Icon use is ironic. Talk of lady issues ahead

[vanillafluffy]

I've been having a rough couple of days. Yesterday, with no warning whatsoever, I got hit with my first period in two years and three months. (I'd forgotten what a massively icky nuisance it is, although this one seems a little extreme, I gotta say.) I don't think it's a sign of something wrong with my lady-parts; I have anecdotal accounts from other women who've had a sudden recurrence after a long drought. It may be mind over matter, my subconscious ramping things up after my birthday, trying to rouse one last hurrah from a tired uterus.

Another theory: There is scientific evidence that being around other women who are having hormonal surges can trigger one's own hormones, in which case, I blame it on J, whose cycle tends to be sporadic, and who got hers last weekend. Supporting this is the fact that I was always commendably regular, and the ONLY time in three decades that I ever had mid-cycle spotting, I was hanging out with J's mother.

Third theory (This one's a stretch!): I've read that there are some substances that can cause bleeding (or miscarriages) if taken in quantity, and one of them is licorice. I've been on a Good 'n' Plenty/Twizzlers kick lately---maybe in conjunction with hormones and whatever?!

Anyway, I had to run down to WalMart, because OF COURSE I didn't have supplies with me (and even if I'd been home, I haven't got that much anymore), which infuriates me: Food stamps won't pay for that, and cash is, as always, at a premium, no pun intended.

Begged off media night with J, as I'm crampy and don't feel like moving, let along going wnywhere. Called GK and chatted for a half-hour about her new home in NM and how she likes it. (A lot!) I asked her what the job market is like...I know, I'd be doing good to visit, let alone relocate, but the thought of locking up my crappy house in a crappy neighborhood and departing for someplace interesting and new sounds SO appealing.

Now, if I can just figure out what I can do for dinner that doesn't entail going out...frozen lasagna, here I come. Blergh.

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Comments

[thru-the-blinds.livejournal.com]

Oh man... Words cannot express how sorry I am, that Aunt Flo paid you a most unwelcome and unexpected visit. Ugh.

Check your PayPal account - I hope this helps a little bit?

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I really thought I was over all that.

Thanks, honey. I really appreciate it. That'll take care of the cost of supplies and put a few swallows of gas in my tank.

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[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

That must be supremely annoying. It's a good reason to stay in, though.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Ran out for reinforcements, but didn't linger. I'm hoping to be fit for polite society by Sunday!

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[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

oy. what a drag. I'm glad I had a hysterectomy.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

At the moment, I'm thinking the same. On the other hand, except for some teeth, I've got all my original parts. Not just the ladybits, but tonsils, appendix and gallbladder, too. Never been hospitalized, knock wood (a few ER visits, but nothing drastic). Usually, I'm not a wuss about this stuff, but I've had two solid days of cramps---if I was home, I would've ferreted out a hydrocodone or two and blitzed it. OTC ain't doing shit.

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[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I had my appendix out years ago. i have a missing ovary because it had a tumor on it the size of a damn melon that was causing really bad abdominal pain for a year because it kept getting misdiagnosed (ironic given my obsession with a character who probably could have diagnosed it in five minutes. While he had a hangover.).
I had to have the hysterectomy because I was having extremely painful heavy periods that sometimes wouldn't stop. i had been on hormones for a few years which was working and then it didn't work anymore. My doctor told me my uterus was WAYYY bigger than it's supposed to be in a woman who's never been pregnant, to the point where it was actually pushing my other organs out of place, which is normal in a pregnant woman but not otherwise.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

*winces* Oww. I've been pretty lucky as far as cycles go, I know. My friend Mb had to have a hysterectomy a few years ago because of endometriosis---they did the same thing, gave her hormones and hoped it would be okay. Nope, she got more and more miserable, and the skinflint insurance *dfinally* okayed the removal. Until perimenopause set in, though, I was abnormally normal.

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