other | this sure is a default icon baxaronn
9:29 am - 01/17/2013

Does this sound like it shouldn't wait until Monday?
I've been bleeding pretty heavily for about three weeks now - something that's happened to me before, so I've been just trying to deal with it. It's started to affect me pretty badly, though, so I was planning to see a doctor on Monday.

Last night something that definitely was not a clot fell into my pad. It was semi-solid and seemed fleshy, which is... concerning. And it smells like something crawled up my vagina and died, a kind of rotten garbage smell. I've also had awful cramps when they're usually very mild to nonexistent.

I noticed the smell right after a shower (so I was squeaky-clean, and it wasn't coming from my clothes or my pad), and I checked to make sure I didn't leave a tampon or anything inside.

At this point I'm worried that there might be something in my uterus that really shouldn't be there, but how likely is that? There's absolutely no chance that I am or was pregnant unless sperm can hang around for eight years, which wasn't possible last time I looked.

Does this sound like something that really needs looked at before Monday? Last time I went to the ER for the bleeding (not this cycle, but a few months back) I was told there was nothing they could do, but the fleshy thing really freaked me out.
Lend a hand
kaberett 17th-Jan-2013 05:34 pm (UTC)
It might be worth having a look at the photos under the utering lining tag to see if they look like what you experienced? I'm afraid that's my best guess!
baxaronn 17th-Jan-2013 05:43 pm (UTC)
It definitely looked a lot like uterine lining, so that's a bit of a relief!
fushigi_na_chou 17th-Jan-2013 05:35 pm (UTC)
At the very least, I would call your doctor. The receptionist or nurse can tell you if you should make an appointment or go straight to the ER. Are you on any hormonal birth control by any chance? I know that some can cause very large chunks of lining to come out at once. This happened to me a couple years ago and I also freaked out, cuz it had never happened before. However, the smell is what concerns me. There shouldn't be any abnormal smell unless there's an infection or something.

Definitely call your doctor.
baxaronn 17th-Jan-2013 05:43 pm (UTC)
I guess this sounds weird, but I'm not sure I could call and ask? The clinic I was going to go to on Monday doesn't do appointments and I'm not sure that they'd answer questions over the phone, other than to tell me to come in before Monday, which isn't possible (no one would be able to drive me until after they close).

I'm not on hormonal birth control, but it does seem like it was uterine lining.
fushigi_na_chou 17th-Jan-2013 08:28 pm (UTC)
Hmm ... do you have an urgent care nearby? Those usually stay open pretty late (til 10 I think).
mrpissypuppy 17th-Jan-2013 06:33 pm (UTC)
Are you running a temperature? If you are, I'd try to see a doctor/er immediately.
anthylorrel 17th-Jan-2013 06:41 pm (UTC)
If you don't have a fever or anything, it was likely just a chunk of uterine lining. It might be that plus a case of BV or a YI. If you do have a fever, get you to an ER asap, if not, your appointment on monday should be fine.
somniumdraconae 18th-Jan-2013 02:19 am (UTC)
I'd say this, too. If you have any fever, lightheadedness, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, etc..., go to the ER or urgent care. Tell them you are having severe bleeding and think you passed a uterine cast/lining that may have been infected. But if you feel more or less fine, just keep an eye on your fluid intake and get some iron rich foods in you to make up for all the bleeding you've been doing, and see your doc/clinic when you can to discuss options for making it stop.
kuradi8 17th-Jan-2013 09:03 pm (UTC)
I had something similar. Turned out to be fibroids. I needed a course of hormones and a D&C but (knock wood) no profuse bleeding or any other symptoms since. I hope things go as smoothly for you. :o)
Lend a hand
This page was loaded May 24th 2013, 3:01 am GMT.