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Q: Post Menopausal Cramping
asked by: halloweenqueen on September 25th, 2008
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I am kind of freaked out. I am a 47-year old woman who is post menopausal, I have not had a period in over a year. No spotting, no breakthrough bleeding, mild menopausal symptoms such as sleeplessness, occasional hot/warm flashes, etc. 3 weeks ago I started to feel crampy, very mild, not painful at all, but I noticed. Sometimes it feels like pre-period cramps, sometimes it feels like my body is trying to ovulate. You hear all these things about cancer and how it's not normal to have these sensations after menopause. Has anyone else had these types of sensations before who is menopausal, and should I be concerned? I went to my Dr. and asked for ultrasound which is next week. Everything scares me, I have everything gynecological double and triple checked because my mom died of ovarian cancer at 56. So I get a trans-vaginal ultrasound at least once a year, and when I had spotting during peri-m, I had it checked out right away too. My mom was always scared to go to the doctor, until it was too late for her. I am always scared, but I still go. But frankly this is really scaring me. I don't know what is going on and I feel very hormonal.
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aflsh
replied on October 29th, 2008
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Try not to worry. I know it's easy to say. You are insisting on ultrasound, that is a good start. How about the CA125 blood test? Good luck.
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selfadvocate
replied on January 30th, 2009
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post menopausal cramping
I often have abdominal cramping, and it reminds me of the feeling I had when ovulating. I also have times when I feel very hormonal. I can't remember where I read it, but I did read that it's normal. It happens a lot.
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