I'm too old for this...

[watervole]

I've got period pains and a flaming period.  It's the first one I've had in well over six months.  I though I was finally free of them.  I was considering giving away my last sanitary supplies - good thing I didn't.

I am reminded of just how much of my life I lost to period pains in the days before I had the mirena coil fitted (it came to an end a couple of years ago and as my periods were few and far between I didn't bother getting another one fitted).

This period is mild in comparison to what I used to have, but it's still a damn nuisance.  The stomach cramps are making it hard to concentrate.

I also had two days of feeling really jittery before the period started - I'd wondered what was making me feel so off-balance. Life is fairly stressful at present, but I knew I was feeling more jittery than was normal for the circumstances.

All I can say is that if there's anyone out there suffering from bad periods, then contraception is your life saver.  Either the Pill or a coil or a jab, whichever you prefer.  Don't suffer when you may not have to.

Meantime, I shall hope this is my last period ever, but I shall hang onto those sanitary towels a little longer...

Comments

[kerravonsen]

{hugs}
{hugs}

[lexin]

Oh, no! What a nightmare.

My mirena means I have a show every three months or so - I'm dreading next year when it comes up for replacement, as I suspect that they're going to suggest I don't have a replacement for a while and 'see where we are'.

[coth.livejournal.com]

Deep sympathy - I've been there.

And particularly since I'm having wall-to-wall hot flushes this last few days, after several weeks when I'd hoped I was done with those :-(

[decemberleaf.livejournal.com]

For whatever it's worth: my last period was monumental. Kind of like a dramatic farewell. Then: all done.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh my dear. *Hugs*
Sorry to hear that the period doesn´t want to live in peace ( I mean this figuratively, I hope you understand). It may be the final outburst, yes, hopefully. Everyone is so different...my last periods tried to bleed me to death - and suddenly nothing. But the hot flushes haven´t stopped yet, cursed things, more than two years...
Warmth and chocolate...

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Mine too - after a nine month gap.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Never did get the hot flush thing, but in general my internal thermometer reset itself and I'm generally warmer than I used to be. I oh-so-rarely bother with a hot water bottle in bed now or sit toasting my knees in front of a fire all evening. I used to be frozen during the winter in my youth, but now I'm much hardier.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that I've recently gotten warmer too. I used to be the person who wrapped up all the time and complained that I was cold, but not so much these days. I occasionally get a mild hot flash, but this time of life seems to be manifesting in me mostly as a temperature change thing.