Well, it's not explicit, but it'll definitely gross out my male readers as it involves talking about periods and blood and sanitary products.
First of all, I used to be happy with my periods.
They were pretty regular, I didn't get much pain, and it was all a bit hassle-free.
But then, I went on the pill.
I was only on it for two years and I went off it a year ago but the periods have never been the same again.
The flow is different. It used to be: first day=heavy day, second day=slightly less heavy day, and so on until it stopped after 5 days. Normal.
After I went off the pill, the pattern became: first day=spotty bits of blood, second day=bleeding a little more, third day=woah, bleed, bleed, bleed, like a mofo, and so on getting less until it stopped after 5 days.
But my last two periods have been really weird.
Last month, I bled so heavily I changed tampons five times in one day which is not normal for me.
This month, I woke this morning, undressed, got into the shower, and literally a river of blood poured out, streaming down my legs. (Sorry about the visual imagery people!)
But the rest of the day has been fairly minimal. It's like I'm losing the same amount of blood as a normal period, but instead of just trickling out for a few days, it gushes out like a tap and stops.
I know it's not normal, but fucking hell I don't wanna see another freaking doctor!! There's enough doctors in our lives!
Why can't we be like animals and reabsorb the blood instead of losing it each month? It's so stupid - I mean think about it - it's completely bizarre to have blood spilling out of one's genitalia for a few days every month.
The other thing about periods is that I don't understand girls who get freaked out by tampons. I have a few friends who just can't take the thought of shoving a tampon into their vagina. Meanwhile, the same girls have no problem doing the sexytime with boys, they're just scared of shoving something up there themselves. What's the big deal?
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It's times like this I'm glad I'm a guy.
G-spot had some issues like that, she talked to a Dr. and they tried a couple different types of BC and found one that made everything work in a much less annoying fashion. I can't imagine putting artificial hormones in the body would ever make it completely happy, it's just a matter of finding the ones that make it the least unghappy apprently.
But yeah, I'm a guy too. Definitely no expert.
Wait until you have a baby. Then it'll be day one, gush; day two, hemmorhage; day three; mandatory tourniquet; day four, slow to a gush; day five, appear to stop; day six, start again with one last gush; day seven, trickle and fade.
My sister had a hysterectomy.
Lucky bitch.
I will abstain form a comment on this one, BUT my total and unwavering support for your hubby.
At 62 I've been "dodging" the bullet of the dreaded colonoscophy for a number of years, but in keeping with my agreement with my M.D. I've said I'll do it, but it's going to cost him anothe r reduction in my meds (only one Coozaar 50 mgl. for high blood pressure) if I pass, and his SWORN oath to my wife that I am well within the tolerance of a "social drinker", so don't bug me about "how many pints" I've had.
Good luck to you and hubby, let us know as soon as you do , wither way we love you and care for your future!
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Aaaarrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!
Go to a freakin doctor already.
Would you rather stress and worry some more instead?
Not freaked out about tampons, just find them bloody uncomfortable. It's washable san pro all the way here. The whole thing has been a lot less uncomfortable ever since.
Get thee to a doctor jezzy, these are not things you want to mess around with. There, lecture over.
Jezzy, one of my two best friends from high school had gushing starts to her period all of the sudden, and a doctor found out she had some sort of rare blood disorder. I wish you'd just get it checked out just in case. It could be nothing, but at least you'd KNOW it was nothing.
On a side note...I'm not even sure I should mention this...but I think I will. I don't like tampons, but it's ever since I was raped at 19. I realize that by 36 I should be over it, but...I guess I'm not because the idea of a tampon still bothers me. Your friends probably don't have the same issue I do, but...I guess I just want to point out that sometimes tampon phobia happens with an outside cause! And no, I don't have problems with sex, but damn, for some reason that tampon bothers the shit out of me.
lol - thanks for the comments all. I'm okay, really. The period seems to be just doing a different pattern. Lemme see how I go next month.
(The things us girls do.)
btw - love Michelle Sarah's idea of just being able to wee it out when you want instead of having the blood drip out for days at a time.
I guess now is not the best time to quote that infamous line from the South Park movie... but I shall anyway:
"I don't trust anything that bleeds for three days and doesn't die."
Mr Garrison
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
I never even knew my period was due if I lost track of the moon phase, I was that regular and problem free. BC didn't bother it but after the second kid things changed...
Last summer I made six months without one but when the mate passed they came back full force. About three months now I have been free of them, big hallajula!
I think though, I am with the Please see a doctor bunch, Jez. It could be something as simple as just a change in you or something that needs tending to but you won't know if you don't check.
So get it checked. K?
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