I cannot remember when I first started to have very heavy menstruation. I think I have been having it for many years.  To begin with, I have never had ‘normal’ menstrual flow or regular flows. It was worst at the peak of my PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) days.  I would have menses several times in a year  only and even when the much awaited Aunt Flow came, it did not seem normal and lasted for one to two days. Even during my teenage years, it was not quite normal.

I never really thought that extremely heavy menstrual flow was not normal until I met up with my childhood friend yesterday.  She told me that she had had some fibroids removed from her uterus last year as she had very heavy menstrual flow and her doctor was concerned that this would cause her to be anemic.  Suddenly, it dawned on me that my heavy menses could be a symptom that I am having uterine fibroid. And this explains the extremely heavy flow with blood clots at times.  And now I know why my energy level is pit low lately.  I could be anemic!  On top of heavy menses flow, the flow would drag on for 2 weeks, with the last few days of having spotting.  Now as I am typing this, I am pretty worried.  I told the hubs that I  better fix an appointment to see my fertility specialist, who is a very detailed and good gynae.  He first detected that I had a small fibroid when I was pregnant with Cass.  Then after giving birth to Cass, the fibroid could not be seen anymore via Ultrasound scan.

I have already marked my eCalendar that I must must must fix an appointment to see Dr Chung before Chinese New Year. I have not seen Dr Chung for over 6 years.  The last time I saw him was after the Amnio test was done when I was pregnant with Cass.  Then I went to our regular gynae who did the C-Sect delivery for all my babies.  It has also been my wish to see Dr Chung again to tell him that the baby whom he was initially worried could be a Down Syndrome baby (thus ordered an Amnio done) is now a very beautiful 5YO girl.  Dr Chung detected Cass’ dilated right kidney when she was only about 17 weeks old in-utero and he has one of the best Ultrasound machines in KL back then.

Post would be continued after my appointment with Dr Chung…