Question for the women in their 40's

[Pam]

I shouldn't even open this thread because I am way past 40 but I am a woman so I did! My story is a little different than yours. It was last January and I was getting ready to go to my nephew's surprise birthday party. I stopped to use the bathroom before we left the house. There was blood in my undies. I am well past menopause so it was not a good sign at all.

Saw my OB-GYN who sent me first for an ultrasound which revealed two fibroids. He felt that this was the reason for the bleeding but went one step further and had me go through an endometrial biopsy. I found it to be painful but was happy that he was being so thorough. He had given me a pill to take beforehand to relax me but it didn't kick in until I was on the way home. I say all of that just to say I applaud you for having yourself thoroughly checked out. In this day and age there is no reason to wonder and worry about any symptoms that we may have. There are tests for everything, and anything detected early is better than waiting. For me, the endometrial biopsy revealed no cancer Thank God!

Robin I knew that you had had cancer but never knew which type. I am sooooo glad that you are OK now. ((((hugs)))) Caseysmom, go ahead and have all necessary testing and, yes, growing old is the pits but oh so much better than the alternative. If there are any men still reading.....see how lucky you are! LOL!

[Catty1]

lvpets .... ROTFLMBO!!!!

[moosmom]

OMG Laura!!!!

I'm in pain right now from laughing so hard!!! I'm crying!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Thanks for sharing it!

[caseysmom]

Thanks everyone, Pam thank you for sharing, I also mean women that have been in their 40's

Laura's babies...thanks for the laugh...how true!

[Marigold2]

Wow, getting old sucks. At 48 I have all kinds of aches and pains. Pinched nerve, etc..... who knows what the heck is all going on in that mysteries, wonderful and complex thing we call our bodies.

As Simon & Garfunkle said, "silence like a cancer growth"

Still we over eat, smoke, drink have unsafe sex and mutilate this precious vessel we carry with us till death knocks on our door, loudly.

Once you hit 40 the body is less forgiving of past and present sins. That hamburger with cheese, that piece of chocolate cake, so bad now for the heart and other organs.

I am always amazed when I drive by a McDonalds. I haven't eaten there in over 30 years and can't imagine ever eating there again. I don't know anyone that does except for teenages that don't really care about heart problems.

I loved that commerical that was on when the couple drove up to a window in a fast food joint and ordered a ba dunk a dunk, thunder theighs, double chin. So true so true.

To all the woman who have female problems, thanks for sharing, may your troubles be small and your happiness great, now pass me some cheesecake.

[Rachel]

Another *way past 40* one weighing in here. Hmmm, maybe I should use another cliche besides *weighing in* as that's a challenge too.

I recently had a endometrial biopsy and didn't find the experience to be that painful. It was more like moderate menstral cramps. Didn't take any pain pills before or after. Since that test however I have had experienced very slight cramping - the kind one might get right before a period - which for me are long gone. Don't know if that is a result of the test or a part of what might be going on. My biopsy was normal but I have to have a second pelvic ultrasound tomorrow morning due to what the first one showed, which for someone at my stage shouldn't be there.

At the first meeting with the gynocologist the words D&C, hysterectormy, and removal of the ovaries were mentioned. But a subsequent normal pap test, normal CA125 and the endometrial biopsy are encouraging. Don't know what direction this will take me and I vacillate between denial that anything can be wrong and of course ...the worst scenerio.

[caseysmom]

Hugs Rachel. I hope everything is fine with you.