Spotting between periods normal, perimenopausal?
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hello, been spotting a few days now. Just ovulated today. Have had this off and on for a while now. Get twinges sometimes in lower abdominal/pelvic area, not pain. Just don't like these "abnormalities" makes one feel something dreadfully must be wrong. Thank you, Mary
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lulu99310 Merrymary
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I get a dull pain on my right side but it disappears then comes back a week later or a month later .
annieschaefer Merrymary
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Take care!
Annie xx
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annieschaefer Merrymary
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Hope this helps!
Annie xx
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Mary
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vanessa13789 Merrymary
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margaret04348 vanessa13789
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algerita vanessa13789
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I had the EXACT same thing happen to me! I had a 40 day long cycle, then a short period, followed by a 19 day cycle... it's day 16 and I'm STILL spotting!! I did get an ultrasound last week and it showed two fibroids which is common at this age. The fluctuating hormones cause them to grow. Thank God there is nothing sinister like cancer! I do plan on seeing an ob-gyn to discuss the possibility of further treatment. I am already on a bio-identical progesterone cream, but I think it's time to get my hormones checked again. I am only recently experiencing the sleep disturbances and amongst other symptoms with a vengeance.
Merrymary
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thank you to all who are helping us with these worries 😊
annieschaefer Merrymary
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So well put. I feel this way as well. I remember how frightened and confused I was prior to finding this site. There are days I still get quite antsy, but I know I can look on here and see if my concerns are within reason and how others dealt with it.
I often think of my mom (she passed away several years ago) and wonder how she went through all this. I don't recall her exhibiting any issues or worries during this time. Bless her and the ladies of her generation, it really wasn't talked about then at all. Hopefully she didn't have any problems.
But like you, I think of the ladies that don't have someone or know of these sites to come with their concerns. Horrible.
Please give us an update when you go to your doctor's next month.
Anniexx
Merrymary annieschaefer
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Sometimes I wonder if a lot of our issues are worse now than they were, perhaps due to environmental factors, food sources, processed food, stress etc...
I know my mom, who is 82 now, went through having agoraphobia for a time in her 40's. We would be somewhere and would have to leave because my mom would be upset. She was and still is a nervous person. My uncle was a pharmacist, I believe you call them chemist, and would give her Valium all the time. I don't remember her having menopause issues, but would complain of pains here and there. It's hard to know, my mom does not go to docs for these things so I have no idea what she may or may not have had. They also didn't have all the scans like we do now.
She had told me her mother had ovarian cancer and was treated with cobalt. When I told the gyn doc about that, she asked how old my grandmother was when she passed, 86. She said there's no way she could've had ov cancer and only been treated with cobalt and live to 86. She would've had to have more extensive surgery and probably would not have lived as long. Said she may have had something cervical, possibly HPV. She said Grandma may have been a little wild. When I told my mom this, she said men always liked my grandma and she would go out in the evening sometimes. There was a time my grandpa was in Alaska for work, so who knows?? Anyhow, very doubtful she had ov cancer.
I also wonder if we have too much information at our fingertips with the Internet and we get ourselves over worried?
blessings to you. I'm feeling a little more like this is just part of the process. I like this UK board better than the health board I went on here in the US.
I will let know what doc says when I go.
Thank you,
Mary