Oh joy

[beelikej]

So it seems my body has indeed entered the early stages of menopause (apparently you're not supposed to actually call it that until the 'm' has paused for over a year;). Last year my cycle skipped two months which gave me the misguided hope that the whole thing was over with. This delightful feeling was crashed in December, when it was party-time as usual. *pouts*
Since a couple of weeks my body is completely confused and I have no idea what my monthly timeline is. The past few days I experienced all the usually spread out festivities at once: headache and nausea from pms, cramps from ovulation and -woohoo- a bloody mess that doesn't fit the normal schedule.

Seeing as I've been as regular as clockwork since the beginning (oh my, has it been thirty years already?) I made a doctor's appointment to rule out other issues. Physical examination didn't show any problems, so that at least eased my mind. I still have to wait two weeks for the result of the additional test, but I expect that to be alright as well.

Looks like I have no other option than to go with the flow (so to speak, heh). *angrily starts singing You make me feel like a natural woman.

Hrmpf.

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[bflyw.livejournal.com]

I am going into my 31st year since I started cycling. I would really like it to stop soon. I have a suspicion I woun't realize when it starts. Due to PCOS I have never been regular, and though it usually varies between 3 - 8 weeks between, it has on a few occation been up to 6 month between 2 cycles. What I have been spared in spaced out periods though have been thurougly paid back by very painful and "wet" periods when they do come. So much so that I have always had trouble with my iron levels.
I really won't be sad when it all stops.

good luck with the result of that last test.... and lets hope the MP comes soom without much ado.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I've been angry about having to deal with it ever since my teens. It's only for the last couple of years that I sort of found my zen and now I have to adjust to the irregularity, hrmpf. I've been bleeding heavily for 7 days now, it sucks. (Fortunately it has been painless, but still, bleech.

Thanks for sharing your experience. *smishes*