This is just a rant really, and a vent.
Seriously, saying this since my birthday was only a couple days ago and I had planned by vacation to take place in two weeks since I knew if I went, I’d be bleeding out of my hooha when I want to hit the beach.
Like, my period lasts. 7 days, and thanks to my fibroids and heavy bleeding, I’m in a lot of pain for the first three, nauseous for the first two, and just want to sleep right after because I’m more anemic than I already am. And since my cycle exactly 28 days, it’s basically one full week of bleeding and, if I’m lucky, three full weeks without. If I’m unlucky? Two weeks and a half.
Because of this, a lot of important events and plans I have tend to fall on when I’m menstruating, and I don’t feel like going anywhere half the time because I know I’ll be on the rag.
Thanks to my period tracker, I know which days I want to do things, but if I get invited out to a fun event, it’s just a pain explaining to colleagues and friends, especially my male ones, that I might pass on it or skip even if, under normal circumstances, I’d love to go. And while (most of) my female friends get the gist, a lot of my guy friends don’t so I just say I’m unavailable that day.
Doesn’t help that I can’t even fit a tampon in so my pad/period panties are my go to, and I have an abnormally heavy flow. That immediately knocks out anything pool/beach related. And I have to change through overnight pads in 2-3 hours within those first 3 days since my lady bits run like a faucet.
I really am considering getting a hysterectomy. It’s not like I want children anyway. That I’ve been sure of since I was a kid and now that I’m in 30s.
Ugh…
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Yes. I do. That’s why I got one of those IUDs that stops you from having a period for like… several years. It sucked to get but… it means freedom
It’s so frustrating when your body feels like it’s running the show… and it’s really IMPORTANT to find ways to take back control when you can.
I can really relate to the hell that is menstruating in public… it’s like having an invisible demon attached to your crotch making your pants stick and bleed all over. Periods are a real pain in more ways than one! Why does society expect us to power through cramps, bloating and leakages anyway?
Girl get an IUD. Mirena stopped my periods I used to bleed heavy and have the worst cramps and now nothing!! I got my life back
Sounds like you are a good candidate for hysterectomy given how debilitating your periods are and your desire to be childfree. Fwiw, this internet stranger wholeheartedly supports you in that. Women’s healthcare is so incredibly undervalued. You gotta advocate for yourself and hunt for the right providers.
If you live in the US and are serious about potential hysterectomy, now may be a good time to start looking for a surgeon to consult. With the current administration, expect significant rollbacks in reproductive healthcare for women.
I had my fallopian tubes removed for sterilization, but started birth control to stop my periods because the symptoms were awful and unnecessary.
I hope you find some relief soon.
I had that problem and an ablation fixed it completely.
I had a hysterectomy last fall. My only regret is that I waited so many years. I could have had it ten years ago, and I should have.
Recovery from hysterectomy can be pretty intense, but it’s great knowing I don’t have a time bomb in my belly waiting to explode randomly.
You can get norethindrone acetate to delay your period from Wisp.com (rx) also if you have abnormally heavy flow and are not on birth control you can get a prescription for LYSTEDA . It will drastically reduce the heaviness of your flow with no side effects.
Yea it’s frustrating. I always seem to be on my period when I go on vacation lol. Once, I went to Cancun and my period decided to start a week early, right as we landed! And I was just in Hawaii and of course my period started when we were finally going snorkeling. And I go on a work conference in a few weeks, and you guessed it, I will start my period there too.