Re: Very worried - What could cause this? Is it serious?
From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:15:21 -0500 (CDT)
Eventhough isn't urgent an U/S will help the diagnosis, you can wait but
I don't know if that long.
At Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Katherine wrote:
>
>I am a 41 year old with two children. Prior to conceiving my eldest
>child I had 3 miscarriages, short menstrual cycles as well as
>unexplained infertility. Between Miscarriage 3 and my successful
>pregnancy I discovered a large polyp by chance– it was a perfect imprint
>of my cervix, uterus and fallopian tubes. A biopsy afterwards confirmed
>that my uterine lining was full of microscopic polyps and that my uterus
>tilts backwards. However I went on to have successful pregnancies in
>1996 and 1998. Afterwards my cycle went back to about 26 days
>In the past couple of years my period bleeding has become extremely
>heavy (I need to change a super “night-time” pad at least every hour),
>blood sometimes gushes out when I stand up climb stairs etc and
>occasionally, during the past 6 months, very long gaps approx 40 days
>between periods,
>
>However I have now not had a period for 60 days (although my
>contraceptive computer Persona showed an ovulation on day 11), my lower
>abdomen has become very hard and bloated (new stretch marks have
>appeared suddenly) with cramp like pains down my thighs, I can feel a
>pressure like pain in my cervix, back and butt. I also seem to have
>developed irritable bowel type symptoms. I am also taking Medrol for
>arthritis but this has reduced from 32 mg/day 6 months ago to 4-6mg now.
>I had a Pap smear earlier this year which was fine
>
>My question is – could these symptoms be caused by another polyp? Or the
>medication? Or something else? Would these symptoms be regarded as
>urgent/an emergency? I’m really worried as I live in a country with
>state organised healthcare and am unlikely to get an appointment before
>2004 if it the problem is not urgent.
--
Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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