TMI - Fibroids and HUGE period blood clot

[WhatsGoingOnEh]

My periods have been getting heavier, and eventually a couple of scans revealed 1 have two fibroids, one inside my womb, and they're growing.

My consultant said we can watch and wait.

The last 2 months my periods had got slightly lighter. But this month is bad again. It started last Friday with a "normal" period. Then it lightened up. This afternoon it got heavier again, but it's bright red blood, not like "period" blood.

I've had a couple of large clots. Then just now I went to the loo and the BIGGEST thing you've ever seen fell out of me. It looked like raw liver. It was about 6cm long, and not all flat, but more rounded. Like a ball of liver. I've never given birth so this has to be the biggest thing that's ever come out of me. It was unreal.

What the fuck do I do?

Do I call someone? I'm really scared.

I had my scan yesterday morning and I have a cyst and a something from the scan (and a pre-existing lump that appears to be unconnected)

I saw the gynae for the first time on Tuesday (under the 2 week referral thing) and will need to see her again 'sometime' for the 'something' and -i'll be scanned again in 3 months for the cyst

And the lump will be dealt with separately

God it's complicated

@KatyMac In your position I'd be tempted to ask for an op where the cyst is removed and the scar tissue/mystery mass is removed or biopsied.

I had a scare when a bump appeared in my tummy, after I'd lost loads of weight. I expected the worst, but it was removed (I asked for it to be removed; I was braver back then) and it turned out to be endometriosis.

& ideally my gallstones and a tummy tuck too

Meanwhile in the real world.....

Sorry I am so cynical - I think I'd like it checked I do have worrying symptoms

While this is an older thread and I don't really have anything useful to contribute to you poor souls

I do however have a funny story that is semi related and may make you laugh at least.

I am urinary incontinent.

I regularly soak and leak through incontinence pants because its near enough full urinary incontinence and not a few dribbles and leaks of pee

My periods are NOT reliable

A while ago a few weeks max maybe

Probably

I got my first period in a while

So it was

Well...

Really really heavy....

You can guess what happened next.

Cue me and my poor mum who cares for me cleaning up a LITERAL WATERFALL OF BLOOD

The chair I had sat one had been flooded in maybe like a half litre of urine which meant it was soaking down the back of the chair and flooding the floor

I went in to mild shock thinking I was about to pop my clogs

Realised.... Period... Mixed with pee... The shining....

I had previously to that put leg holes in a plastic bag or two becsuse I had run out of incontinence pants and didn't expect my period to get bad.

So I ran to my room to change out of blood clothes and possibly use a catheter

I rip the pants off record speed

Bad idea

Blood splatters up my door

On my floor

On my clothes

There is blood...

... On my face....

Pissing pissy blood.

PUN intended

The red rivers surely did run that day

It was a blood bath quite literally

And a shit show

Or should I say....
....
.... Piss show

Enjoy and reveal in the comfort of knowing your not alone in being terrified when ten galleons of blood and a bucket full of piss suddenly evacuate from your foo foo

OMG @Kittycuddles! You poor thing! That must have looked like a horror movie film set. You POOR thing!

Gosh that is horrendous @Kittycuddles
Glad you have been able to see the funny side.

As part of my research of gynae issues, after the hysterectomy, I did need to go to the loo more frequently.
I now use a kegel8 machine to work my pelvic floor. Its great. You just pop it up there and go about your day whilst it sends elctronic pulses through your pelvic floor. Is like a Tens machine.

Kegel8 pelvic floor machine

Haha thank you

It was quite literally like the shining I thought in terms of blood Bath

Except the two little girls holding hands were my uterus and bladder holding hands and plotting to overthrow me with blood and urine.

Ohhhh is it shockingly good?

Sorry bad pun.

Seriously tho!! Does it work??

dreams of the day one is not pissing oneself

I used to get horrendous periods, in the end I avoided going out because of it. Terrible back ache, top of thighs dragging feeling, clots etc just generally feeling like shit. Had a scan and had a large blood vessel fed fibroid. To cut a long story short I had mefanemic acid which didn't work then they wanted to give me an
Ablation where they burn the lining of the womb away but was advised I would probably end up back at the docs within a few months. I ended up having s hysterectomy at 42 best thing I did

I'm waiting to see the GP to get a new gynae referral. I tried to ring my gynae but because it's been 18 weeks since I last saw him, they need to do a new referral.

I thought the bleeding had stopped but I'm spotting again. 😟

I think I'd love to just have a hysterectomy but I don't think it's that simple when you're relatively old (like me!) and haven't tried any treatments yet. I don't have BUPA or anything.

Whatgoing on eh

Of course try other things before hysterectomy. I decided to have it as they said I'd be backwards and forwards with the options as they wouldn't get rid of it and it was growing. They said my uterus was the size of a 5 month pregnancy (sorry tmi) it's an
Individual decision of course. I hope the treatment works for you x

You poor thing! 5 month pregnancy? :(

The GP today was fantastic. I have an urgent ultrasound referral and an urgent gynae referral.

I also have IRON TABLETS!!! At last. And another blood test tomorrow to check my iron, Ferratin and thyroid.

She tried to examine my cervix but there was too much blood. :( But she has stuffed a finger up there and everything seemed fine.

This thread has inspired me to get myself checked out. Ive been on leave today and haven't done much and I am shattered. I have been googling and have diagnosed myself with an underactive thyroid, fibroids and the Perimenapause 😂

What's up

Yes because you losing so much blood you will probably be anaemic. They wouldn't let me out of the hospital until my iron levels were up but be warned the tablets make you constipated !

God, how I sympathise op ☹️
I ended up with an emergency hysterectomy when I was 33 because I haemorrhaged so badly that my clotting times went haywire.
I had three fibroids and medication did nothing (this was pre- the different coils they can try nowadays).
It was the best thing ever! I'd had horrendously painful periods since the age of 11 and at the end I was bleeding for 19 days out of 25, utterly miserable.

@Temporaryanonymity 🤣🤣🤣 You are an online-hypochondriac after my own suspected heart failure! 💕

I had years of painful and extremely heavy periods with massive blood clots. It made my life a misery and it was difficult to live a normal life since I always had to be near a toilet when I was on my period.

I was anaemic and taking iron tablets as well as tranxemic acid. Scans in previous years came up clear but more recently it showed fibroids. Because of this I had a hysterectomy last November (at 45). Kept my ovaries.

Best thing I've ever done and never looked back. I really can't recommend it enough.

Everyone I know who’s had one has never regretted a hysterectomy. You just get your life back.

I'm convinced! But my gynae said I had to jump through some hoops (try other treatments) first.

I have asked my GP if I can see a different gynae. She knows a woman who is good. I feel that a woman might be more sensitive and understanding of all this. Maybe?

I don't know if I'm going all hypochondriac again (I do that), but lately I feel bleurgh on Tranexamic Acid. :(

I have a female GP she pushed it through for me, I think women are generally more understanding of "women's problems "

I have my gynae referral though already! Going to the nicest hospital around. July 4th. ✅

Hood luck at your appointment x

Good obviously

@slinkysaluki Hank you! 😉