This is not a post about me, but about my DM (mid 70s). Just clutching at straws in case anyone has any suggestions.
Over the last few months, she's felt progressively iller. Fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss and nausea. Symptoms recently have got worse, with nausea every morning (v like morning sickness), which sometimes passes after an hour so, and sometimes persists all day with repeated vomiting. Bloating after every meal, with very noticeable swelling of stomach, but goes down overnight. Mild discomfort very low down in the pelvis. No history of any digestive problems, intolerances etc.
GP has been bloody useless, but finally sent her for an urgent referral. They did a TV ultrasound, and I was convinced they would find ovarian cancer, as the symptoms fit so well. And they found - nothing. Blood and urine tests also normal. Absolutely nothing to explain her quite severe symptoms. Just a report that tells her to 'go back to the GP if symptoms persist'.
It's utterly weird. She's now going to request a full MRI (and will pay for it if necessary), but I thought I'd post in case this rings any bells with anyone? I'm worried about other cancers (stomach, colon etc), but the symptoms and location of her (mild) pain don't seem to fit.