Ovarian cancer? How do I made my doctors listen?
I am 32, history of ovarian cysts, and severe menstrual bleedingthat lasts for 8-10 days. Started having a lot of other issues 2 years ago, like bloating, and other digestive issues. Went to the GI doctor, nothing. All paps have come out normal, but still having painful intercourse, bleeding, and clear discharge with blood in it. I also had bladder surgery a year ago due to incontinence issues, which is starting all over again! On top of that, having lower back pain that doesn’t go away, and pelvic pain and pressure. The pressure is constant, but the pain comes and goes, unless I have sex with my husband, then I’m bleeding and sore and miserable for days afterward. Have never been able to use tampons, and also have alternating constipation and diahrea. Was misdiagnosed with PCOS and underwent HRT for a year, am also anemic now. All of this points to ovarian cancer, does it not? So how do I can my GYN to listen to me??? I have 2 autistic kids to take care of, please help!
Have also become extremely fatigued lately although I’m taking plenty of Iron.
And appetite has decreased, kinda. When I do eat, I am only able to eat very little, but finding becoming less hungry each day. I eat, but only because I know I have to.
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By all means, make an appointment SPECIFICALLY to look into the possiblity of ovarian cancer. If your gyn-ob will not listen, the go to someone else. You can call another gyn-ob and say point-blank that you are having symptoms that seem consistent with ovarian cancer and want to be checked as quickly as possible. If this isn’t cancer, then you still want treatment for whatever it is, so be assertive. Remember, the squeaky hinge gets the greasing.
Gosh, sounds like you are going through alot. I don’t think it is a matter of having this particular GYN listen to you, its a matter of finding one who WILL. Find another GYN to give you another opinion. Only YOU know your body. Best of luck to you.
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These symptoms do not necessarly point to ovarian cancer, but it sure does sound like something. Please see another physician, get a CT scan (not just an ultrasound).
It could be something more mild-like endometriosis, or fibroids-but definitely go see somebody else, and get a clear diagnosis. You are right to be worried.
Best of luck,
MM
Change doctors. You can ask your GYN for a referral to see another doctor for a second opinion. Or you can change doctors on your own.
Ovarian cancer, yes, these are all signs that indicate it. They also indicate other things like Bowel Cancer, or Colorectal Cancer, these are the extreme ofcourse. You can have enometrial cancer, uterine cancer and even cervical cancer even though your paps have all come out ok. They are not 100% accurate all the time and sometimes, the cancer can grow from the inside of the cervix and if the culture didn’t scrape the area of the cervix or the vaginal wall it wouldn’t find the cells with cancer. Have you pushed for a CA-125 test? Not that this test gives a diagnosis, but it be used as a guide within the diagnosing process.
Have you had a Laproscopy? I ask because this will allow your doctors to see pretty much everything in this area. They can detect endometriosis and polyps on the outside of the intestines. You have to keep going to the doctor and make them listen. This can also be a very rare form of cancer that they treat as ovarian cancer and I forget the name something like peritineal cancer… don’t quote me on that. But this shows up with all the signs of ovarian cancer and is even treated the same way, but is in the stomach I think…. it wouldn’t be detected through a transvaginal ultrasound, but a lap would diagnose it.
I want to say, I am sorry you are going through all of this. Go to a different doctor and ask your PCP to refer you to a different GYN, push for the ultrasound and CA-125 and a Lap because you shouldn’t have to live like this without finding relief.
God Bless and please please keep going and push… take someone with you if you must and have them advocate for you.
Take Care!
No one would listen to me either. My son was 11 months old and had swollen lymph nodes all over and severe bruising for no reason. Two times they sent him home after looking at his ears nose and throat with antibiotics. I had been looking up these symptoms on the internet and I knew they all pointed towards some sort of lymphotic cancer. I finally had enough, he wasn’t eating, wasn’t urinating, wasn’t playing, he was just laying there whimpering for a week and I took him into the ER and demanded they do a CBC with differentials on him- low and behold an hour after the CBC, the doc came in and told me he had leukemia. A bone marrow aspirate later told us exactly what type. (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). You know yourself, you know your symptoms and you know your fears. Find yourself a different physician or go into an emergency room and tell them your concerns and what your primary physician has to say about it and tell them you want a full work up.
Some of your symptoms do sound bad, but I also know may of those symptoms are also pin pointed to PCOS, so it’s important to find someone other than your primary OB to take a look.