family history of cancer - what to do w/o insurance? Posted: 11-09-07 14:03pm
I am 21 and I had a son in Nov 2006... I
was 130lb before him and 145lb after and
now I am 100lbs... I have been having
blackouts my worst was a few weeks back
and my head was shaing badly but the
others I can tell when they are coming so
I sit and wait for it to go a way, I have
very bad stomach pain from the abdominal
area to about 1 inch above my belly
button, I am constantly tired and it hurts
after I eat. And I am starting to have
headaches. In september I went in and they
told me I had a hernia....I went to
another docter yesterday so I could get in
at a different hospital for a cheaper bill
for surgery and he says I don't have a
hernia. I don't have insurance or the
money for medical bills so I'm lost to
what I can do or who to see. My mom had
uterus cancer at the age of 21 and on my
dads side My Aunt Janie has had fibrotic
tumors in her uterus...endometriosis and
was diagnosed with divrothrcleouses...and
my aunt linda on my dad's side had benign
tumor in her uterus...and My aunt Julie on
my moms side had endometriosis too. At the
age of 18 I was in the hospital because of
stomach pain and my overies and uterus
were swollen and they found a endometic
cavity on my uterus but they said the
swalling and pain was from the depo shot.
Is there a possibility I could have cancer
or a tumor from family history and my
symptoms?
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Posted: 11-09-07 14:11pm
Have you been having your regular pap
smears done?
With a history of cancer, you should keep
up on having your annual girly exams
done.
If this doctor thought you had a hernia,
I'm wondering why he isn't checking your
uterus, etc. Although an inch above your
belly button doesn't sound uterine
related... But you will want to be sure
with your family history.
No one on a message board can tell you
what your chances of having cancer are or
if you have it. Only your doctor can tell
you that. He knows your history and your
current medical conditions.
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