Experiences with

Cervical screening

Hi all, I am 45 years old I have suffered from heavy periods all my life, yet 7 months ago I started experiencing large clots, also I started suffering from fizzing/numbness constantly in my right leg, and constant lower dull back pain, along with bleeding in between my periods. I searched these and

Hi I had a copper coil fitted on 22 Nov 17. I had cramps for a couple of days and then it seemed to settle down. However, in the past couple of days i've had cramps and I am not due on my next period until 16 Jan. Is this normal? The cramps aren't major, kind of in the background. I've no fever, or unusual

Hi everyone, I’m knew to this but have been reading everyone’s posts and getting advice for the last 12 months, so thanks😊 I’m 25 and I’m almost convinced I have endometriosis, since my first period I have what can only be described as crippling period pain, my whole body is racked with pain so bad

Hi I was diagnosed with lymphedema in my right leg last summer, this year. This was after quite a bit of surgery in 2013 after finding pre cancerous cells after a smear test. My GP referred me to physio for swelling in my abdomen in 2014... thinking it was scar tissue - just found out from lymphedema

Hello all so im here again needing to talk to all you lovely ladies , so as u all know my breast cancer as reaccured , I started my chemo just over 2 weeks ago , I had my ct and bone scan maybe 4 weeks or so ago , when i saw my oncologist he didn't see anything on my ct scan that was too worrying , u

Hi - newbie here. My doc ran blood work but did not check for B12 specifically but my results are as follows - Hemoglobin 15.7 (11.8-14.8 g d/l) Hemocrit 44.7 (35.5- 44.0%) MCV 92.8 (82.0-99.0 fL) MCH 32.5 (27.8- 34.5 pg) MCHC 35 (32.5-35.5 g/dl) RBC 4.82 (3.90-4.90 10 6/ul) Also last year I saw a naturopath

Yesterday I fully intended to be running with Laura and her Speed Podcast in my local park, but having looked out of the window first thing, with the ice still thick on the paths and pavements, any hint of motivation I might have had simply flew out of it. The thought of trying to up my pace on a slippy

Hi everyone. So I've been on this group since my GP asked me if I had heard of/knew much about endometriosis. This is a long story so bear with me.. I went to the GP after my first smear test came back with abnormal cells but they weren't worried and were going to leave me for another 3 years. I went

Hi All, I was diagnosed with Endo November last year via lap and had treatment (very small amount of Endo left Ovary kinda area). I have now been re-refferred to the specialist due to symptoms worsening again (Sorry if TMI but extremely painful sex, not so much pelvis but more cervix during penetration

Just wanted to let you guys know my story because you shouldn't blame all your symptoms on hypothyroidism . I was diagnosed about 8 years ago through excessive tiredness and too many viruses prob had it a few years before diagnosis . Took Levo and supplements and felt so so more bad than well . This

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I've been on a quest on and off for many years to find out what's wrong health wise as different things have presented themselves. And have often felt like the biggest hypochondriac around, especially having not been taken very seriously along the way. Migraines started

Hey, I had my LG in April 2016 and ever since then I have been suffering from vaginal thrush. To begin with it was just now and again but now it’s is constant. I am having to use cream daily and am also on a 6 months course of fluconazole (1 month in and not made a difference). I have tried pessaries

Second post of the day, sorry! Normally I don't get to see my cervical smear results, they just tell me "It was fine" and that's all. But today I needed to ask for them in the clinic where I did It (with my usual gynaecologist in Spain) to hand them to the doctor here. And this is what I saw: they describe

Hey everyone, I'm due to start IVF for the first time in January and I've just started microgynon ready for this and then this morning I've had a letter for abnormal smear results. (Severe dyskaryosis) What do you think the chances of them cancelling the IVF is going to be? Anyone else been this unlucky

I have an appointment with my OB-Gyn today to discuss HRT. I have been on Estrogel and Utrogestan 200 mg for the past six years (prescribed by Hertoghe doctor). I have been using Estrogel from day 5-25 of cycle, and Utrogestan from day 15-25. I recently had a pap smear which came back normal, and a mammography

Hi. My daughter recently had a cervical smear test the result was that she has the hpv virus was wondering if anyone has any knowledge or experience of this virus. Thanks

As above this is a bit of a TMI post but pretty sure most of you on here are used that sort of thing by now! 🤷‍♀️ I had diagnostic and treatment via lap last November (2016) and endo was removed for the pouch around my left ovary. That pain was fine after surgery however I started getting pain during

Hello all 👋 my names Tiffany and I'm 26 years old. About 6 months ago was the last (normal) period I had. After a couple months I started getting worried and took a few pregnancy tests, all which came back negative. At this point I'm 100% positive that being pregnant is not the issue as I would be 10

Feel full, bloated+exhausted, constipation+nausea, but no appetite, have force muself to eat+drink, niggling pain pelvic area, constant need urinate, brown discharge but bleeding heavily sporadically. ..from vagina..bright red blood...what is up with me? My smear test for cervical cancer came back clear

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