Unfortunately the antibiotics the GP keeps prescribing is not curing the underlying problem so I'd need urine culture and vaginal swab test as well to rule out infections etc i have now two problems that I think might be somewhat connected but I was referred to public hospital with long waiting time. Any recommendation where to go private with these problems?
About March I went in to the doctor as I found a small lump on my breast, the doctor was a man and didn't actually check me but asked me to describe where it was, and then referred me to a breast clinic for a scan. I hear nothing back for ages and I finally call them a few weeks ago and they said I am on the waiting list and will be getting scanned in November - the lady i spoke to made it seem like 6 months to a year is a normal amount of time to be waiting- is this normal?
EDIT to add that I'm 33 and otherwise healthy
I've been in and out of my gp and gynae since I was 12 with "painful periods" but they've gotten progressively worse over the years. I've tried around 5 different pills and have the mirena coil 13 months, the mirena coil actually helped amazingly for 6 months but then just stopped working. I had a pelvic mri last year that identified potential superficial endo and one of my ovaries being weirdly high up. My gp last year advised I try the mirena. I got referred to an endometriosis clinic (the one in the Coombe) last week, gp said because im paying private i should hear something within 8 weeks but what should I expect from the clinic? Im genuinely terrified I'm going to be completely fobbed off and sent home, or just put on another pill with no follow up. I don't necessarily want surgery i just want my periods sorted and to not have to plan my life around them anymore. What should I expect? Thank you!
So my Consultant is pretty sure I have endometriosis. While it wasn't found on an MRI, she's happy to make the diagnosis off scans and history.
As I've no further plans for kids, one of the treatment options is to chemically induce menopause and provide me with HRT at the same time.
There's the option of a daily "all-in-one" drug that essentially shuts down my ovaries and provides the replacement hormones all in one. The other option is a drug to shut down the ovaries but to also go through traditional HRT, meaning monthly injections.
The "all-in-one" drug option is licenced by the NHS and is used with great success over there but isn't licenced in Ireland yet so I would have to pay full price for it (no idea how much), while the more traditional injection route is licenced but would mean monthly visits to the GP.
Has anyone here gone through with chemical menopause? Were you given options around it? Have you tried any of the above? What were your experiences with it?
All and any input is appreciated!!
I had my implanon inserted at the end of March this year so 6.5 months ago now. Have had no issues with it once it healed after insertion but for the past week or 2 around it is SO itchy. When it’s really itchy it feels hot to the touch.
This also happened a couple of months ago but very briefly, I mentioned it to my doctor and she just said that was strange and everything looked fine.
Has anyone else experienced this? I don’t want to get it taken out but at the moment my arm feels like it’s burning
I've added the above flair because I THINK I am in perimenopause (typical where I have All the symptoms but no official medical diagnosis)
Anyway...
Is it a PM symptom to have itchy boob's.. I mean insanely itchy, but only on half .. like below my ripple and across... literally half my breast
No rash, no bra issues, no weird color nippls etc but I'm wondering is it PM specific or so.mething that need medical attention? Anyone else have this?
Hi ladies. First off I’ll caveat this by saying I am 2.5 years postpartum so this isn’t fresh, but I’m only now having the chance to think back about my experience.
I do not want to scare any expectant mothers off c- sections at all but I more so would love feedback from others who went through similar to me.
I went into birth without a plan as I was aware and accepting of the fact that it’s unpredictable. Obviously I would have preferred to experience a vaginal birth but it didn’t go that way and I had an emergency section. Cannot fault the midwives and doctors - all amazing and seamless. I accepted it straight away as I would be happy as long as my baby got here safely.
Anyway, how did fellow mammies feel in the days post c-section? Looking back, I was totally out of it on the pain meds they were giving me. I didn’t ask questions when they brought me meds every few hours - I just took them as I trusted the process and did what I was told. I was hallucinating and swaying during the night while simultaneously trying to figure out how to be a mammy for the first time. Is this a normal experience? Have others experienced similar?
Hi everyone,
I’m booked in for a body lift/tummy tuck following significant weight loss. I’m expecting to need approximately 4 weeks off work to recover.
I work as a civil servant and I’m wondering how people have handled this with their employer. Am I entitled to take sick leave for this type of surgery, and what information would I need to provide to my employer/HR?
I’m particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has had similar surgery while working in the Civil Service/HSE or another public-sector role.
I’d prefer not to go into the personal details of the surgery with my employer if I don’t have to.
Thanks in advance for any advice! ❤️
Advise
Hi there, I am 32 mother of 2 youngest is 5. I found a small pea sized lump under my left arm 6 weeks ago, I saw GP she gave antibiotics to see if that will help. She could feel lump as well. Antibiotics did not work, lump got a bit bigger, she reffered me as urgent to the breast clinic. In the 2 weeks waiting for the appointment the lump got larger, my armpit is thicker, my left breast swelled up so big and hurts so bad, there is a rash and repeated pain like a shock going through both armpit and breast. The swelling went down a little bit but pain is considerably worse. I got an appointment for today, just finished seeing the Proffessor and she said she couldn't feel my lump dismissed swelling in one breast and pain as hormones told me off basically for being worried and told me to take evening primrose oil and wear a tight bra they gave me in clinic today I asked for ultrasound and she basically said they would not be doing any further testing she will bring me back in 4 weeks. I told her I feel like something is seriously wrong and she just dismissed me.
has this happened to anyone else?
