periodically speaking

[serene]

I'm one of those goofy hippychicks who thinks menstruation is kind of beautiful. I don't mind my period (probably because I don't have severe PMS symptoms) and I'm not icked out by the blood and stuff -- I think it's kind of interesting.

That said, there's a one-or-two-day period (heh) some months, where I don't love that I'm a hazard to clothing, linens, and furniture, no matter what I do. I can change every half hour and that doesn't always help.

Fortunately, this is just a day or so a month these days. I remember when I had my period every day for three YEARS*, and it was this bad maybe ten days a month. Now THAT was really inconvenient. This is just mildly annoying. (I'm missing my date with stonebender, which is the worst part, but he and I bail on each other fairly frequently and we'll make up for it tomorrow or the next day, I'm sure.)

Oh, and if you have this problem and feel all alone, I can recommend the Menobabes of alt.support.menopause. I remember when I first found alt.support.menopause. kightp probably pointed me there, but it might have actually been before I met her. At any rate, it was the first time I discovered that other women were dealing with the same thing I was, and it was SUCH a relief to be able to say "It was so bad I just spent a couple hours in the bathtub today rather than dealing with it" or "If I used cloth pads, I would never stop doing laundry" and having people totally understand what I was talking about.



*And yes, I definitely did get severe anemia from bleeding every day. I should have expected it, but I didn't think losing menstrual blood was the same as bleeding.

Comments

[firecat]

Been there, got uterine ablation, can now use cloth pads.

[onceamy]

Heh, I never thought it was gross, just a pain to deal with --- I was a monster before I started to take the pill right through with no breaks.

[hel]

Out of curiosity, if you don't mind telling me, did you ever explore and/or find out why you had your period for such a long time? I've been having a 'bleed for 6-8 weeks, don't bleed for 4 weeks' thing lately. I intend to see a gyn now I've health insurance again, but life is leaving me precious little time for doc's appointments.

[serene]

I guess my hormones were just out of whack, because I went on Yasmin, and it cleared right up.

[hel]

Interesting to know, thanks!