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Need some advice on the current state of my blood-flood if anyone might have suggestions for home remedies. Brutal overshare incoming: I'm 34 and my periods have been fairly infrequent since I had my Jaydess IUD removed a couple years ago. Before I got the IUD, my periods were regular, like clockwork, but would be incredibly painful and heavy, especially on Day 1, eventually tapering off to a light flow with no discomfort by Day 3. Since the IUD was taken out though, there could be weeks where all I'll see is maybe 3 or 4 days of light spotting then nothing until the next month, or weeks where there's a heavy flow that abruptly stops. This month is a loving doozie though: Since Friday night it's been a constant stream that completely saturates the pad from top to bottom within 2 or 3 hours, it's not slowing down at night, I was crippled all day Saturday with stabbing pains in my lower abdomen that haven't been this unbearable since I was in my early 20's, and the clots are the largest I've ever seen in my loving life. My husband keeps telling me to call a doctor about it because it's clearly not loving normal, but I have a hunch that my weight (I'm not small but I wouldn't say I'm huge by any means either) will be used as a hand-wave excuse by the doctor for why it's happening and I'll be told to just deal with it until I'm not fat anymore.
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Jun 21, 2021 18:13
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Called the local out-of-hours emergency doctor after all the responses on here. Went to see their doctor who checked my heart rate, blood pressure and abdomen. Everything was normal; heart rate wasn't fast, blood pressure wasn't low, nothing seemed outwardly abnormal aside from the whole blood thing. So he gave me a prescription for tranexamic acid to help slow down the blood flow some and has recommended I schedule a pelvic ultrasound ASAP especially since I mentioned that a previous pelvic ultrasound in 2018 detected a small (less than 1cm in size) cyst on one of my ovaries which the doctors chose to ignore back then. Nevertheless, I'm gonna call my regular doctor tomorrow to book an ultrasound and take it easy until then. Thanks everyone for pushing me to get this looked at; I'll keep the thread updated on what comes of it.
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Jun 22, 2021 00:09
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Got an appointment date for a pelvic ultrasound for late July to get the recent ‘massive blood flood’ thing checked out. Will update the thread with how traumatisingly uncomfortable the procedure will be.
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Jun 30, 2021 11:57
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AbstractBlacksmith posted:Hey. Clue app. When I report my period is early, don’t say “thanks for the prediction.” It isn’t a prediction, it’s happening! Not the time of the month you wanna make people angry due to semantics… See this is why I miss Planned Parenthood’s Period Tracker app. You could enter in that you were on your period on whatever day and the app wouldn’t give you any sassback.
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Jul 15, 2021 03:35
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I don’t know if the US has a similar initiative but there’s an organisation here in Ireland called Homeless Period that specialises in distributing sanitary towels, tampons and other similar items to women and menstruating trans and non-binary people in homeless shelters. They have donation spots all over Ireland where people can just drop off packets of pads and tampons for the group to collect every so often.
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Jul 29, 2021 19:02
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Finally had my pelvic ultrasound this morning to find out why the hell my last period (in June) had me bleeding like I'd been fatally shot. As predicted, they couldn't get enough of an image in the ultrasound and had to do a vaginal probe, which are always horrifically uncomfortable. Naturally I'm in kind of a foul mood now after it but they told me I should get results from my GP either Wednesday or Thursday of next week, if they found anything of note.
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Aug 6, 2021 17:40
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Pelvic ultrasound and vaginal probe results came back…. Normal. gently caress.
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Aug 16, 2021 03:08
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xcheopis posted:What are the next steps? Does your doctor want to wait and see if it happens again? No word from the doctor on what happens next. I got the test result in a text from the doctor’s office. I presume this is something where I have to wait and see if it happens again and if it does, then I’m honestly not sure what to do.
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Aug 16, 2021 09:52
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To the tune of “Attack of the Name Game” by Stacy Lattishaw A spot. On your labia 
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Aug 19, 2021 06:37
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CherryCola posted:My period got here yesterday. I was thinking about going out and doing a thing, but I think I might just lay immobile on my couch for the rest of the drat day.  This is the correct choice
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Aug 22, 2021 17:48
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I still haven't had a period since the really bad one I had back in June.Poo In An Alleyway posted:Need some advice on the current state of my blood-flood if anyone might have suggestions for home remedies. I've only had like 2 days of spotting maybe two weeks ago but that's been it. Something's clearly wrong but the fact that they couldn't find anything during a pelvic ultrasound and a vaginal probe scan is making me kinda worried to say the least.
