Looking for some advise

the mere fact you are asking if you should seek another doctors opinion is enough to do that.  I went through the same thing, not as intense with my first dr and one year later it reappeared more consistently and found to have stage 1A cancer nonly after changing dr's.  If i had gone with my instincts one year earlier i might have found it in precancer or something else.

it is your body, the dr is treating you through his job not through your life.

unless you really can think of a good reason not to have a second opinion than do it.  You might also ask around to some of your feamale friends for a reference.  That is how i found my second Dr and was thrilled with her approach. 

good luck and put yourself first

If you are still experiencing pain and such, go for a second opinion but go to a different location to get one.   If not, sometimes they just look at the records and come up with the same conclusion.   If you are not feeling right, keep asking questions.  Also, when getting results and such demand seeing the doctor.  Also, if you feel they are just giving you medication or asking you to take pills you have the right to ask why, what for, etc.

I was experiencing pain, etc. for over a year and going to doctors to find out why.  I was told it couldn't be cancer, but it was.  If you cannot live daily without worrying about being embarrassed because of leakage, etc., then you need to seek another opinion.  A good physician will give you scenarios and options and would let you make the decision on whether to play the wait and see game.

Of course, this is just my opinion.  I hope you find your answers.

My best to you.

Kathy

NoTimeForCancer said:

If you were my friend I would

If you were my friend I would ask you, "Do you trust this doctor?"  If you told me "yes" I would encourage you to push harder.  If you said "no" I would ask if you would like to see mine (I LOVE her!!! she saved my life) or help you look for a new one. 

This is your life.  It might not be serious, but someone should be able to find out what it is. 

IMO.

I would definitely look for another doctor and get another opinion! It is definitely not normal to have spotting, especially such heavy bleeding. When my granddaughter was 16 she started having extremely heavy periods and excruciating cramps. Then she started spotting between periods. After months of dr visits and unsuccessful treatments, she was diagnosed with severe endometriosis. She is now undergoing treatment with a specialist who is giving her shots to stop her periods. She also had surgery to remove the endometriosis. In all, she has now gone thru two years of treatment and is still suffering severe cramps as the endometriosis has grown back. The doctor is confident that one her period stops, the endometriosis will gradually disappear. Meanwhile, she has missed so much school because of the pain, that it has affected her GPA. She is graduating from high school this spring but was unable to get into the school of her choice.

your symptoms are similar to hers and might be worth checking out. When I was diagnosed with UPSC, my only symptoms were bleeding and a vaginal discharge. Breakthrough bleeding and pain should not be ignored or treated so lightly. My primary care dr had sent me for an ultrasound when I first reported my symptoms but did not want to do anything else, saying he would do the ultrasound again in 6 months. I insisted on a referral to a gyn, who immediately scheduled a D&C, which revealed the cancer. So please get a second opinion!

Good Luck, Sandy

I had abnormal bleeding which started three months after I hit menopause.  I had a D&C for a benign endometrial polyp at that point.  I'd also had cervical polyps about 6 times before this which had caused bleeding.  Each time, I'd had them removed and they were benign.  Ten years later, I had bleeding again.  I had another D&C with a different doctor because of an endometrial polyp, and it turned out I had UPSC.  So keep a close watch on your endometrial thickening with follow ups. 

Incidentally, my husband's cousin took me aside and asked me if I'd had endometrial thickening because she knew I'd had uterine cancer and she'd recently been diagnosed with endometrial thickening.  Her doctor had recommended periodic follow ups.  A few months later, she was found to have breast cancer.  At some point, her doctor had commented on the size of her abdomen but wouldn't tell her what she thought might be wrong.  I told her it was my guess that the doctor thought she had malignant ascites, a fluid collection caused by cancer.  I would assume the endometrial thickening was coincidental to her (possible) ascites, if that's what it was, but I thought it was strange that she was worried about cancer in one place and then found it in another place.