Symptoms are worsening.
Thanks
Tonight's Prime Time (RTÉ 1) covered the massive issues with Endometriosis care in Ireland.
Staggering stats and a powerful story of Dr Rachel O'Connor who had to seek life saving treatment abroad.
We need serious investment and training to fix the system.
Literally don’t know what options I’ve got left anymore when it comes to birth control. I took Cerelle for two months as a teen and it made me hopelessly depressed. Switched to Mercilon a few months later and that was ok for about a year until my acne started flaring up again, previous acne had been treated with roaccutane and my skin had been perfect ever since. Switched to Yasmin and lasted about 6 months as my skin didn’t improve and it made me horribly constipated. Then tried the copper iud and, despite the horrendous bleeding and pain, got on ok with it for 3 years until I started getting recurring thrush infections. Had to have that removed and was recommended the Jaydess iud. First one was fine and got through 3 years on it. Then had that one removed and a new one inserted and that was ok for 2.5 years until I started getting recurring thrush again. I’ve obviously had to have that removed and I was hoping to bridge a break with Mercilon since, from memory, that didn’t affect my mood too much 11/12 years ago. I lasted 7 pills. It made me nauseous, fatigued, dizzy and my blood pressure was low, I became angry and irritated at literally everything and everyone and I developed extreme apathy. I’m in marathon training for a May marathon and, having previously been really enjoying training and looking forward to the actual marathon, then decided I couldn’t be bothered to do the marathon anymore. As well as suddenly deciding I can’t be bothered to build the gaming pc that I have just ordered all of the components for and was very excited to built. The implant and the injection aren’t something I want to try as if it does affect my mood I can’t just stop like I was able to with Mercilon. I’ll probably just go back to the Jaydess iud but I know I’ll end up with recurring thrush eventually and it ends up constantly being at the back of my mind wondering how long will I actually get away with it before I have to have it removed again. Before I had the last iud removed I tried treating the thrush, then doing 2 weeks of nightly boric acid, then I treated for thrush again and then did 5 nights of a vaginal probiotic gel and that didn’t work at all. It just feels like there’s no contraception that I can get along with and it’s so frustrating.
Under arm lump
Currently have a left ear infection for the last 6 days or so. Got antibiotics ear drops Wednesday. Friday night found a lump under my right arm between bra line and where hair starts. Have slight pain in it when arm is down after I touch it yesterday and had gotten more painful since yesterday evening to this morning 1 can this be something to do with being unwell 2 Could this be a lymph node or cyst 3 I have to wait until Monday to get a doctor. Should I push to get an ultrscan? Late 20s nearly 30. 5foot nothing. Generally take vitamin b,c,d and iron. Not being on antibiotics in over a decade Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Edit. Trust my body to over react to an infection it couldn’t fight without the help of antibiotics drops🙃
Ablation Experiences Please
Very much a TMI post.
I’m living in menstrual hell. Third admission to hospital in two weeks due to bleeding-blood loss despite having a Mirena coil and being on transaxamic acid and mefac. Clots so big that one them dislodged the coil. Terrifying. Flooding and gushing. Gross.
An ablation is planned. Would love to know any experiences please?
I’m 49 so hopefully it will see me through to my crone era. I can’t bloody wait (see what I did there as I do wait sat in blood).
I feel very vulnerable and insecure about this matter so please be kind.
I have always struggled with trying to have sex. Upon penetration it is really painful and uncomfortable. Even the smear/servical check is always a horrendous experience. Recently I have discovered that I most likely have hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and have read up a little bit about the connection between women with hEDS and them finding it difficult to have penetrative sex. Is there anyone else who has had similar experiences and have made the same connection? Do you have any advice?
I am just looking for some advice because I feel at a loss. I am 21, and 4 months ago I started having uti symptoms, I’ve seen the gp 5 times and had multiple urine tests that showed up white blood cells and once e-coli came back but apparently not enough levels to rule it as a uti. I’ve been on multiple rounds of antibiotics, which at the start worked but a few days after finishing the course my symptom of constantly needing to pee kept coming back. I eventually went and seen a urologist which he has given me a 3 month prescription of Trimethoprim, which I am about a month into. My problem is that I went for a cystoscopy a few days ago and the urologist said that everything looks fine. I was really disappointed with this as I just want an answer to what is going on with me. I will say that my only symptoms are the urge to pee and occasionally it will sting a bit after peeing, but since I have started taking d mannose and the antibiotics I feel like my symptoms are a bit more manageable compared to before. Another thing is last week I woke up with this stabbing pain in my side which felt similar to when I had a kidney infection a few years ago. The urologist did a bedside ultrasound the first consultation I had with him and he said my kidneys and bladder look good. He now wants to do a more in depth ultrasound next week, and then a consultation a different day. I have already spent hundreds of euro trying to get to the bottom of this and I feel like the ultrasound will just turn up with nothing either and I’m just wasting more time and money. I also have no annual leave left and have taken so many sick days from work over this that I honestly just don’t know what to do anymore. I am just trying to hold on to hope that the antibiotics will start to work fully. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!