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jo66501
jo66501

Hi I hope anyone can help me with advice on my symptoms. I'm 35 year old female who has a toddler and 12 year old son. Usually healthy.

Around October time I had noticed I had a back pain (upper and lower) and my monthly cycle had changed from being heavy to short/very light. They gave me a ca-125 which came back 41 (had another 4 months later came back at 43) so I had to go for a scan and to the gynaecologist. It came back I had a polycystic ovary on my right and that was all.

I have noticed since that my bowels have changed since last year and I'm starting to get worried that I may have something sinister going on.

My symptoms are-

bad back,

Weak legs

Sometimes tummy pain

right side pain (comes and goes),

Pain in right hip

Coccyx starting to hurt

Loose bowels (need to go a lot)

Stools are a brown oily colour (sure I can see mucus)

Sometime headache and nausea

Still feel like

After I open bowels and wipe there is small bits on tissue?

I don't feel well but I have since suffered anxiety and can get panic attacks. I do sit and google everything going and this usually gives me headaches,stomachache and needing the loo.

I have been to the doctors a few times about this and the doctor checked with her finger and said she couldn't feel anything bad going on.

I appreciate any advice.

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  • susan21751
    susan21751 jo66501

    Posted

    Hi jo66501

    First bit of advice is stop googling(otherwise you may think you have something that you don't) and looking at Google may make you feel more anxious.

    Also what kind of diet do you have-? Do you eat well plenty of fresh fruit and veg ?

    I am not a doctor but you sound like you have -high anxiety/and also could be suffering from IBS or some other gastro problem.

    I would suggest going back to your GP if things don't get any better and ask for colonoscopy-then you will know exactly what is wrong.

    Wondering what it is won't solve the problems.

    Best wishes

    Susan

     

    • jo66501
      jo66501 susan21751

      Posted

      Hi Susan

      Thank you for replying. You are right I shouldn't google I know it will always point to wrong information. My doctor advised me to only look on this site.

      I use to eat healthy and exercise a lot till my nan passed away last year. I went through a phase of eating junk,drinking fizzy and drinking coffee... became very depressed. Then I had the health scare before Christmas since then I have become obsessed with my symptoms.

      I have gone back to healthy eating and rejoined my gym.

      I have another doctors appointment tomorrow so may ask if he can help me with this anxiety.

      Thank you so much for replying quickly. X

  • tony97593
    tony97593 jo66501

    Posted

    I feel your pain but I'm a man so slightly different problems. I'm awaiting colonscope following positive fob tests. I suspect that my condition has been insidiously evolving over a couple of Years but I only twigged a few Months ago. Have yo seen doctor?

    • jo66501
      jo66501 tony97593

      Posted

      Hi Tony,

      I hope your okay. Thank you for replying. I hope everything goes well.

      What's a fob test? I've had quite a few tests.

    • Mrsgilby569
      Mrsgilby569 tony97593

      Posted

      I did a home kit from the chemist a few weeks ago not sure what it was called. It came back I had no blood in it. I'm going to ask the doctor if I can do one.

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