Hi all,
sorry if this is a little long winded. I’m just looking for reassurance I guess in others who may have experienced similar.
I’m a 30 year old woman. I have two children. My youngest is 4 soon.
my cycles have always been long and then my period usually lasts for 7 days. However, very rarely irregular and are always part of a pattern.
in Feb I started to spot about two weeks before my period was due. It lasted about 3-4 days. At the time I was really sick with the flu and it was also the run up to my dad’s anniversary, so I put it down to added stress. My period ended up being a week late but then it came and it was fine. Lasted 7 days as usual.
5 days after it finished, I’ve started spotting again. It has been an exact month since the last time I was spotting.
I have been to the doctors twice now. The first time I saw a nurse who told me to watch and wait. She did an internal check and found about 3-4 napthorian (sorry if that’s not how you spell it) cysts but they’re only very small. About 3mm. However, I only found this out after reading my notes on my app. She never mentioned it. So I assume that’s nothing to worry about? The most she said is that my body is probably doing a reset after being so ill.
I saw a doctor the day after I wasn’t comfortable just watching and waiting. The doctor is getting me back for more thorough internal checks next week and is sending me for bloods and a scan on my pelvis.
my sister has PCOS and my mum and her mum also suffered bad periods.
despite all of this I am still so so worried. The only abnormal symptom I have is this spotting.
has anyone experienced similar?
thank you.