Bleeding

[Electricblue1]

Hi all , I went to dentist and he said the bleeding is not coming from my mouth and he thinks it’s from inside my body somewhere, I’m now worried what that could be. It’s been one thing after another so far. I’m staying positive, well trying to. So off to the doctors again tomorrow. It’s no fun getting older 😂 .

[CDreamer]

Process of elimination now. Hope that you get answers very soon.

I got a few years on you and you’re not wrong about ageing.

My gran used to say that youth was wasted on the young - boy do I know now what she means. Take very good care.

[Electricblue1 in reply to CDreamer]

Thank you, yes isn’t that true. It only started after the ablation, it might be a coincidence.

[Singwell in reply to Electricblue1]

Ahh. See my latest reply

[Paulbounce]

Hi EB1.

I'm knocking a year off every Birthday. I'll be 21 again before you know it.

Now on a serious note. Anticoagulants can cause bleeding. When I came off them I had no trouble at all - now it's different. I had a nose bleed today (nothing major) and bleeding from my bum. Also from other spots - I want to come off them but can't stop them for a CV.

TBH I'm not worried. It is what it is. I find it's worse at night so I sleep with an old shirt covering my face so it doesn't soak in to the sheets. I really had some really blood one night and have no idea where it came from - would guess a nose bleed but can't be sure.

What to say to you ? Your dentist will be well qualified but won't know about afib. I think if you have doubts your doctor is the person to talk to.

Paul

[Electricblue1 in reply to Paulbounce]

Thank you 😊

[Singwell]

It’s good you’re chasing this and as CDreamer says, one thing eliminated. If there’s blood arriving in your mouth I’d say there are two possibilities if it’s not the mouth itself - either something in your respiratory tract (nose, mouth, windpipe, lungs and also your larynx) or it’s something in your digestive tract (mouth, back of throat, oesophagus etc). This is because both those systems are connected with the mouth and back of throat. Your GP should be looking into the possibilities. A kind of wild hunch from someone who teaches anatomy and physiology to singing teachers- has this only happened since your ablation? I know it’s a while back but occasionally we can get a bit of scarring from the tube that the anaesthetist puts down the throat and into the lungs (intubation). It might be worth asking for an ENT appointment to check nose and throat and larynx. Have you noticed any changes in your speaking voice and also, did you cough a lot when you had COVID? I don’t want to send you down a rabbit hole but it might be worth looking into.

[Electricblue1 in reply to Singwell]

Hi, I had it first time a couple of days after the ablation and then again the other day which is week seven. I didn’t cough a lot with covid at all. I’m waiting for ENT appointment, I’ve had chest X-ray and it’s all clear. It’s very puzzling. I know the dentist said it wasn’t my gums but I still think it is as that night it happened, when I brushed my teeth blood was everywhere, the water was red.

[spinningjenny]

My mother always used go say "It's no fun getting older". I always told her it's better than the alternative.

Try to keep positive and keep your glass half full.

[Electricblue1 in reply to spinningjenny]

Thank you, I will try. 😊