to want more advice! more traffic here. my dd is 10, started periods 3 months ago at 9. Has had ten days of severe cramps but no bleed.

[piratecat]

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her first period was 10 days of heavy bleed, clots, the lot, with the same pain.

the next two were lovely normal periods, 28 day ones. No Ponstan or painkillers(Mefanimec acid) required.

Was taking the Ponstan when these pains began as they were so bad (this is day 41 ish), later told by 2nd gp we saw a week ago, this in itself may have stopped the bleed. Stopped the Ponstan one week ago, but same cramps and still no bleed.

Pain is crippling at night, at bedtime and i have had to lie down with her for ten nights now to soothe her to sleep. Has had every painkiller going to no avail.

How can there not be any blood. Where has it gone??!!

Sorry to post here, but i thought there would be lots of ladies out there who may have had this type of period, or irregular cycles, with no bleed just pain, to help me understand that part. thanksx

I hope you get good news from the mri. Thinking of you both.

so glad to hear you are getting sorted
thinking of you both
unmumsnetty hug to you both :)

It sounds like something they can sort out so that's good news, well done for sticking to your guns and getting it sorted out. As I mentioned before my DD1 aged 11 has been through a lot to get diagnosed and I had everyone from the GP to a "friend" and "D"H suggesting she was lying about the pain. It seems to be something many people do - if its a child it must be lying. Makes me so angry I don't know why people think its acceptable.

Anyway, relieved they seem to have found what is wrong, look forward to better news in next update. Thinking of you both.

Poor dd, how worrying and horrible for such a young pirate.

Very well done for getting so far though.

(op hopefully to make you smile, your comment at 21.34 'poked her in the womb gently and she burst into tears' I mis-read as 'looked in her womb gently' I was thinking wtf!!)

Thinking of you both, keep us posted if you can.

Good luck & best wishes for your daughter x

Hope all is going well and that they sort the pain out for her. Poor little thing and to be asked to wait weeks too! - Glad you stuck to your guns though

Hope the MRI is helpful - good luck and God bless!

hiya just heard we are having a second ultrasound first, to double check stuff.

may not have to have the mri.

deffo cysts and some solid masses in the ovary, deffo havin the mri.

solid masses are hopefully and most likely to be bleeds, where there have been ruptures inside the ovary.

poor dd. no wonder it's been so shit for her.

Blimey! The poor child!

hope they are able to do something to sort the pain out and longer term trearment

Oh blimey, your poor dd, pirate!

Hope you get something sorted quickly.

Ouch, that sounds very painful. Hope they can sort it out without having to wait.

just to say without saying, this hospital has been fantastic.

based in the town where fawlty towers was set.

I'm glad the hospital are being fantastic and that they've taken your concerns seriously.

Sorry to hear that they found some cysts but really pleased that your poor dd is getting the right treatment now.

Have you contacted your GP to let them know,perhaps they will take children with this kind if pain more seriously next time

hi, it's burning in the back of my mind, as to how to approach my surgery. My first thought is to book an appt with that gp and tell her that i don't think she was quick enough to refer or prompt me towards the hospital.

just need to get this sorted. i know they aren't magicians, but alot of her time and energy was directed in the wrong direction totally.

The hospital will have to notify your GP of your DD's admission.
I'm sure you'll have the opportunity to make your feeling known, I think you should.

What is the plan of action?

Really feel for you it's horrible having to stay in the hospital even when the staff are wonderful!

hi.

It's not great news potentially.

She has to have another mri tomorrow with the cannula in and dye.

The doc took me to a room and explained that they are concerened about what's in the ovary. I am totally, or i was very shocked. At best it's a mass of cysts, at worse a tumour, either benign or other. , but it's most likely got to be removed. Unfortunatley this will be a rather long trip to Bristol.

Dd doesn't know this yet, of course. I have rung my mum who lives abroad and she's flying in. I cannot quite comprehend this, she's only know she had ovaries for a few months, and now will lose one. I know she will be ok, but it's a long road, and to be fair i was just hoping it was a bad cycle, two days ago.

What a shock, I'm sorry to hear that.
Hope your Mum gets here soon x

Oh piratecat, am so sorry that you and your dd are going through this. It is far more likely to be cysts than a tumour. But still sad that she may have to have the ovary removed.

Wishing her a speedy and full recovery.

Pirate, you should take some comfort from the fact that you didn't take no for an answer in getting help for your dd.

Whatever the prognosis and treatment, I'm sure it will be a better outcome than if you hadn't been so persistant.

Hope your mum is beside you soon. x

(I'm not sorry for the x either)

Oh OP I'm so sorry will she keep the other ovary?

You were a fabulous mother; you didn't give up or take no for an answer x

My mum had to be taken to A&E in Florida while we were on holiday because this happened to her. She said the pain was worse than having twins! Your DD must be a real wee trooper, very brave girl. Will be thinking about her and her Mum tomorrow xx