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Aug 29, 2021 16:52
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AbstractBlacksmith posted:Ok I gotta ask a potentially gross question, but google is failing me as to whether this is common or not. I was gonna answer ‘yes’ to this, but I more experience vaginal thrush/itching roughly twice a year after a period.
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Sep 13, 2021 23:44
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Finally having a normal-ish blood flood for the first time since like...April, or maybe May. Good job, body.
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Sep 19, 2021 16:27
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Powerful Katrinka posted:This thread is a blessing, I'm so glad to find it. I should get my hormone levels checked for sure, but I think this is one of those situations where a doctor’s just gonna tell me to lose weight cuz that’ll solve everything. I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately.
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Oct 23, 2021 14:31
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Aw yeah, gotta love how the medical industry polices AFAB and female-presenting bodies! I’m sorry you’ve had that bullshit before. FWIW you might have some luck going through PP, the ones near me are very progressive about body diversity. Or if you have a queer health center nearby — even if you’re cis and straight, you’d be supporting them with your (or your insurance company’s) dollars. Sadly PP doesn’t exist in Ireland; we only legalised abortion access in 2018 so we’re a little behind the curve on repro rights and access to info that could actually help women and trans men.
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Oct 24, 2021 16:56
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Pookah posted:I remember in fifth year being told that the priest we has scheduled to come talk to us about *stuff* was super fun and cool, and when he showed up we asked him about gay rights and covering up child rape he got really rude and defensive and it was awesome. 
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Oct 24, 2021 21:47
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2 weeks on my period now. Getting bored of bleeding.
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Oct 29, 2021 02:19
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Facebook Aunt posted:There is always more and it is always worse. Crossposting this into the RLM thread IRT Star Wars thank you
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Dec 3, 2021 12:23
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If you're getting toys for the baby to play with as they get older, do the parents a favour and get the kid quiet toys, specifically toys that don't rattle or talk endlessly or that require batteries without which they would be otherwise functionless. You most likely will end up striking gold and getting the kid something cuddly and cute that they'll adore, and also you won't be driving the parents insane by dropping off a toy that makes the same noise over and over as the kid plays with it for hours on end. Also a surefire way to ensure the parents don't grow to hate you which they most likely will if you're giving the kid a giant toy with only 3 catchphrases it says all the time on a loop.
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Dec 5, 2021 16:47
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Cervical smear this morning. My cervix hurts and I've been bleeding a lot ever since. Yay.
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Dec 18, 2021 00:43
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Ralph Crammed In posted:Is anyone else just not into the idea of cups or even tampons? I've never really been comfortable with the mechanics of tampons or cups so when they come up in the these threads I always feel like a weird prude. It's not physically uncomfortable for me, I'm sure I could deal with with it, but mentally I don't like it. Me as well. The idea of using tampons always freaked me out, plus a general lack of education on them until I was maybe 16 in Sex-Ed. Cups are another thing I have a serious lack of education on even today.
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Jan 5, 2022 23:35
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YeahTubaMike posted:Ah, that wonderful feeling of being in bed, moving one millimeter and feeling a mini-gush, knowing that the second I try to get up all of my insides are going to come out & hoping they at least don't leak onto my PJ pants. Or the bedsheets under your arse
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Jan 17, 2022 18:21
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HopperUK posted:What's the symptom you're most annoyed nobody ever warned you about when you were young? I think for me it's the godawful poops. A combination of the aforementiond 'period shits' and the giant coin-sized blood clots, especially when you feel them sliding out of you as you move around in bed at night
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Jan 31, 2022 00:40
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Hmmm wonder why I keep getting diarrhoea this afternoon…oh here comes a giant blood clot! And abdominal stabbing!
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Feb 5, 2022 19:12
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And just like that, after a full day of period shits, night-time pads, and blood clots that could fill the palm of my hand, my period stopped. Completely.
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Feb 6, 2022 23:50
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So I’m 4 days clear of a full day of heavy bleeding, period shits and massive clots. I just woke up lying on my back to realise I had farted and…something didn’t feel right. The mattress over under my rear end felt wet, almost like I’d pissed myself in my sleep. Put my hand down there and turned on the torch on my phone only to be greeted by my blood-covered fingers, a bloodstained mattress and my nice brand new white underwear looking like my cooch had been directed by Akira Kurosawa. It’s almost Valentine’s weekend FFS. I had plans to get railed by Mr Alleyway.
