REALLY heavy period!

Hi Girls,

As promised, an update after my scan.  I had the pelvic ultrasound yesterday afternoon - yep it was unusual Leonie!!  That condom on the machine was quite disconcerting LOL

I haven't been back to the doctor yet (Friday) to get the results but I asked the radiographer if everything was normal.  Apparently I have some fibroids in my uterus, one of which is distorting the edge and may be the cause of the excessive bleeding.  Just as I was walking out the door she said that I also have a small lesion on my left ovary!!  She said that it was probably nothing to worry about but with my history it sent up alarm bells.  Hopefully she is right and I guess I will find out on Friday when I see the doctor.

I have been researching having my ovaries removed but from what I have read it sounds like the risks are quite high.  It sounds like you have a much higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and other things that I hadn't even thought about like Parkinson's disease and Dementia!!  Apparently if you have your ovaries removed before the age of 45 (I'm 43) then your risk of mortality increases by 170%!!  Very scary stuff!  There I was thinking that this may be an answer for all my worries but it seems like it is quite a big decision to make!

I'll wait til I speak to the doctor anyway and will probably fax a copy of the report to my surgeon as well to get his opinion....can't hurt to get a second opinion on these things!!  I am in the process of looking at genetic testing so if that shows that I carry the BRCA mutation then I might have to look at having the ovaries removed anyway......we will have to wait and see.

It just seems to be that one thing leads to another.  I just want to get on with life and forget about doctors for a while!!

Louise x