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spotting advice... among other things

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beckybarefoot · 18/06/2024 14:30

i may ramble and i apologise... after many episodes of being told i'm going to go through the menopause, finally at the ripe old age of 54, and having been period free for a year it was declared it was done!

at 53 i had a polyp removed, and at 54 i had bleeding which led to investigations and resulted in a medium sized polyp being removed from my uterus. When this was removed i was also told i have 2 prolapses, but because i was overweight, there was nothing they would do.

so here we are again, 3 years later, no sign of a period since the incident when i was 54, and i'm having spotting and the period cramps from hell, i'm back in the hamster wheel, urgent referral due to my age and i am going to assume another polyp will be found.

I have now lost the required weight and my GP has referred me for firstly gyne physio to deal with the prolapses, which she knows will not work, but once thats hoop has been jumped through, she will automatcally refer me for surgery.

I'm wondering, if given all of the above, i could just ask to take the whole lot out in one go? anyone suffered anything similar...

Obviously i'm clinging too this most recent episode as being another polyp.. but my brain is also aware it could be more sinister!!!

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JinglingSpringbells · 18/06/2024 17:35

I can understand you are worried.
There are two things going on here. Each needs investigating and discussing.

The first is to investigate the bleeding and find out what's causing it.

Being overweight post menopause means that fat cells produce estrogen and can make the womb lining grow. This could be just the lining or a polyp.

If it's just a polyp and it can be removed easily then the prolapse is another separate issues.

There is a huge difference in expertise on this and (if it was within your means) maybe consider having surgery privately after you've chosen the best dr to do it. Or at least do your homework on the surgeon if there is a choice.

Having a hysterectomy for prolapse can help but there is a risk of vaginal vault prolapse because even though you have prolapse now, removing your uterus can take away some supportive tissues and you could end up with a different kind of prolapse.

Are you 100% sure that physio can't make some difference? What grade are the prolapses?

beckybarefoot · 24/06/2024 20:11

JinglingSpringbells · 18/06/2024 17:35

I can understand you are worried.
There are two things going on here. Each needs investigating and discussing.

The first is to investigate the bleeding and find out what's causing it.

Being overweight post menopause means that fat cells produce estrogen and can make the womb lining grow. This could be just the lining or a polyp.

If it's just a polyp and it can be removed easily then the prolapse is another separate issues.

There is a huge difference in expertise on this and (if it was within your means) maybe consider having surgery privately after you've chosen the best dr to do it. Or at least do your homework on the surgeon if there is a choice.

Having a hysterectomy for prolapse can help but there is a risk of vaginal vault prolapse because even though you have prolapse now, removing your uterus can take away some supportive tissues and you could end up with a different kind of prolapse.

Are you 100% sure that physio can't make some difference? What grade are the prolapses?

i am unsure what grade the prolapses are... 3 years ago this happened to me, and a polyp was found and removed.

i have since lost 3 stone and at ultra-sound on friday the thickness of walls is 8mm.. unsure what it was three years ago..

i now have to be referred for the camera to see whats going on

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