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[sahmsfreeb]

ok for the last month ive been gaining weight. mainly in my abdomen. some in my breast. so much weight gain that i needed to go from a loose 8 pants to a tight fitting size 10. for the last 3 weeks i have been working out. almost 5 miles a day on the treadmill, step and bycicle. some people say thyroid. i just read .... and i have totally freaked myself out now.. ovarian cancer.

i am calling the doctor tomorrow. this has been going on for 2 months. first is was 10 lbs in the month of august now its 5 more lbs...
i had a period two weeks ago.. it seemed normal.


i am totally freaking now... i think i need positive thoughts prayers and ideas...

my last gyn visit was in april...

ok going to try to go to bed now.. i am still freaking... ready to cry...
ovarian cancer is a scary term.... makes thyroid problems seem pale...
praying i get an appointment tomorrow...

toodles...

[cpbaby]

Oh, I am sorry you are freaking. I hope you find out good things at the DR tomorrow.

{{{{{{{huggles}}}}}}}

[menanamama]

well post asap so we know what is going on.

[Satin]

I don't mean to be intrusive, but how old are you?

The onset of menopause is the most likely explanation--even if you are not yet old enough to go through it, it could be the very first hormonal fluctuations. Your period seemed normal and that's a good sign that it isn't cancer.

It's normal to be scared but you'll most likely be fine.

[msmom79]

good idea to get a check up,if only to set your mind at ease! sending hugs and prayers your way.ann

[sahmsfreeb]

im 34 gonna be 35 in nov. and dotn think its personal to ask my age... :p

now if it was my kid goin round askin ages... well i'd bop him! lol!


note to self... dont play doctor by looking your symptoms online... :eek:


menopause.. say it aint so... i wanted a third child... but im on the patch... dh doesnt want any more.. i do... if i go off of the patch hes getting a vacectomy.. i was hoping id get strep thorat and need antibiotics... :D :cool:


i am gonna call the dr. at 830... im gonna be a bit late for my workout... ill do it from my cell phone....

ty for your support! i really needed it!

[YankeeMary]

Praying that its nothing to worry about. Hugs.

[DivineMsDi]

Hugs to you....I know what you are going through.. I am a few years older than you but this all started with me when I was about 33/34...I remember my son was maybe a year old. We were living in England. For the first time I had my period for about 10 or 12 days and it was bad. I went to the gyno and all was okay. Then after that, I would have one or two months where it was bad. This has kept me running to the doctor for the last 4 years. Anyhow, a lot of things can cause weight gain. Are you watching your sodium? That can make you bloated. Stress also adds on the pounds. You may even have an ovarian cyst or fibroids...there are so many possible things. You will get a blood test and find out. Maybe they will do a sonogram on you.

I agree, do not keep checking medical pages about what MAY be wrong. You will drive yourself crazy.

Take care and keep us all posted!!!

[Willow]

I know that PCOS causes weight gain around the middle. Do you have any other symptoms? I hope it's nothing serious.

[ladybugbhb]

on a lighter note, do you think that you MAY be pg? i do not know about the patch, but i had a friend that was on the depo shots, with a 99.9 % rate, and she now has three kids instead of two!! she still had her periods, bc the shot kept her going. the only way she found out she was, she went to the dr for a gyn check up!!!!
something to think about maybe???

[nanajoanie]

on a lighter note, do you think that you MAY be pg? i do not know about the patch, but i had a friend that was on the depo shots, with a 99.9 % rate, and she now has three kids instead of two!! she still had her periods, bc the shot kept her going. the only way she found out she was, she went to the dr for a gyn check up!!!!
something to think about maybe???


This was my first thought - possibly pregnant. A period doesn't mean not pregnant all the time. I had 3 kidlettes and never missed one blooming period. Bummer for me.

Wonder if the fellas are reading this :p

[DreamWarrior]

OOh I was gonna say, is it POSSIBLE that you could be preggers?
I have heard that the patch isnt always effective, just like the pill...
how long have you been on the patch? is it possible that the weight gain is FROM the patch?

[sahmsfreeb]

first.. i have a 115 appointment... with the nurse practitioner... i am sure she will test me for preg... :)
god i hope im preg... it would be great!
i have been on the patch for 2 years...

im just a lil scared cause the women in my family (mom and her cousins) all had weird fibroids in their uterus... i am the only one using BC for the past few years to prevent some of that....


well at 1:15 ill pee in a cup and give up some blood! lol!!!!

things i dont wanna hear...
thyroid...
cancer...
tumor...
fibroid...

things i want to hear...

sweetie its positive.....


and i swear as god is my witness i will never type in weight gain in the google search engin again!!!!!!!!

[kelly12569]

first.. i have a 115 appointment... with the nurse practitioner... i am sure she will test me for preg... :)
god i hope im preg... it would be great!
i have been on the patch for 2 years...

im just a lil scared cause the women in my family (mom and her cousins) all had weird fibroids in their uterus... i am the only one using BC for the past few years to prevent some of that....


well at 1:15 ill pee in a cup and give up some blood! lol!!!!

things i dont wanna hear...
thyroid...
cancer...
tumor...
fibroid...

things i want to hear...

sweetie its positive.....


and i swear as god is my witness i will never type in weight gain in the google search engin again!!!!!!!!



keep us posted... by my time, you're at the doc right now so Im thinkin about you

happy thoughts

[queenangie]

Sending happy thoughts your direction.

My first thought was pg too.
Could be any number of minor issues too.

Keep us posted!
God BLess you!

[sahmsfreeb]

sigh.. i just came home and peed in the cup... negative...
the doctor has me going in for a full blood workup...
and a sonogram of my thyroid and abdomen....



this was not what i wanted to hear...

now the lesser of two evils.. do i root for thyroid... praying that its not fibroids or the other way around???


well gotta go and get the kids and then im off to religion!

toodles..
thanks for all of your support... im bummed now.. i wanted a baby...

[DivineMsDi]

I know you wanted to be pg...:( Sorry! I remember I was your age and having some problems and Aunt Flo was a week or 2 late (odd for me). Took several pg tests...nervous as heck...negative....Part of me was VERY sad. Once you come to the point when you will have no more kids, you get very blue. People still ask me if I am having any more. Guess one kid is not enough! :D

Take care...:)