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Uterine volume 100cc?
Hi all
I just had my 6 month gyno appointment and my doctor asked if I was ever in pain and I don’t usually have bad cramps. My cramping is mild and usually the week before my period, now that he aid it though I am questioning if I get cramps the day after I have sex or I am just obsessing. He does sonograms on me every 6 months because I have a terrible fear of dying of cancer because my mother had a uterine sarcoma and passed quickly when I was 21. He told me my uterine volume was 100cc and I just wanted to know if anyone else had a volume of 100cc with no other concern? He told me other than that my anatomy looks completely normal. He said it can happen if my period is approaching or because of my past c-section. At the time of my visit I was between 7-9 days away from getting my period.
I’ve had 2 live births, 1 vaginal (4 and a half years ago) and 1 c-section (1 and a half years ago). In between those I have a miscarriage, surgery for an ectopic pregnancy and then a d&c for a 11 week trisomy 18 pregnancy.
As you can see I am besides myself. I have severe health anxiety so my mind is convincing myself that something terrible is wrong.
I just had my 6 month gyno appointment and my doctor asked if I was ever in pain and I don’t usually have bad cramps. My cramping is mild and usually the week before my period, now that he aid it though I am questioning if I get cramps the day after I have sex or I am just obsessing. He does sonograms on me every 6 months because I have a terrible fear of dying of cancer because my mother had a uterine sarcoma and passed quickly when I was 21. He told me my uterine volume was 100cc and I just wanted to know if anyone else had a volume of 100cc with no other concern? He told me other than that my anatomy looks completely normal. He said it can happen if my period is approaching or because of my past c-section. At the time of my visit I was between 7-9 days away from getting my period.
I’ve had 2 live births, 1 vaginal (4 and a half years ago) and 1 c-section (1 and a half years ago). In between those I have a miscarriage, surgery for an ectopic pregnancy and then a d&c for a 11 week trisomy 18 pregnancy.
As you can see I am besides myself. I have severe health anxiety so my mind is convincing myself that something terrible is wrong.
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I agree. I can honestly say I don't think I have ever had my uterine volume measured and am not sure what you really mean by that. :>) But your doctor says it is normal. When I tried to search, I got things on normal uterine size.
Health anxiety is difficult. I am very sorry for he loss of your mother. I was also fairly young when my mother passed away. She didn't die of cancer but of a fluke situation. So, now I am left to feel like at any time 'anything' could happen and steal my loved ones from me. Sigh. I do also have a bit of health anxiety over my own health because I greatly fear leaving my kids (like she left me?). So, I understand. It doesn't interfere with my life though and this sounds like it does for you. The expense of going to the doctor every six months for an ultrasound, etc. Anxiety IS treatable. Psychologists are like everything else with good ones out there and not so good ones. But I'd call your insurance to see who you could see and be covered insurance wise. Another good place to find a trusted psychologist with a good reputation is the doctor you see that does the routine checks for you because of your worry. I am surprised they have not yet suggested it. My ob/gyn is very in tune with women and our psychology and tries to stay on top of suggesting when they feel that either their mood or anxiety are outside of where it should be to lead a copacetic life. You may also at some point opt for medication if anxiety continues to plague you. You've had a baby not long ago with a one and a half year old. Which means you may still have some hormones trying to get back to normal. And I know when my kids were toddlers and babies, sleep was scarce. So, you also need to work on proper rest, eating well and try to exercise a bit (which just helps keep our body and mind in tip top shape).
