Any point in worrying??

Hiya everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas/advice for my situation?

In the last few weeks my lower abdomen has been feeling uniformly hard when i press on it (not muscles trust me haha) and it has started to protrude a lil just below my bbutton. Have had about three neg poas tests, a negative hcg blood test, and all other routine blood tests are normal.

I have been to a gp and he had no idea so don't fancy going back there- nxt step would be an ultrasound, but tryna dcide if its worth doing that just yet, altho if i was pregnant the baby would be born by the time i got an appt i think lol

I really dont think i could be pregnant, but has anyone heard of a situation like this/know what else causes this?

Edited by RachFizz

well I would be pushing for an urgent US referral at least. Could be something like fibroids (not wanting to worry you, it just as possibly might not be)

Try a different GP or second opinion, maybe someone you'd feel comfortable having an internal examination with? If it came to it
If you can't get to a specialist soon enough I mean, amybe see if there is a doc who has gynae experience before doing GP work?

Any other symptoms?Pain, irregular bleeding etc

Yeah GP said $160! I think i will try get an US appt then, he said it would be a huge waiting list bt it may not be the case. will see if my tummy get's bigger in the next week and will take the right vitamins etc. jic.

Spose i shud tell the whole story..

Came off b/c in august, had AF on the 18th and 30th. Had a possible oops on the 13th of sept but i really dont think i ovulated. Spotting started a few days later and continued til i started taking vitex last month. Stopped taking it when i noticed my abdo thing. Bleeding has gotten heavier but not what i would call normal AF, very light and always dark brown not red.
My boobs feel huge and i think my areolas are bigger, had a few bouts of nausea but nothing maor.... no other symptoms.
After the many neg tests have been pretty much living like i normally would- having a couple of drinks now and then, not a great diet, meds that may not be safe in preg. so feeling guilty. plus ive had cytomegalovirus- similar to glandular fever- which can cause congenital hearing and vision defects.
I think i might go out and get some elevit, il feel like a crazy person but what the hey. Have been reading a lot of american forums where ppl have been in similar situations and been pg so i gess it's worth acting like an idiot jic i am 'expecting'.
And will do some research into the fibroids possibility. Thanks for the advice so far!

I'd get it checked out to Rach, pregnancy would be the least of your worries. It could be a hearnia or fibroids as suggested. Get it checked out as firmness of the abdomin isn't normal.

What the others said, definitely get an ultrasound asap. My friend just had a fibroid removed last week that was twice the size of her uterus! She had no other symptoms apart from noticing her abdomen was expanding. I'm not saying that's what you have but they will be able to tell straight away via an ultrasound. Good luck!

How frustrating! I was the same when my dr wanted me to take Provera to stop the bleeding a few weeks ago... mine did stop after 3 weeks thank goodness... but I was worried about mucking up my hormones further... Hopefully it is just bloating but I agree you should demand a scan if not better in a few weeks... things take long enough in the health system as it is...

sally - I understood the first GP didn't know what was causing the bleeding and bloating and thought the next step in the diagnostic process would be ultrasound. The 2nd thought it was bloating. I had BTs until they were coming out my ears but they can't tell you about everything. I would not be embarassed at all to find out from an u/s that all is ok as it is sometimes the only way to know... gynae probs can be hard to diagnose!

just an update:

the day afta my last post the bleeding stopped. didnt hafta take the pills so was pretty stoked. Belly (im calling it that coz it looks like one lol) has gotten bigger- i look pregnant it's really strange. Still neg urine tests tho. Thinking bout going to get an US soon just to find out what's going on... if its bloating surely it wouldn't be pushing my stomach out this bad so im hoping it's nothing serious. I had a lot of bloating when i was on depo and it doesnt feel the same!
anyway not tryna be a drama queen just really confused atm

GL Rach ...hope `belly' gets sorted out soon hun