does weight loss cause this? LADIES!

You might want to get checked for Uterine fibrosis..

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/uterine-fibroids/DS00078/DSECTION=symptoms

Well, Honestly if she is like that then you need to find another OB/GYN. The OB/GYN doctor at our office always tries to fit in those with unexplained heavy bleeding within the week.

I would call around until I found a Dr. willing to get me in right away. I can't believe they are trying to make you wait so long, especially considering your history.

Wait a minute - you just beat cervical cancer 7 months ago, and now you're having super heavy periods and pain and the doctor can't see you for a month???!!?! I'm sorry, but, WTF?!?
Have you called your oncologist? Given your past medical history, you should see someone right away. That's BS to make you wait a month. Praying for you that it's nothing "serious" and that maybe it's just the BC.

I recently had something similar - heavy bleeding on all but about three days of the month. I went to see a specialist and it turned out that I had some extra uterine tissue growing on my cervix which was being over stimulated by the pill. The simply solution was to stop the pill, bleeding stopped after the usual 5 days. Now I just have to stay off the pill until that extra tissue goes away, the doctor said about 6-12 months.

Maybe try stopping your pill in the meantime and see if that helps?

Good luck!

I agree. Not related to weight loss. It might be your b/c dose needs to be revisited, or any number of other things. Personally I think I'd go to my GP's office, explain loudly (but not rudely) in detail what's been happening, and then just sit there. Tell them you're willing to come in on a cancellation, or whatever. Or like others said, get your oncologist involved.

Also, no b/c is 100% effective so it's possible you've had an early miscarriage. That might be an effective way to be seen, actually, is if you tell them you think you've had a miscarriage and the bleeding won't stop.

Whatever it is... keep feeding yourself healthy food and keep taking your iron... I'd probably quit the b/c if I were you. And I would stay away from any of the IUDs because while it's rare, they can actually cause internal injury and bleeding.

Failing that, I'd start googling your symptoms and reading up. Try to separate the wheat from the chaff. Not ideal, I realize, but sometimes our health care system is so broken it leaves us few viable choices.

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!! :explode: Cannot BELIEVE someone would SUGGEST this! WOW!!!!!!!!! :noway:

CANNOT stress this enough. YOU ARE NOT A DOCTOR. DO NOT TRY TO DIAGNOSE YOURSELF.

Whatever you read online is probably going to terrify you into thinking you have some sort of terrible flesh-eating disease and you're going to die, & then you are going to sit around paranoid as hell not sleeping & stressing that it's some seriously terrible medical condition & then you'll find out that it's just a hormonal imbalance or something.

I've had problems with my lady-bits recently.... & was REALLY super scared. And mine turned out to be something fixable with a 1" laproscopic incision under my bikini bottom that comes with a 1-day hospital recovery & a 1-week "vacation" from work.

Is there significant pain involved? If there is, go to a hospital... WHILE on your period so they can't do an internal exam. That way, they HAVE to peek at your insides via some kind of scan like an ultrasound. AGAIN... IF you can afford it. If you CAN'T... you may have to look into other options to pay like a loan or something before you go. Cuz let's face it... sudden heavy bleeding isn't nice, it isn't fun, it isn't normal, & it' CERTAINLY isn't something you should ignore, or wait for an answer about.

Good luck. I hope it all works well for you.

I agree with everyone on here that you should insist on an appointment sooner. That being said, it sounds like you are doing your best to do that. I was having very heavy periods...I had not lost any weight or anything & growing up I never really had problems with my period. My mom & sister both had heavy periods, but I always thought it was because I was so active that I didn't. Once I got in my 40's I had awful periods...cramping and heavy bleeding. When I discussed it with my GYN, she suggested the Mirena IUD. It lasts 5 yrs and it is supposed to help with heavy bleeding. My insurance paid the majority of the bill for it. They put it in during an office visit...it is pretty uncomfortable when they place it, I won't lie, but my discomfort only lasted the rest of that day. The first couple of months I was still bleeding & I began to wonder if I had done the right thing. Then, miraculously...it stopped... Now my periods are practically non-existent...and maybe a cramp once in a while....I love it. I definitely recommend it. But you definitely need to get checked out first. Good luck!!!

I would consider it of paramount importance that you insist upon an immediate appointment. I assume that your Doctor's office was aware of your recent history with cervical cancer, making an already worryingly blasé attitude to your heavy bleeding frankly bordering on medical negligence. Please see a medical professional ASAP. I do not wish to alarm you, incidentally.

Most clinics have appointments available for emergency's or walk ins. I would call every doctor in town until you find one who will see you immediately! I have been having issues also, I got the call today with my results from my ultra sound and they are going to do a uterine ablasion in 2 weeks to hopefully stop the bleeding! Best of luck!!!

Call in a couple times a day asking if there are any cancellations that can get you in sooner!

^^ THIS and they might get annoyed enough to just double book you somewhere :-) It sounds like you've had a hell of an ordeal so I'm sorry they're putting this on you now. Find a new OB/GYN and call your oncologist. Good luck!!

Where I live, you can usually find an urgent care or clinic--not necessarily a woman's clinic. They are in strip mall type places and you can just walk in. Look around and see if you have one. I would try Urgent Care before ER, but if there is significant bleeding that lasts way longer than a normal period, then it is concerning. I bled forever with PCOS, but it wasn't heavy. Any time there is a lot of pain, especially if it is worse than normal menstrual cramp pain, it should be taken seriously.

I found a lump in my breast one time and got the same month-or-so later appt. At the time my mother was battling breast cancer… and I burst into sobs over the phone and explained to the lady the situation. I was seen within a couple of days. Fortunately, it was just a cyst. So…. sobbing might help? I'm not too proud, I'm tellin' ya.

My periods were AWLFUL!!!! It was so bad I also became anemic, I needed iron IV treatments to bring my blood levels back to normal. With my horrible periods, that lead to a D & C, which lead to....pre-uterine cancer. My Gynecologist decided to take my ovaries as well, to prevent a possible future...ovarian cancer scare.

I would definately want to be checked for anemia, that's what I would do, if I was you....

I would go in to the office and say look, here's my situation, I'm going to sit in this lobby until you can get me in. I had a friend who was having an issue and they " couldn't get her in" for over a month, she did this, and the got her in within the hour. Go as close to when they open too, that'll help because there's no way they'll be behind yet.