Heavy period

[kellyw1989]

Thanks for reading, I’ve just finished a very heavy period and had huge blood loss and now sent for a scan what’s does this involve and what is the process please

I honestly don't know Kelly but assume you'll have a CT of your abdomen which involves a doctor using a device which he or she will run over your abdomen. Not painful or horrific in any way and doesn't take long.

I hope you're OK and that your heavy bleed doesn't indicate anything serious.

Thank you so much for the reply it means a lot, think it’s an external and internal examination just wish would tell you more when they contact you but don’t which always leaves a doubt

Let us know how you get on Kelly and good luck. Remember that you don't have to undergo anything if you don't want to. I know you want to find out what's wrong but there is often more than one way to do that.

Just want to tell you that I have had both CT and MRI scans in the past, can't remember much about them so they obviously weren't traumatic.
I also had terribly heavy bleeding, almost as if my body was pumping blood out of me. I had a course of tablets and was fine thereafter!

No problems like that now (but I'll be 70 at the end of the year).

Aww thank you so much x

I've had s few internal scans and they're not that bad. The use a thing shaped a bit like a penis and generally cover it with a condom. Plenty of lube and it slips right in.

Was it a one off heavy period?

Thank you so much for the reply, yes a one off heavy (very) period. Well I had one about 2 years ago simular. I was examined and the dr asked about how often I was changing my tampon. Does the internal last long ?

It depends what they see. I have fibroids so they measure them but I can't remember if that's with it in or if they freeze the screen and take it out and then measure them.

Thank you, it’s just one of those things that’s out of the norm been so worried and dreading it

Had the scan thank you so much