maybe tmi but im deathly scared!!

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  • Ithina1
    Ithina1 Posts: 93 Member
    Swelling to the point you can't wear shoes is concerning. You may want to goto the ER for that one. I hope you've gone and got that sorted out.

    Planned parenthood was created for situations like this. You obviously need something for your period and they will most likely be able to help you without breaking your bank.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I hope they are taking care of you now, sweetie!

    The other doc was an *kitten*. It happens with lots of docs. Don't let them make you feel bad or doubt yourself if you know there is something wrong. The swelling is a new symptom, so he wasn't aware of what was really going on, apparently, but that doesn't mean it's not serious :(

    I hate how that happens. They should tell what signs to be on the lookout for, if possible. ER docs can be very bad at that, imho. Anyway, I'm so glad you went! They'll figure it out now. Take care, sweetie!
  • JKS76
    JKS76 Posts: 54 Member
    How are you OP? Hope you got some more help from the second ER visit. I am from the UK and my mum had some similar symptoms to you. She went to her GP and told him about bloating, heavy bleeding and he sent her away saying that it was "just her age" with a leaflet he printed off the internet about managing the change! It was only because me and my dad nagged her to go back that she found a more professional doctor who properly took her time and found that it was a tumour. She had an op and is fine now by the way. I hope that there is nothing that serious going on with you and I don't intend to scare you. I am telling you this story to illustrate that my mum felt "silly" "pestering" the doctors again when she had already been told a medical professional's opinion, but if you feel unwell and you need reassurance that is what you HAVE to go ahead and do. It may just save your life.

    PS. Edited to add that my mum's second doctor said that the first doctor was wrong to send her away without further tests and that heavy bleeding with clots is not normal.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    I hope you are OK OP! Let us know how you are getting on x
  • mrsgollihue
    mrsgollihue Posts: 85 Member
    I've been where you are. I am 24, but about a year ago, I was on my period for 14 months straight for the same reason, I didn't have insurance. I weighed 390 at the time, and I am only about an inch taller than you. I too had the large clots and a horribly heavy flow. I didn't hardly leave the house for months because I was changing my clothes 5-6 times a day, was miserable, and had no energy to do anything! I even had to double up on maximum absorbency pads and tampons, and was actually going through quite a bit more than you are now. However, I did finally break down and go to the doctor. By then I was severely anemic and had to be placed on iron pills, which made me severely ill. Birth control was the solution at the time, and though I am no longer on it now, I have lost right at 66 pounds and my periods have straightened out on their own. They are still heavy, but no more huge clots, and even though I bleed heavy for 2 or 3 days, it is no longer what it was like before. For years I would go from one extreme to the other, no period for a year or 6 months...then be on my period for 6 months straight. This one was a very scary thing and at the time, I refused to weigh. Looking back on pictures of my sister's wedding, it looks like everything I had was swollen. I ultimately ended up opting to eat foods with a lot of iron, and taking a daily Flintstones vitamin supplement with iron because they were easier on my stomach. Ultimately, you definitely still need to go to the doctor, or maybe a health clinic if there is one nearby. Usually, they are pretty low in cost and depending on your situation, may not charge you anything. Also, hospitals can't turn away a patient, so if it gets to that point, go to the ER. Even though you don't have insurance now, by letting this go on you're going to run into more problems that are ultimately going to cost you more money. Just some friendly advice because I've already been where you are. Hope you start feeling better soon, hun!
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I'm adding in my voice here - get yourself to the ER now. and do'n't leave until someone sees you, takes note of EVERYTHIGN you mentioned here, and takes care of you. write out all your symptoms on a card and take it with you - sometimes in the ER we get flustered and forget things.
  • Sjwedeking20
    Sjwedeking20 Posts: 14
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.
  • QuincyChick
    QuincyChick Posts: 269 Member
    Best of luck!
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Good job sticking to your guns and good luck! I'm so glad another doctor took you seriously.
  • ddpeirson
    ddpeirson Posts: 1 Member
    You need to go to the emergency room! And watch your water intake...too much may decrease your sodium levels which will lead to other major problems.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Go to the emergency room. They HAVE to take you, even if you can't pay.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Good job sticking to your guns and good luck! I'm so glad another doctor took you seriously.

