Hi all,
I was on this forum a while back, in Sept/Oct, as I had a bleed when my oestrogen patch was increased (I was on sequential HRT). The GP sent me for a TV scan, which showed a thickened lining of 7.7. I was then sent for a hysteroscopy. Gynae said I shouldn't have been sent for a TV scan because bleeding after a regime change was normal but the lining was thicker than preferred so had a hysteroscopy, which, let's say, was very thorough - two gynaes both taking 5 attempts each at a biopsy. So, ten altogether. Gynae said the lining was 'beautiful' and 'atrophic' and that she would be surprised if they could test the biopsies as there was nothing much there. Discharged me then and there. Biopsies came back normal two weeks later and I thought all was over. I decided to stop the HRT and the hot flushes returned with a vengeance but that was fine.
Till last night when I started a period. For a month before, the hot flushes had disappeared, to my delight but bemusement. Then I had terribly sore nipples, clear vaginal discharge, hormonal acne on my skin, and then headaches and PMT. I kept thinking it couldn't a period because - well - I am supposed to be postmenopausal. But then a bleed started and I've got dreadful cramps.
I've been having huge panic attacks ever since wondering what the hell is happening. My family is trying to reassure me that not long ago I had all the tests done and everything was fine so it can't be anything bad but I don't know why I would get a period like this. And I don't know what to do - I don't want to go straight down that scan/hysteroscopy route again especially so soon after my first one.
I am really down because after all the worry with the previous incident, I had my first mammogram and had to be recalled for that - luckily it was nothing sinister - the xray had been fudged and it was showing a thickened area that didn't actually exist. But for three months up to Xmas I was in a constant state of panic over potential cancer of first the endometrium and then breast, causing terrible insomnia that lasted for a while, and now I feel I am back on my feet this happened.