Not having the best week, need some help - Cancer: Uterine Message Board

funwithepi · 11-09-2006, 09:13 AM

I had first posted my symptoms and questions on Women's Health Board. Now, due to my ob appointment and tests in the future...I guess I belong here. For 6 months, I have been having symptoms. I should say, I noticed my first symptom then. Month by month, I have added symptoms and didn't even put everything together. My appointment was on Tuesday, Nov. 7th and my doctor found out that I had an enlarged uterus and she thougt she felt a mass, too. My periods started to become off, early, then late. I have troubles peeing or peeing too often. It pinches when I sit down wrong. I have cramps if I sit down wrong. I have severe constipation. I have pelvic pain and pressure, bloating, gas and feel like my hips and back are spreading apart. I look pregnant. My ultrasound came out normal. Today, I am having a CT and Saturday I am going in for blood work including hormone checks. I'm in a lot of pain and I'm scared which doesn't help the matter. I know she felt something and she told me so. But, somehow, I still am scared that they won't find anything today and consider it is all in my head. I feel stupid wishing they find something. I have been looking on various websites and hubby is ****ed that I am 'self diagnosing'. I guess I think of it as knowledge and hoping I don't fit the criteria for anything . I haven't. I am wondering if anyone has gone through similar circumstances and can share anything with me. Just need a friend to talk me through this. I am only 34 yrs old. I have 2 girls and because of epilepsy meds I can't have anymore kids, which is fine considering my 2 are exhausting creatures. LOL I just as soon give up my uterus even if they don't find anything just to make this go away. Anyway, thanks for reading. I really hope many of you will respond. I need all the hope I can get.

westllen · 11-12-2006, 03:24 PM

You have your hands full

What were the results on Saturday??

I had many of the same symptoms as you are describing, but I don't have MS/ Have you checked to see if the symptoms are related to your MS meds???

funwithepi · 11-13-2006, 08:44 AM

Thank you for replying. I thought no one would answer. I reread my message and I didn't say I had ms. I have epilepsy and are on a lot of meds. I had my ultrasound which was normal. Then Thursday,I had my ct scan which was miserable. They blew two veins when trying to put in the iv contrast. They said they didn't see a large mass, but they didn't say anything else. As for my blood results...I don't know yet. I had them drawn on Saturday. No news from my doctor yet. I forgot to tell my doctor that I have discharge like I am ovulating all through the month. Very thin and watery. I wish I knew what I was up against. Any thoughts from anyone? I would really appreciate any answers even if it was just to say...yes, ct scans suck! Thanks.

westllen · 11-13-2006, 06:25 PM

Ooopps, sorry about writing MS.

Well they didn't see any masses on your ct-scan, that's a good thing. When do you get the results from the blood work??

funwithepi · 11-13-2006, 08:21 PM

I don't know when I will get my results. In the past, if everything has been okay, I know by the next day. My doctor told me that she was doing these tests to rule out obvious things...cysts, fibroids, etc. She aluded that the problem could be my uterus and that it does not always show up on the visual tests. I hope you don't mind me asking, but what happened with your similas situation? I'm tired of the way I am feeling that I have thought about digging it out myself with a spork. Looking pregnant and knowing that you aren't is very weird. I haven't always been a toothpick, more of a Drew Barrymore size. But, still. Even though I have been losing weight since all of this started, I thought I'd at least be able to zip and button my size 12s! And, the pain all of the time is growing a little tiresome. LOL It is very, very uncomfortalbe to stand up straight, and just as uncomfortable to be totally fetal position. That happy medium is hard to find. I've had to turn down my sleep number bed to a 10 just to get comfort for my pelvis and hips to feel some relief. I'd binge on lots of cookies or cake to make myself feel better if I only had the room in my stomach and didn't mind eating Gas-X for the rest of the night! I don't think that I have mentioned that I'm 34. A little to young to be shuffling around like I'm 99. Thanks for replying!