    Yeah, I agree!! Thanks for keeping us updated!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    Thanks for the update. I was wondering...:flowerforyou:
  • egrusy
    egrusy Posts: 196 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    Thanks for the update. I was wondering...:flowerforyou:

    ^^^^ Good for you for demanding another doctor!
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    Thanks for the update. I was wondering...:flowerforyou:

    I'm sorry that you're in the hospital, but I'm so glad that you insisted on that second opinion!
  • nena49659
    nena49659 Posts: 260 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    In for the update.

    Good luck.
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    I have been where you are. That was actually how I got diagnosed.....there isn't much the doctors do other than monitor your iron levels. You're likely anaemic at this point. Get it checked out
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    thank you for updating.

    I'm sorry you're not well but glad you are in a place where they will look after you. i repeat what i said before - DON'T let them brush you off, if you feel something isn't right. (I learned this the hard way). if something is incredibly wrong, then there is a reason. It's THEIR job to find it.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Go to an emergency drop in clinic, they are cheaper than the ER....
  • coffee4me57
    coffee4me57 Posts: 195
    I have been wondering how you are and glad you got medical attention. Please keep us updated when you can.
  • DiaryofaMadFatMan
    DiaryofaMadFatMan Posts: 131 Member
    My friend had the same problem a few years ago, you need to go to the emergency room ASAP!!
  • dicoveringwhoIam
    dicoveringwhoIam Posts: 480 Member
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  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Yup. Sounds like menorrhaegia? Had it since I was 16, been hospitalised twice for losing so much blood. I used to struggle to walk anywhere as it made it worse and was exhausted all the time. Had it for 5 months after my daughter was born.

    It comes and goes - when it comes my GP prescribes Norehisterone which soon settles it. They used to give women hysterectomies but those days have gone. If it IS that you'll probably be anaemic and need iron tablets. Sometimes you need a D&C.

    BUT you MUST go to the GP. Anaemia can be pretty dangerous if it's extreme.
  • lewandt
    lewandt Posts: 566 Member
    Can you call your dr and talk to a nurse? I do that sometimes if i am not sure if i need to go in. They should tell you if you need to be seen right away or can wait.

    I did not read all 5 pages here so sorry if it is a repeat or if you have gotten help already.

    I wish you the best though.
  • lewandt
    lewandt Posts: 566 Member
    Guess i should have read....glad you got help!
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Yup. Sounds like menorrhaegia? Had it since I was 16, been hospitalised twice for losing so much blood. I used to struggle to walk anywhere as it made it worse and was exhausted all the time. Had it for 5 months after my daughter was born.

    It comes and goes - when it comes my GP prescribes Norehisterone which soon settles it. They used to give women hysterectomies but those days have gone. If it IS that you'll probably be anaemic and need iron tablets. Sometimes you need a D&C.

    BUT you MUST go to the GP. Anaemia can be pretty dangerous if it's extreme.
  • chatogal
    chatogal Posts: 436 Member
    a couple of units of what??
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    In for the update.

    Good luck.

    Thank God...hope you get the care you need
  • bregalad5
    bregalad5 Posts: 3,965 Member
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    Good. Hope it all works out!
  • guroprincess
    guroprincess Posts: 140
    hey guys. i went to er. same dr as before and he said its just water retention from my period combined with my weight. and im anemic but to just take iron pills. i got so furious and demanded another dr. and finally got one and it was a female!!and as soon as that dr saw my feet and heard about the weight gain she admitted me. theyve been running tests and giving me.a couple units. ill update when i get more info.

    In for the update.

    Good luck.

    Same. Good job on demanding another doctor. I'm glad they're finally taking you seriously.

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