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cramping with no ovaries, cervix, or uterus?
Women's Health | Last Active: Jan 24, 2023 | Replies (60)Comment receiving replies
It seems like years have past since this post first began, yet here I am with similar questions. I hope there are those still following.
I am 51 and I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 5/2018. A complete hysterectomy was performed (both ovaries, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, etc) as well as a biopsy of the pelvis and abdomen. Diagnosis came back as stage 3. I am not doing chemo, just hormone suppressants.
It is now 1/2019 and I started having cramps like I did before the hysterectomy. I am not constipated, bowels are working fine, and I have no issues with my bladder.
Oh, and to add a complication to the matter, I had multiple mini heart attacks 1/1/2019 so I am on all sorts of new drugs.
Any other ideas and which doc should I go see. GYN or Onc? Should I be concerned?
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You are probably right that one or all of your new drugs are interacting. You look online and research those drugs for side effects. Any that match the problems that you are having write down and ask your cardiologist (or whatever type of dr you went to for your mini heart attacks). It could also be the hormone suppressants, and they could be interacting with your heart medicine. The hormones suppressants could also be causing your mini heart attacks since hormones tend to cause a host of problems.
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Hi, @tlunday, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I would be perplexed, too, if I had cramps come back just like before having a hysterectomy. Understandable you are trying to puzzle it out.
If you click on VIEW & REPLY in your email notification, you will see the whole discussion and can join in, meet, and participate with other members talking about their experiences.
Hoping that members like @miyaedwards @philstar22 @pattitoo @airey2 @epohyag43 will return and weigh in with their thoughts on the cramping you are experiencing. @darlia @baxtersmom and @travelgirl may also have some thoughts.
I'd also like to suggest, @tlunday, that you might check out our Cancer group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/cancer/ and also our Heart & Blood Health group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-blood-vessel-conditions/ to read about others' experiences and share about some of your own in these health arenas.
You are right that having gone through multiple health issues and taking a variety of medications would add to the complexity of your question about cramping. Do you have a general practitioner you might consult to start with, as it's not clear what specialist to ask?