maybe tmi but im deathly scared!!

Hope everything goes smooth :flowerforyou:

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

Edit: Deleted comment because of double posting.

a couple of units of what??

Blood, I imagine? That's what I was given anyway...

So glad you stuck up for yourself and demanded another doctor! Sorry you're in the hospital, but now you can hopefully get the tests run that you need and get things sorted out.

Interested in hearing the final diagnosis/cause of the edema & weight gain and treatment.

i went to er last week and it was a guy dr. and everyone acted like i was crazy and pretty much said that its just a bad period and to follow up with a gyno. it made me feel low and stupid for going. should i go again? and i do have the money to go to gyno but they will not take self pay patients and my jobs insurance i just enrolled in wont start until January. didn't mean to confuse anyone.
please for the ones saying dont ask pple on the internet. i KNOW you are not doctors

i was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this so i dont feel crazy and alone.

i do have a health department i didnt even think about that! ill call first thing monday morning.

Yes I dealt with that and it was scary (the period lasting a very long time and it being heavy and large large clots) I think I read someone share they went to the doc and got on BC pills that's what my gyno did for me in my 20's, now she's put me on Progesterone only and it's working fine.

I want you to know you're not the only one, a male Doctor doesn't always handle it well when he's clueless about a women's body.. Please don't feel stupid, I suggest you find a female gyno so when you ask a question she absolutely knows what you're talking about because she's a women.

It's your uterus shedding the excess lining, some have a light period, med etc.. some have incredibly heavy when overweight.. and that's what it sounds like you've been going through. It's exhausting isn't it! I'm glad the doc let you know it's a long period but a better doc will let you know why and what can be done about it with a bit more compassion and also let you know it's not incredibly unusual. It is scary when you don't know isn't it?!

What did you find out about the the edema? That's the scary part, doctors worry about most, particularly having high BP like you do. I hope you check back in here so we know your OK and find out what they put you on or whatever the situation ends up being.

There's nothing wrong with having specialists you go to such as a gyno and a GP... I love my GP but she refers me to other doctors that specialize and I'm grateful to her for that. That's what a good doctor does because the specialists deal with a certain type of illness all the time, they are the experts in that field.

I would suggest you NOT wait until Jan and go back asap... it's a hassle with the heavy bleeding, costly (YES, I do understand that part) for supplies when it's more like hemorrhaging than a regular period and they can do something to help you out NOW instead of waiting until Jan.

I can't speak to the Edema as I've never had that issue so that certainly could be a completely different issue all on it's own. It's very important you get a doc to take you serious and give you water pills for it or whatever they deem to work best.

Looking forward to hearing back and that you're on your way back to be healthy and feeling well.:flowerforyou:
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November 03, 2013 2:25 pm
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EDIT: glad to here the female gyno took you more seriously and is taking good care of you now in the hospital.
Warm hugs

I had something close to what you do for a long time. My periods could last for weeks, or severl times a month with only a few days of no flow. I could just stand up and the blood just ran out on its own along with clots.

Also uninsured I was able to find some medical help. The dr put me on progestrone (spelling) if i remember correctly. (It's been like 20 yrs ago) It was only for 30 days tapered off. I've also heard of ladies having to be put on birth control to stop bad cramping and control heavy periods. I then had to have a DNC to get me all cleared out. The medication helped for a long time really, and then over the years I would just have spotting inbetween mostly. I then hit menopause and continued to have the spotting that would only occur like every few months lasting a day to 3 days. Finally got to see a gyno. and found out I had huge cysts that needed to be removed. Since then I've had zero problems.

As other suggested, I would def seek medical attn any way you can because letting that go and being full of that inside you can turn into cancer

I wish you the best of luck

a couple of units of what??

Blood, I imagine? That's what I was given anyway...

are you the original poster??

Pop quiz hotshot...

A paramedic and a registered nurse tell you that you need emergency medical attention and should go to the ER immediately... what do you do?

Cmon Keanu you know the answer to this one.

Not that it makes a difference now but the EMT raises her hand.
*hand raise*
It was ground into our training that it doesn't matter how "small" you think it is, it may change in a flash.
You could---literally---die if there is something internal happening.

Oedema guys....not "edema"....yikes!!!!

Same meaning. Different spelling. That's like saying "Colour guys....not 'color'...yikes!!!!"

Oedema guys....not "edema"....yikes!!!!

Check again! "Edema" and "Oedema" is the difference between "American English" and "British English" .....yikes!!!!!

yes and yes to the "color - colour" person...is it the "English" language...or sonething different??

Actually, I apologise...nothing wrong with a bit of lingual difference...and personally,...LOVE you North Americans...sorry for being a prat re: the language spelling xx

Oedema guys....not "edema"....yikes!!!!

Check again! "Edema" and "Oedema" is the difference between "American English" and "British English" .....yikes!!!!!

yes and yes to the "color - colour" person...is it the "English" language...or sonething different??

Actually, I apologise...nothing wrong with a bit of lingual difference...and personally,...LOVE you North Americans...sorry for being a prat re: the language spelling xx

No Worries! The Point of this thread is that the OP is receiving treatment as we type for her Edema Or Oedema.

Yep, and I'm an English teacher who deals with both versions of the language on a daily basis, so maybe I'm a bit more sensitive to the differences between them.

I'm so glad and relieved that you managed to get someone to take your symptoms seriously OP! I hope you get the treatment you need at a price you can afford.

I'm even more thankful now for the NHS. We grumble but shouldn't.

I'm not sure where you live, but if you're in the US, isn't this what Obamacare is for?

No, because insurance from the exchanges under the Affordable Care Act doesn't kick in until next year and she needs insurance now to be able to get a gynecologist to accept her as a patient.

Oedema guys....not "edema"....yikes!!!!

Check again! "Edema" and "Oedema" is the difference between "American English" and "British English" .....yikes!!!!!

yes and yes to the "color - colour" person...is it the "English" language...or sonething different??

Deleted - because I see by a later post that the poster had a change of heart.