Periods from hell

[teeny5]

Started my period yesterday and WOW are the cramps bad this month!

I have always had heavy periods since my first at age 11. Would get terrible cramps and diarrhea as well...hmmm wonder if that was Crohn's way back then??? Anyway, started birth control in high school which made my periods way lighter, shorter and almost no cramps!

Fast forward about 15 years and my husband and I want to try for a baby, so I come off the birth control. Periods gradually get worse and worse. Long story short no babies...I have premature ovarian failure. Sooo now should I go back on birth control? Secretly I kept a little bit of hope that I might get pregnant, but going on birth control again would squash that. I really can't take the pain from these periods anymore and think...why I am I going through all this if I can't get pregnant anyways?!?! I feel like my uterus is trying to kill me...seriously.

Been up since 3am with the pain. Thankfully I didn't have to work today or I would have been screwed. I finally took Aleve...which is a huge no, no but I just could not handle the pain and tylenol was not working. At least now some of the edge is taken off for a while. Still have to get through the heavy bleeding, clots, and diarrhea :mad2:

 

[UnXmas]

I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure when I was a teenager. I've never had periods at all. I just wanted to say I'm sorry, I know how painful (emotionally) infertility is. And I can see your dilemma with the pill. Have you tried any other painkillers? There are a lot of options, it may be worth seeing if your doctor can give you something stronger.

 

[teeny5]

I did try out Pamprin for the first time and that seemed to be pretty good...better than Tylenol at least. I have no idea why I never tried that or Midol before. I have a Dr appt in a few weeks so I figured I could bring it up then. It's just really the first 2 days that are soo painful.

You are right...it is VERY emotional. Every month I go through a whole rollercoaster of emotions. Sometimes I'm ok with not having kids, other days I feel devastated. With such bad periods it's like the icing on a crappy, crappy infertility cake.