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Feb 10, 2022 02:37
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15 hours, a restless night's sleep, 5 pad changes and 8 giant blood clots later, my flow has finally started to slow down to a point where I'm not afraid to stand up in case my cooch decides to randomly sneeze out yet another giant clot. I feel like evolution could've found a less trousers-and-bedsheets-ruining signal for 'not pregnant'.
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Feb 10, 2022 18:37
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Pyrtanis posted:re: leak chat, I was in HS drama class and the girl in front of me on stage during rehearsal had leaked, I immediately whipped off my flannel (yay 90s), went up behind her, tied it around her waist and succinctly whispered that she'd had an accident and to go to the nurse asap. Mission successful because none of the boys knew, and she gave me my flannel back the next day with a huge hug lol That is incredibly sweet
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Feb 10, 2022 20:57
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Facebook Aunt posted:Whoever thought up these doors didn't know about period shits. I hate this. I want to do epic poo poo.
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Apr 15, 2022 11:09
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Pookah posted:Oh most definitely. Different stages in the hormone cycle can trigger depression/anxiety symptoms in a lot of people. I’ve been doing this since the star of the year myself. I’ve been using an app called Daylio to track my mood and what causes me to feel like poo poo on certain days. I did have to modify one of the categories to add ‘period’ to it, but it helps a lot to see a quick overview of your mood changes.
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Jul 11, 2022 21:17
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Pookah posted:I was just playing a really sweet little game, (Songbird Symphony, suuuper cute, especially if you like birds) Gotta warn you against playing Stray. Burst into tears at the intro where the cat falls down a giant hole and is separated from his siblings who all stand at the top of the hole meowing down at him
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Aug 10, 2022 20:20
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Pookah posted:I gots period fun going on and it's over 22 degrees celcius here in Ireland at half fecking nine at night. It’s disgustingly hot isn’t it? It was 25 degrees in Cork City with no wind, and even worse than that it was 33 degrees inside our apartment with the windows all open
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Aug 11, 2022 21:44
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Pookah posted:27c? That is just plain nasty Fortunately goonhusband had the good sense to buy a fan a couple of years ago and we have it on at the foot of the bed all night every night
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Aug 11, 2022 22:37
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Pyrtanis posted:My adult, grown rear end husband, upon hearing me tiredly opine about how goddamn exhausting it is managing feeling unreasonably angry with the hormone poo poo: 'Have you tried being happy about how uncomfortable and horrifying the monthly blood-flood is?'
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Aug 24, 2022 20:48
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coronatae posted:Two weeks ago I walked into work (dr's clinic) absolutely wild-eyed and asking "if my appendix was inflamed where would it hurt" but ofc it was not my appendix. It feels like ovulation pain sometimes, other times just...awareness of something on that side. They checked my blood and urine which were clean, gave me a week of cipro, and scheduled me for an ultrasound. poo poo I wish I had that experience during the 2 ultrasounds I’ve had. But nope, they just forced it in both times and traumatised me for weeks afterwards.
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Sep 7, 2022 11:43
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Pomme de Terror posted:I know most people go for the Shining when joking /talking about periods, but for some reason this one feels like that one scene from Dexter where he walks into the room of blood and then flops around. I usually think of every scene from True Blood where Sookie had a vampire explode all over her.
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Oct 15, 2022 18:00
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Pyrtanis posted:I had a fluid filled cyst that made me go to the ER when I was 19, the rear end in a top hat male ER doctor palpated so deeply I was almost screaming and then surprise and shock the CT report stated there was free fluid around the ovary, thanks for forcefully rupturing my cyst, glad it didn't take the ovary with it My vagina just screamed in horror
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Oct 22, 2022 16:48
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CherryCola posted:Ever had a clot so intense you almost take a picture of it? Almost? I had to take pictures of 2 of them during one bad period so my doctor could see how big they were.
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Nov 6, 2022 12:17
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The Titanic posted:No shower after. Just the bath. And near the middle or end I be sure to shoot water up there with my cupped hand to make sure it helps to discharge. With that final sentence, you are more metal than I could ever even dream of being.
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Dec 5, 2022 14:56
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UTIs stopped happening for me when I stopped wearing skinny jeans and jeggings. Turns out my vadge has lungs or something and needs to breathe which it can't do in skintight faux-denim, resulting in disgust.
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Dec 13, 2022 16:58
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