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to ask of your experience of a 'thick lining of the womb'?

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Verynice · 26/03/2019 03:01

So I've been bleeding more or less for about 6 months (occasionally heavy like a period, occasionally clots and in between, just a low level constant light bleeding).

Was referred for an US (Trans abdominal and trans vaginal) which I've had, where the sonographer said that 'there is nothing physically wrong - no mass, no polyps, no fibroids'. I asked was cervix ok and she said yes, everything is fine, it's just the lining of the womb is thick. I asked her what that means and she said it should clear out after a period and that perhaps it was hormonal.

Anyway tonight, not sure why, but bleeding is ongoing and haven't actually heard anything, so I googled 'thick lining of the womb' and managed to find the charity called Eve - which deals with womb cancer.

As you can gather, at 2am in the morning, it's not really the best to be googling!

So, given the scan and that no mass was shown (I assumed she was referring to fibroids or something), does that mean I have the all clear?

Haven't heard a think back, but I suppose it was only about 2 weeks ago. The sonographer had said at the time that they'd probably call me back in 5-6 weeks.

So now I'm thinking - wtaf? The other thing is that the blood stinks to the high heavens. Utterly stink. I'm in constant mild pain, but nothing remotely worth writing home about on the pain scale - just constant pain really.

AIBU to ask you to tell me that you've had similar and that all was good?

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purpleunicorns · 27/03/2019 19:16

Because it needs sorting out before it gets worse. Please go

Verynice · 27/03/2019 19:19

Back to where I was yesterday. A clinician will call me. Would I be better just getting a taxi to A&E now?

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Ohmygoodness101 · 27/03/2019 19:25

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Verynice · 27/03/2019 19:28

Ok, just booked a taxi. Oh ffs. They're going to put me down the lowest on the list. Anyway. I need to do something I suppose. I hate this hospital.

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Verynice · 27/03/2019 19:32

I fucking hate hospital. I can't express how much anxiety I get about going. I'm crying. I hate, hate, hate them. I almost died in this hospital, so it's really difficult for me. I know they're going to put me down as 'smelly period' or something and ignore me 6 hours. FFS. Talk me through this please! I'm so distressed.

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Namechanger445 · 27/03/2019 20:01

Please go, what you are experiencing isn’t right and you need medical help. Going back somewhere where something horrible happened doesn’t mean something horrible will happen again. We’ll hold your hand

SurgeHopper · 27/03/2019 20:06

You need to stay in hospital and be seen.

Do as you are told.

keepforgettingmyusername · 27/03/2019 20:22

You're about to put yourself through something really uncomfortable but you have to step out of your comfort zone to get this sorted. You either go in, get seen, diagnosed and treated swiftly or leave it another few months by which point you might require a much longer stay. This isn't going to resolve itself OP but your stress will when you get this visit and any resulting tests out of the way.

keepforgettingmyusername · 27/03/2019 20:23

Forgot these Thanks
It'll all be alright. This time tomorrow night you'll be sitting at home with a glass of something nice.

daydream123 · 27/03/2019 20:35

It's one step closer to being better. Try and be strong, it will help you in the end. Emphasise the impact it is having.

Verynice · 27/03/2019 23:59

All good. Nothing wrong.

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beeyourself · 28/03/2019 00:17

Is that what they've told you? Have they done tests?

Verynice · 28/03/2019 02:28

No, I left after 3 hours. But I don't want you lot ranting at me!

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Verynice · 28/03/2019 02:43

Basically, I was triaged, sent to wait. I was waiting and then I was hungry. I had overheard someone saying the wait was 3 hours when I went in. I spent the first half hour standing up. Then I got a seat. I was sitting there for about 20 minutes, so I figured I'd go and get a sandwich as I was feeling faint again. The layout of the hospital is such that it takes about 7 minutes walking to get to the main hospital part where the shop is. So I sat down and had an panini and a cup of tea. Wandered back. Sat down. Waited another half hour. Eventually asked a nurse if she could check how long I'd be - oh yes! I called you at 9.42pm and you were not here! It was now 10.30pm. She took obs - pretty normal I think. Took history again. Then I spoke with a doctor, again took history. Sat back down. At about 11.40 I was called for bloods. All good. Except the blooming nurse left the cannula in and I was like 'No - I don't want that in - and she was like Verynice - you're very sick. I was like, no - I'm not very sick at all - you haven't even got my blood results - I don't want that left in - but they may need to take more bloods - I don't care - you've got 8 bottles there and there is nothing wrong with me, I'm not very sick at all - so she took the cannula out and I left. As I was leaving she asked me to tell the doctor I was leaving - I told her that if she could find one - she could tell them - she then lugged me in after her - told a doctor and he said - just get a self discharge form - I politely told the doctor that since I wasn't admitted I didn't need to be discharged and tootled home.
All of the above probably sounds absolutely irrational, a waste of time, a waste of resources, money blah blah.
But please don't ever try to send me to hospital again.
I'm sorry I'm irrational. I don't mind being there when I'm unconscious, but please don't let me be there alive and kicking.

As luck would have it, the bleeding has completely stopped now anyway.

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ElspethFlashman · 28/03/2019 07:38

OK well best of luck. 👍

minmooch · 28/03/2019 12:08

The thing is you are not helping yourself. You need to stay there and stay there until you are seen by a doctor. I understand your anxiety. I have to go to the hospital where my daughters were stillborn. I have to visit the hospitals where my eldest son was treated for terminal brain cancer. My anxiety goes through the roof with each visit. But if you won't stay and be treated how can you expect to get the issue resolved?

The bleeding may have stopped for now. But you know it will be back later today or tomorrow. This won't get sorted when you are at home.

The triage nurse said you were very ill. You need to get this sorted. Whether you have high anxiety or not. Please go back and let them treat you properly.

Namechanger445 · 28/03/2019 19:05

That’s such a shame OP, sounds like they might have been able to help. I hope you find the courage to go again. 💐

Bella198567 · 19/12/2021 03:38

Hello, wondering has anyone experienced a red congested cervix highly suspicious of malignancy?
Waiting for the biopsy results
Normal Pap smear and normal ultrasounds
This has come on suddenly bleeding everyday, my oncologist is certain is 99 percent a cancerous tumour which was never picked up even though I had an internal ultrasound done last month
Has anyone experienced this?

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