Symptoms and diagnosis

FormerMember
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Hello everyone. Here’s my story. I am 39 yrs old and I started spotting between periods about 5 months ago, only a few days a month. A few months later mild cramping started when not on my period. I made a gyno appt and had a Pap test done. I bled so much the Dr was concerned and she had to put medicine on my cervix to stop the bleeding and was talking about a colposcopy and biopsy. It hurt to just have her touch my cervix with the qtip. I have never bled nor was sensitive during a Pap test before. Pap came back negative and HPV negative so the Dr blew it off and said maybe hormones made a friable cervix. A month goes by and my bleeding and cramping was worse. I begged for a colposcopy but she wanted to put me on birth control pills first. A few more weeks go by and I was miserable. Shooting pain cramping, felt sore to touch around my pelvic lymph nodes even. I felt like something was attacking my cervix. I felt like inflammation was causing an urgency to pee. Did the colposcopy and biopsy and ECC and only thing that showed up was inflammation, cervix didn’t feel Iirritated like it did with the pap. Requested a pelvic MRI. Nothing but possible beginning stage of adenomyosis. Ultrasound didn’t show anything. I still have random mild cramps, spotting, and a heavy pressure feeling. I have the feeling of acid reflux with a super full stomach where I am so uncomfortable my ribs even get sore because it feels as if I’m breathing funny due to fullness. In no way is this hormones. I’ve had this full feeling for months and it’s quite miserable. I’m going to talk to my gp and try to request more testing because I do not feel well. Can you ladies please tell me what were your symptoms and how were you diagnosed? I need all the help I can get. Thank you!!!!

  • Hi

    I am past menopause but I had a feeling of pressure and discomfort in my pelvic area bowel and bladder playing up like you I we t to doctors

    over a period of time were doing various tests all coming back normal

    Felt as if I was a hypochondriac   then a doctor I we to see did a   

    CA125  blood test which is a cancer antigen test  my results came 

       Back with a reading of 4277  a normal reading would  be 35

    I would suggest to  your doctor that you have this test  done to rule it

    out 

    i hope this helps you and feel free to ask any questions

    Annie 

     

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Annie M2

    After that blood test what was the next test that showed cancer? Did it show on ultrasound or MRI?

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Or CT scan?

  • Hi 

    iI had been referred for a trans  vaginal scan and also a pelvic ultrasound because I was having bladder problems was waiting for these appointments  when I had to go back to see a  doctor with stomach and pelvic pain and backache.

    at this point doctor did  blood test and a few days later got results was fast tracked to see gynaecologist  then arranged to have MRI scan and in that scan they seen something near the bowel and a build up of little fluid.

    next step after that was a biopsy with a scan which diagnosed me with peritoneal cancer .  
    hooe this helps .

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Annie M2

    Did you ever get transvaginal ultrasound and if so did it show anything? I had that and a pelvic MRI and nothing showed. Good news I guess? I’m just wondering if something wouldn’t show up even if there was something. 

  • I did have trans vaginal ultrasound scan which didn't show anything but problem showed up on blood test and MRI scan hope this helps maybe you could make an appointment to see your doctor to discuss and maybe this would reassure you 

    Annie 

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Annie M2

    Thank you. Yes, I will be contacting the Dr very soon. Difficult to get appts during the coronavirus events.