Vaginal gush bleeding in menopause

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Jumpship
Jumpship Member Posts: 305
edited July 2018 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

It's the week hours of the morning and this post-menopausal woman is freaking out! Guess I wasn't peeing my pants but bleeding! It's painful and so far I have lost about 1/8 cup of maroon liquid. My FSH puts me at menopausal. My last period was during chemo in 2014. Abdominal cramping all week. Was on Femara....but switched to Tamoxifen two days ago. No relationship with PCP and no OB or Onco-changed medical coverage. What the *&^ is this and who do I call?

Help!

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  • GreenValleyGirl
    GreenValleyGirl Member Posts: 8
    edited February 2018

    I’m not sure I can help you but I’ll let you know what happened to me. I’m 52 now. 2014 chemo stopped my periods completely. August 2017 had painful cramping then very heavy bleeding. 5 days then it stopped. The next month another period but very light. The next month only spotting. Now nothing. I guess it was my body’s last hurrah! I don’t know anything about FSH. If you are still concerned in the morning, be sure and call your doctor. I hope all is well

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  • GreenValleyGirl
    GreenValleyGirl Member Posts: 8
    edited February 2018

    I realize now I didn’t really answer your question. Maybe someone else can chime in about who to call

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  • farmerlucy
    farmerlucy Member Posts: 3,985
    edited February 2018

    Sounds similar to issues I had. I had surgical menopause at 55 but boy the year leading up to that was something. Very irregular but some days I thought I was bleeding to death. I was on Tamoxifen at the time. I do think that the fact that the uterine lining is shedding is a good thing Re: endometrial cancer. I'd probably get an appointment with a gyn, even if it is several months in the future and they could do a TVU or something.



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  • Michelle_in_cornland
    Michelle_in_cornland Member Posts: 1,689
    edited February 2018

    Glad to have those days behind me..... ditched the uterus and ovaries before starting Tamoxifen last year.

    Jumpship, go to a Planned Parenthood, if nothing else is available. They can screen for Cancer and check for a thickened uterine lining. My mom had cycles at 75 years old, probably due to her thyroid issues. She ended up getting a D&C.

    Here are the services that I found on the PP website that might pertain to your situation:

    Women's Services

    The compassionate staff at Planned Parenthood are experts in women's health care. We provide essential reproductive and sexual health services like pelvic exams, Pap tests, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for vaginal infections.

    Get Care

    Whether you have a specific health concern, or just need a routine well woman exam, Planned Parenthood is here for you.

    We offer services in:

    • Breast Exams
    • Cervical Cancer Screenings
    • Colposcopy
    • Cryotherapy
    • Incontinence
    • Infertility
    • LEEP
    • Mammogram Referrals
    • Menopause Testing and Treatment
    • Pap Test
    • Sexual Response Education
    • UTI Testing and Treatment
    • Vaginal Infections Testing and Treatment
    • Other Women's Health Services
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  • Jumpship
    Jumpship Member Posts: 305
    edited February 2018

    Thanks all. Saw pcp and met new ob this week. Their answer 'We don't know." Not good enough for me

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited February 2018

    Gyn needs to do an ultrasound of the uterus, I would think

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  • Jumpship
    Jumpship Member Posts: 305
    edited February 2018

    Ultrasound was 'unremarkable.' For me gushing was definitely remarkable

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  • Jumpship
    Jumpship Member Posts: 305
    edited July 2018

    Guess what? Another incident! Now not only am I wondering if I have cancer in the other female organs but if femara isn't the thing I should be taking. Thoughts?

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  • Egads007
    Egads007 Member Posts: 1,603
    edited July 2018

    Same thing happened to me. My gyn sent me for a hystersonogram which showed several polyps (large) and thickened lining that developed with 4 weeks of starting tamoxifen. Scared the heck out of me too. Eventually lead to a d&c, thankfully everything was benign. When I asked if tamox could cause this so quickly she said ‘oh yeah!’. I haven’t had any problems since and my lining remains normal. Push for further imaging until you have answers. ‘Unremarkable’ accompanied by further bleeding isn’t good enough in my books...something is causing it, they need to find out why. Keep us posted please.

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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited July 2018

    What is your age?

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  • Jumpship
    Jumpship Member Posts: 305
    edited July 2018

    Thanks. 51. Fsh levels checked a year ago and it was determined I was in menopause. I hate surgery and I really want to keep all the 'lady' parts. Wondering if losing the ovaries and Fallopian tubes would help my worry. You can biopsy the other areas easily but painfully but you can't biopsy the ovaries without surgery. Before gush one IB said she would never do a hysterectomy and the second one preferred I kept it all by was willing to do a salpingo-oop if it eased my mind. New OB might have graduated med school last year. Maybe. Don't think she's seen too many old ladies. She still thinks the Mona Lisa works 100% of the time and is worth its non-discounted price for breast cancer survivirs

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  • farmerlucy
    farmerlucy Member Posts: 3,985
    edited July 2018

    I had similar issues on tamoxifen. First surgery was ooph and d&c. Easy peasey. Still had a uterine polyp causing post meno spotting. Gyn was totally on board with complete hysterectomy. My surgery was total open hx. Still not too bad. Barely remember it. I should have done the hysterectomy years ago. Not thrilled about losing the ovaries. If you are Brca neg, the chances of ovarian cancer are very, very low.

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  • NotVeryBrave
    NotVeryBrave Member Posts: 1,287
    edited July 2018

    Interesting. Chemo stopped my periods at age 50 - had been having some perimenopausal symptoms prior but was still very regular. I had lots of problems with Tamoxifen and quit. I requested hormone testing since no period for over a year and wondering about trying an AI instead. That showed FSH (menopause) but Estradiol and LH (not menopause). GYN called it menopause, regular MO never discussed it, and second opinion MO said probably perimenopausal and to NOT try an AI for fear of "waking up" my ovaries.

    Meanwhile - I had an episode of horrible abdominal and groin pain one morning. Had an US two days later that showed thickened endometrium and ovarian cyst. Follow up US three months later with worse thickening and changes in cyst. GYN wanted D&C for pathology.

    And then I went on vacation with plans to take care of this when I got back - and had a period! First one in 18 months! So now I don't know what the plan will be.

    Long story short - maybe you're not menopausal?


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