Losing lots of brown blood normal?

[Penguinandbear]

Sorry for the tmi but I am mid 40s still getting periods but I lose lots of what looks like brown blood everyday, about 1 metre square when I wake up. Is this normal? I have had clear smear and uterine biopsy clear last year and had lots of strange bleeding then too. Had this going on a while now. Had op to remove fibroids but didn't help. Adrenal gland is enlarged and feel unwell most of time. Doctors just send for cancer tests then shrug shoulders when negative though not told them discharge is worsening. Am presuming its old blood, its blood like texture and brown. Thanks. Had pelvic infection last year.

You mean the amount of blood loss is 1 metre x 1 metre? Sorry but how do you know this - are you not using pads or tampons? Is this blood loss in your bed?

It sounds like too much bleeding to me! I guess you will need more investigation for that and a hormonal testing.

Thanks - I suspect its too much too. It's at night I notice it most, just wake up with it like that. Not 100% its blood but can't think what else it is. Don't use tampax - not sure about using them inbetween periods. Probably should use pads more at night but goes through everything so have to wash everything whatever.

You need to go back to the dr.

Are you saying you are bleeding all the time - you say outside a period- and it's covering a metre sq of your bedding in the morning? Are you not using pads?

In any case, you need to see your GP.

Yes its pretty much all the time though mainly at night but through whole cycle I think. I had red bleeding a lot last year but had tests for uterine, cervical, kidney, bladder and bowel cancer all negative. Couple of fibroids found on scan so had operation to remove them but still same then gynae signed me off. Now don't get any red bleeding but get loads of brown which I presume must be vaginal bleeding or discharge and yes its about 1 metre by 1 metre if I don't put a pad on per night so quite a lot.

Blood tests came back normal but hormone tests lost. Had pelvic infection last year - double antibiotics improved things. Been generally unwell for year and half now. Given CT scan when had private insurance now don't have as lost job from ill health. That showed enlarged adrenal gland, enlarged uterus and small ovarian cyst but nothing happening in relation to those. Thanks very much.

Anaemia was found but rest normal. Putting on weight which is really rare for me.

Mine was brown too but not flooding like that, it sounds excessive.

I can't understand how you can be bothered with all that laundry! Use pads! And see your GP, and tell him what's going on. It is likely to be menopausal but you ought to be given treatment- if it's period bleeding- irregular, this can be treated with pills, ablation or the Mirena coil.

Op have they done a thyroid test? Heavy periods and weight gain are symptoms.

Thyroid came back normal. Think the weight might just be as was very active before got ill, swimming a lot 3 times a week. Lyme Disease is very possible, had Lyme rash and symptoms and respond to antibiotics but doctor didn't want to put down that incase it was something else and said doesn't know about Lyme and kept sending for cancer tests but nothing to indicate cancer in results. I think this is probably a separate issue though. Thanks very much.

Ok I don't mean to bang on about it - and please ignore if it doesn't apply - but 'normal' just means you've fallen within the range on one or more tests. Eg your tsh results can be within range but very low, or you can have a normal tsh but low t4 and/or high antibodies etc. When it comes to thyroid bloods I think it's best to get a copy of the actual results and ranges, then you have a record of any trends or instability and can avoid falling between the cracks should a problem emerge.

If it helps I also have lots of brown bleeding at times (not quite as heavy as you admittedly) and the perimenopause has been a real pain in the neck. I hope you get it sorted. :)

Thanks very much - never got the actual results but would be useful to have breakdown. I suspect quite a few of my symptoms are perimenopause though doctor says I am far too young - am mid 40s so definitely not but nice to pretend I am.

Not sure why your dr thinks 45 is too young for peri.
Menopause ranges from 45-55 (normal , average is 51) but peri can start years before a last period.

Lol, more or less anything health-related that happened to me and my friend in our late 30s was attributed (formally or otherwise) to peri. We used to joke about it, like the traffic is really bad, it's probably perimenopause.
(Just to clarify, I said in my earlier comment that your tsh can be low when I meant your tsh results can be within range but high.)

Well according to my doctors I have "years and years to go, decades even". I wish! I do look younger than I am but he has my date of birth.

On the one hand, its good as cancer can often get dismissed as perimenopause but, on the other, I'm sure I have it and its causing quite a few of my symptoms which are being left untreated. We've recently moved areas though so maybe this doctor will not react like I have completely lost the plot if I mention perimenopause, may see if there's a female one.

What can be in a normal range or borderline for one person can be too high or low for someone else. Ask for full range of thyroid bloods to be done. Ask your GP about taking Norethisterone to stop the bleeding & for your hormone levels to be checked, they will probably try & push you to have a Mirena coil fitted but if this isn't what you want ask for a gynae referral to discuss your options.

I think there is a myth that female drs are more clued up! There are examples of them being the worst of all. See this TV prog!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQs-GJc4cA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1NLg9hsU5PasUWQmAH_1L3-x1_lxK1nJHFklQA54dk7_-_u8juk9TM8LU&app=desktop

You should not be waking up in pools of blood, regardless of colour. That is just ridiculous. You need to see a dr and explain.

I think that it is unbelievable that a lot of drs simply spread their personal views regarding health care that are not based on medical data and let patients suffer in silence!