancer?

That wouldn't be my first guess. Getting an exam will probably reassure you about that worry. You'll keep worrying about cancer until you get an exam, so the sooner you get an appointment, the sooner you can rest.

My >stomach is always very tender. I can't even lay my own arms on my
>stomach sometimes because it hurts. Sometimes it hurts to have sex.

Ack! You really need to be seen right away, preferably in the next couple of days. Please don't put off this appointment any longer. You may have an infection that needs immediate attention.

Good luck!

--
Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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