I have some concerning symptoms but i'm
not sure what I should do about it...
I should mention that I had been on the
pill for about 8yrs but have been off the
pill for about 2 yrs right now. I am 25yrs
old, 5 foot & 8 inches, and 145lbs. I have
hpv and had cryo done about 3 yrs ago. I
have regular paps and they have all come
back normal since my cryo.
I have had painful intercourse> it feels
like a bad bruise inside my abd region.
But this only happened a few times it
doesn't happen every time.
I have had pain in my ovaries. Usually it
feels like pressure that comes on strong
and gets worse but then goes away.
Sometimes when I stand up i'll get a sharp
pain in my ovaries and it also happens
sometimes if I cough. Sometimes I get an
odd pressure/pain feeling in my ovaries
and i'll feel the need to stretch out my
lower abd. It then goes away.All of this
didn't really concern me too much except
that one evening the pain was so bad that
it scared me and I was even going to go to
the er. I ended up taking a gravol and
going to bed instead. This is happening
more and more lately. This is not gas and
it is not menstrual cramps.
I have been feeling very nauseous and
bloated lately and my abd looks like it's
swollen at times. Last month I was late
getting my period for like 2 wks. I
started waking up in the middle of the
night feeling like I was going to vomit. I
thought that I was pregnant but that was
not the case. Lately I have had
indigestion quite frequently-which is
unusual for me.
The more I research this online the more I
think I should go to the doc but then the
symptoms go away and I feel great. So I
did't end up going. Plus I had a pelvic
exam done during my last pap in oct'06 and
everything went fine.
I am not sure what to do about this. As
these symptoms could just be nothing. I
mean maybe i'm just reading too much into
things? Or should I just get it checked
anyway? The thing is, is that I hate going
to the doc- I had been sexually assulted
in the past and every time I go to the doc
for woman problems it remindes me of it. I
end up crying my eyes out and making a
fool of myself. I don't want to be labeled
as the crying girl that thinks she has
medical issues when she don't. I know this
sounds stupid but that's how I
feel.Embarassed I don't want to go only to
find out that this is nothing and that I
have only wasted my doc's time....???What
should I do?
Has anyone else had these symptoms? What
did you do? Do you think these symptoms
are just random and unrelated?
Please help! Sad
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Ovarian Cancer Answer A2218 Posted: 01-29-07 06:43am
According to your symptoms (pain in lower
abdomen), you could be sensing your
ovaries, but not necessarily.
You can request a vaginal ultrasound scan
to exclude ovarian disorders such as
inflammation (oophoritis) or an ovarian
cyst. A 2 week delay in your menstrual
period last month may be due to the
existence of a functional ovarian cyst.
Functional ovarian cysts usually cause
cycle irregularities. Ovarian cysts can
cause also pain when they become too large
or become complicated by an infarction,
rupture or infection.
If everything is OK with your reproductive
system, then you can check your digestive
system (intestines) with an specialist
called an internist.
Sexual assault is a very tragic event.
You might seek expert help from a mental
health doctor to process and move through
the experience.
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