Long menstraul cycle?!
Question: have had period for 4 months before that it lasted a month and a half. i was on depo but stop taking it in october. i have cervical dysplsia(precancer cell on cervix) . my gyn told me she could not do nothing i had to wait until it stop on it own . i'm 23 obesed and on anti depressants, hbp meds, acid reflux meds. can my meds cause this problem or is it the depo or the cevical dysplasia. if not those what can cause this to happen.
Answers: have had period for 4 months before that it lasted a month and a half. i was on depo but stop taking it in october. i have cervical dysplsia(precancer cell on cervix) . my gyn told me she could not do nothing i had to wait until it stop on it own . i'm 23 obesed and on anti depressants, hbp meds, acid reflux meds. can my meds cause this problem or is it the depo or the cevical dysplasia. if not those what can cause this to happen.
First, I'm sorry this is happening to you. It must be getting a bit frightening.
I think if I was in the same position, I would seek a second opinion from a different gynaecologist. For a few reasons.
1. All the questions you have asked you should expect your
gynae to have already explained. You pay good money for that advice, and just being dissed off with "I can't do anything" wouldn't be good enough in my book. Get a new dr.
2. Bleeding for this length of time isn't normal; isn't a normal side effect of the depo and can't be attributed to any other medications you are on.
3. Cervical dysplasia is a fairly general term that is only saying that some cells in the cervix are not normal. Without more information (that you should be asking for and getting) as to what kind of cells these are and what is the long term ramifications, you still don't have any kind of sensible diagnosis.
4. Iron deficiency and in extreme cases anaemia, can be the side effect of long term blood loss. Iron deficiency will make you feel emotional; cold; tired; unable to concentrate and when it's getting severe - heart palpitations. If at the very least your doctor hasn't followed up by giving you a supplement or checking your levels - well, I would be changing doctors. All of these symptoms can also be easily mistaken for depression. So get your iron levels checked.
5. Just because you are a young woman, don't expect to be spoken to by any health professional as if you are either a hypochondriac or an idiot. It is not on. Keep asking questions until you understand what is happening to you. Write your questions down, and the answers given. Take a friend to support you. It can be very intimidating dealing with specialists.
6. Be assertive and make it clear you want a resolution to the problem. Don't leave that surgery until you have a solid plan of action.
Finally, don't get too scared or obsessive. You are not alone in this journey - women have been fighting to be taken seriously by health professionals for generations. The fear stems from not understanding what is happening. The obsession is because in your own mind you are imagining the worst.
The real answer is far more simple. Unlikely to be a horrible, frightening or life threatening thing. This happens to millions of us world wide. Just demand that you need to have this stop, whatever it may take.
Good luck on your journey.