But wait, isn’t this ovarian cancer?

The Right Upper Quadrant pain was still there under my rib (yet subtle) but I was also experiencing pelvic pain. Sometimes I’d feel sharp, stabbing pain in what I thought was my uterus and sometimes I’d experience pain during intercourse. I attributed it to peri-menopause and thought maybe I had a fibroid(s). More confusing though, I was experiencing an unusual amount of pain when I had a bowel movement. So again, I figured diet was to blame for that – but by this point I had really gone back to my generally healthy eating.

Basically, I just didn’t feel right and Rick was getting concerned too. So on January 7, 2019 I called to schedule appt with Dr Shifren, my Gynecological endocrinologist at MGH. She had been treating me for peri-menopause symptoms.

She’s usually really tough to get an appointment with but fate was on my side. She had a cancellation in 3 days if I wanted the appt. Yes, yes I did!

I saw her on Jan 10. When I described my symptoms she scheduled an ultrasound for the following week. She also did a Pap smear and a pelvic exam. I think we both suspected fibroids at this point.