Shell shocked after complex atypical hyperplasia diagnosis – Liz’s story

The post Shell shocked after complex atypical hyperplasia diagnosis – Liz’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. Sorry that this story of mine is so long but so much has happened all interlinked with each other I felt it is all important and might be useful to someone else in similar circumstances. At the beginning of this year after 3 years of no periods I had a couple of small bleeds lasting at most 2 days, shortly after I had an acute chest infection requiring large doses of antibiotics. At a follow up visit re this at my GP surgery I asked if I would be able to have the steroid injection in my thumb which had been cancelled due to the infection, but he felt that I wasn’t totally clear, I’m a bit of a joker and said “Oh typical just my luck I end up with a massive infection, can’t have my steroid injection re arthritis in my thumb and yet again I’ve come on after 3 years period free”. Nick my gp swung around quickly facing me and asked a few questions, next I knew I have a referral for a hand Xray and told I will have to go to Wansbeck hospital to the gynae outpatients as this isn’t normal. Despite having chronic back & neck problems, arthritic knees which do need replacements, desperately trying to lose weight as I am unfortunately very overweight I am not one for having illnesses, flu and colds pass me by and if I cut myself I heal quickly so how could anything be wrong? Within days I had my appointme...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories Complex Atypical Hyperplasia Source Type: news