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Had Painful, Heavy Periods With Clots, Migraine And Dizziness With Blurred Vision. Have Dysplasia And Fibroids Removed
Question: I am 34 female and have had increasingly worse periods, painful, heavy with clots, migraine headaches and make me feel dizzy and affect my vision occasionally making everything hazy. I have been getting period like pains throughout the whole month which I usually just associated with ovulation but now I have a had pain for two weeks since approx ovulation. The pain worsens when aroused/stimulated. I have dysplasia and fibroid removed from my ovary/tube 4 years ago, had biopsy for cin2 last year but was cleared after the second biopsy. I am not on any contraception.
Brief Answer:
Hello, I would be happy to help you!
Detailed Answer:
You definitely have a lot going on, so it will help you greatly to simplify things. I will break it down by system:
1. GYN - history of CIN2 / HPV, heavy periods, fibroids, pelvic pain
2. GI - IBS, reflux disease
3. Neuro - Migraine headaches, peripheral numbness / tingling, visual changes
4. Psych - depression / anxiety, chronic fatigue, "exhaustion".
5. Heme - family history of vWf disease
That is about enough. It is really important to break things down by system and look for common threads. Sometimes, also, you have to work with things that are concrete (such as heavy periods and fibroids) and once these are dealt with, see if other things fall into place (chronic fatigue and exhaustion). An approach to someone like you might be:
1. Focus on the GYN part of your history - heavy periods and cycle related pain. You need an ultrasound and a CBC to see if you are anemic. If you are not done with kids, then you need to be on medications to suppress your cycle, or the Mirena IUD. If you are done having kids, how about a hysterectomy.
2. You need to have regular visits with a Psychologist - if your anxiety is not well controlled, then anything you experience is magnified.
3. You need a consult with a Neurologist - this is for atypical migraines - you might benefit from medications that are used to treat these, such as beta-blockers
4. With the GI symptoms, make sure you have been tested for Celiac disease
5. Finally, get tested for von Willebrand's disease.
I hope that this helps!
Hello, I would be happy to help you!
Detailed Answer:
You definitely have a lot going on, so it will help you greatly to simplify things. I will break it down by system:
1. GYN - history of CIN2 / HPV, heavy periods, fibroids, pelvic pain
2. GI - IBS, reflux disease
3. Neuro - Migraine headaches, peripheral numbness / tingling, visual changes
4. Psych - depression / anxiety, chronic fatigue, "exhaustion".
5. Heme - family history of vWf disease
That is about enough. It is really important to break things down by system and look for common threads. Sometimes, also, you have to work with things that are concrete (such as heavy periods and fibroids) and once these are dealt with, see if other things fall into place (chronic fatigue and exhaustion). An approach to someone like you might be:
1. Focus on the GYN part of your history - heavy periods and cycle related pain. You need an ultrasound and a CBC to see if you are anemic. If you are not done with kids, then you need to be on medications to suppress your cycle, or the Mirena IUD. If you are done having kids, how about a hysterectomy.
2. You need to have regular visits with a Psychologist - if your anxiety is not well controlled, then anything you experience is magnified.
3. You need a consult with a Neurologist - this is for atypical migraines - you might benefit from medications that are used to treat these, such as beta-blockers
4. With the GI symptoms, make sure you have been tested for Celiac disease
5. Finally, get tested for von Willebrand's disease.
I hope that this helps!
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