Again, I do not know about volume of uterus. In all of my years, this has never come up for me and it is hard to find it as a topic on the internet which leads me to believe your doctor simply made a comment. I know you are extra sensitive to this as your mom died of uterine cancer and there can be some genetic predisposition. So, your worry and anxiety is not totally out of the blue. But it also needs to be kept in perspective for the sake of your daily life. hugs
Health anxiety is difficult. I am very sorry for he loss of your mother. I was also fairly young when my mother passed away. She didn't die of cancer but of a fluke situation. So, now I am left to feel like at any time 'anything' could happen and steal my loved ones from me. Sigh. I do also have a bit of health anxiety over my own health because I greatly fear leaving my kids (like she left me?). So, I understand. It doesn't interfere with my life though and this sounds like it does for you. The expense of going to the doctor every six months for an ultrasound, etc. Anxiety IS treatable. Psychologists are like everything else with good ones out there and not so good ones. But I'd call your insurance to see who you could see and be covered insurance wise. Another good place to find a trusted psychologist with a good reputation is the doctor you see that does the routine checks for you because of your worry. I am surprised they have not yet suggested it. My ob/gyn is very in tune with women and our psychology and tries to stay on top of suggesting when they feel that either their mood or anxiety are outside of where it should be to lead a copacetic life. You may also at some point opt for medication if anxiety continues to plague you. You've had a baby not long ago with a one and a half year old. Which means you may still have some hormones trying to get back to normal. And I know when my kids were toddlers and babies, sleep was scarce. So, you also need to work on proper rest, eating well and try to exercise a bit (which just helps keep our body and mind in tip top shape).
Again, I do not know about volume of uterus. In all of my years, this has never come up for me and it is hard to find it as a topic on the internet which leads me to believe your doctor simply made a comment. I know you are extra sensitive to this as your mom died of uterine cancer and there can be some genetic predisposition. So, your worry and anxiety is not totally out of the blue. But it also needs to be kept in perspective for the sake of your daily life. hugs
Yes I believe my anxiety is the real problem. My mother’s cancer was extremely rare and I did speak to her doctor and my own and they try to reassure me but the anxiety is the problem. I guess anxiety rally convinces you of things that aren’t real though.
But aside from my anxiety and fears I was just wondering about the volume and if anyone else heard of this or knew of their volume.
But aside from my anxiety and fears I was just wondering about the volume and if anyone else heard of this or knew of their volume.
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If your doctor says its volume is normal 8 days before a period, then you kind of have to assume it is normal. I have read that the uterus gains in volume over the years of a woman's life; haven't seen anything that says the volume of the uterus has a predictive relationship to cancer.
Do you have an oncologist to talk to about the odds of cancer for yourself, or are you just doing this with Dr. Internet and a regular ob/gyn or GP? I don't know if it would ease your anxiety but it might help to discuss the issue with an oncologist.
Thing is, it sounds like your biggest medical problem is not cancer but anxiety. You might do best to take the medical information you get from the oncologist -- the realistic odds, not your imagined ones -- to a counselor or psychiatrist, and tell him or her that you can't get a grip on how risky it really is because you are so tremendously anxious. These are the medical professionals to help you with anxiety.
If worst comes to worst and the anxiety is crippling you and a therapist can't help, there is always the alternative of having a hysterectomy. No problem with uterine cancer then. I don't think I would do it, but if I was absolutely paralyzed with fear and this would solve it, well, who knows, I might. Especially if the oncologist said there was realism behind my worries.
Do you have an oncologist to talk to about the odds of cancer for yourself, or are you just doing this with Dr. Internet and a regular ob/gyn or GP? I don't know if it would ease your anxiety but it might help to discuss the issue with an oncologist.
Thing is, it sounds like your biggest medical problem is not cancer but anxiety. You might do best to take the medical information you get from the oncologist -- the realistic odds, not your imagined ones -- to a counselor or psychiatrist, and tell him or her that you can't get a grip on how risky it really is because you are so tremendously anxious. These are the medical professionals to help you with anxiety.
If worst comes to worst and the anxiety is crippling you and a therapist can't help, there is always the alternative of having a hysterectomy. No problem with uterine cancer then. I don't think I would do it, but if I was absolutely paralyzed with fear and this would solve it, well, who knows, I might. Especially if the oncologist said there was realism behind my worries.
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Are you concerned about your uterine volume because you think it is too big or too small?
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