Hello all ~
I've been on ehealthforum.com before but I
can't remembr if I ever posted a question
or not. Well I have one now and I'm
hoping that I can get some answers.....I'm
not sure if this is the right place to
post this or if I should have posted it in
the menopause board.
Short background....
I'm 35 and in 2007 hubby and I were
expecting our first baby. I went in for
my first preggo appt. At that appt my
gyno found a mass on my right ovary and
sent me to a womens hospital. At that
hospital, I saw another gyno and also a
ob/oncologist. They both looked at the
mass and could not for 100% say that it
wasn't cancerous so surgery was performed
when I was 21 weeks pregnant. The surgery
went well and baby survived. The dr told
us that the mass consumed the ovary. So
that day I had my last ovary removed. She
told me that as soon as I delivered the
baby that I would need to be on HRTs since
I would be in surgical menopause
immediately. Well, I delivered a healthy
beautiful baby girl in December. My gyno
told me that she wouldn't put me on HRTs
until I was done giving the baby breast
milk because the estrogen would dry me up.
Well, four months ago I started getting
periods. They are very regular and last 5
to 7 days and are like a normal period. I
went to my OB/gyn and she told me that I
should be in full menopause and that I
should not be getting periods. She is
sending me in for a vaginal ultrasound to
see if there is any part of an ovary left.
She told me that if they even left the
smallest little piece of the ovary it will
function as though it was of normal size.
She didn't seemed concerned about the fact
that I was getting periods to the point of
something being wrong, she just wants to
see if everything is gone that was
supposed to be gone. She is said that if
she can't find anything with the
ultrasound, then she will send me in for
an MRI. Of course I can't just let myself
get my hopes up....(hubby and I want to
have another baby and if I can do it
without IVF/egg donor that would be better
and cheaper) I am immediately thinking
something is wrong and have put off making
the appointment for the ultrasound. I'm
such a chicken when it comes to anything
dealing with my health.....I have a friend
that her daughter is an OB/gyn, she too
said that with what was described that she
too thinks that there is a piece of an
ovary left in there.
So, I guess my question is has anyone
experienced anything like this? I know
periods are supposed to stop when the
ovaries are gone. What about the
fallopian tube? If there is a piece of
the ovary left but no fallopian tube, will
I still get periods? (I'm not sure what
the status is of the fallopian tube, no
one can remember if she said anything
about that. My guess would be that they
removed it as well, but again I'm not
sure. As far menopause symptoms, I
haven't really had any. I had a couple of
hot flashes and cold flashes but my doctor
told me that those aren't uncommon when
you are breastfeeding. I have had some
irritable spells but those seem to be
right around the time that I am getting my
periods. This month I actually had a lot
of the PMS symptoms and just a slight
sensation of some cramps right before I
got my period.
Well, I guess that is all, if anyone can
give me any insight, please share your
stories or advice. Thanks for any and
all. Have a great day and God Bless.
