Not looking for medical advice FYI
So the longest I’ve gone this year without any bleeding is about two and a half weeks in the beginning of January. My last period started May 8th and hasn’t stopped yet. In fact, these last two weeks it’s like its picked back up heavier than ever.
This isn’t new either. Last year out of the entire year, I spent 70% of it bleeding. I’ve always had long, brutal periods since puberty. I know I have PCOS, but other than birth control there’s no real treatment. I’ve tried everything. Pills, implants, shots. Each with its own set of nasty side effects. I’ve had doctors shrug, throwing in the towel that it’s just the way I am.
I can’t begin to describe the sheer exhaustion that comes from dealing with constant bleeding. Plus, you don’t even want to know how much money I spend on pads, tampons, and period underwear, and they’re only getting more and more expensive(and uncomfortable)
I want to go on dates, but the idea of having to explain to a partner that I’m on my period a majority of the time feels embarrassing.
I’m constantly tired and my energy is down in the dumps with hormone fluctuations. When I try to catch up on sleep, I’m met with horrible cramps that keep me up. I’m super anemic, and who knows what other deficiencies I have because of it. I know it has to be negatively effecting my health, but when I get labs done I’m told everything looks normal.
I don’t feel normal. I cry about my period and resent being born female because this just feels cruel and wrong. Hate how my norm is to assume I’ll be bleeding all day, every day. And I feel so alone about it because it seems that everyone else can simply have their “time of the month” and be over with it.
Anyway, vent over. Periods suck. My uterus sucks. My hormones suck. If there’s anyone else who’s going through what I’m dealing with would love to know to get some comfort that someone else really understands what I’m going through