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Can anyone help me ???

I am 36 years old and about three months ago I went to the doctor because I was having severe anxiety attacks and pain in my chest. My doctor ordered several heart tests (EKG, Stress Test, Ultrasound of heart) as well as MRI of the brain. The only thing found with my heart was that it doesn't close all the way when pumping and with my brain they found a small mass on the prefrontal area of the brain. The doctor didn't seemed too worried about either and just said that I was having anxiety problems. Ok fast forward to now, about two weeks ago I went to an OBGYN because I have not had a menstrual cycle at all since November 24, 2008 and I am in severe pain both in my lower back and abdomen, it hurts after sexual intercourse with my husband so that hasn't happened in a long while, I am always bloated, I suffer from constipation and diarrhea quite often. I went on Monday (Jan 26th) for a vaginal ultrasound and they found a cyst that I believe they said was on my uterus. (again no big deal I guess). I went for my mammogram today and they took the 1st set of pictures, the Radiologist read that and requested more pics, then the radiologist ordered an ultrasound of both breasts. I will see my doctor again tomorrow for these results. Now what I am concerned about is that if all of this is no big deal then why am I in so much pain? Why am I not having a period? On Monday while I was in his office I asked what is going on with me and he casually mentioned that the next step might be to check for Endometreosis? If there is anyone reading this that might have any insight Please share that with me. I am desperate, I am getting no sleep because of pain and I feel nautious everyday and I don't know what to do...

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Go back and get copies of the report from the brain MRI. You need to know exactly what the *mass* is - a cyst, a what? You deserve and have an obligation to know what is going on - get copies of everything from now on - labs, reports - even films! But have it in your hands so that if you go to another doctor, you can take it with you and be clear about what you have.
So get a copy of that US report and mammo, too.
Some things may seem scary at first until you get to know what it really is. But your doctors are not doing you a favor.
I had endometriosis... sounds like you have a lot of stuff going on. I had that - pit tumors, female stuff, PCOS, thyroid nodules, ...
Make sure you get copies of everything.
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  Your story reminds me of the typical "blind men and the elephant" story. Each man (doctor) is feeling a different part of the elephant (finding different signs and abnormalities) and declaring that the creature is a snake, a tree, etc. depending on what part of the elephant they're dealing with (different diagnoses). If they communicated with each other and put it all together, they'd discover it's an elephant ( find the correct diagnosis).

I would bet your symptoms are all being caused by the same disorder. Unfortunately, I'm not a doctor, so I can't really know what you should do next, but I would add an adrenal function test to your diagnostic treatment ( for heart function, anxiety and hormone problems), and a gastrointestinal profile test ( for the bloating, cysts, and bowel function problems).

Good luck to you.

Enzy
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