So, out of no place... on Monday at 2 PM I got intense pain in my lower abdomen. It was only after a while I realized it was cramps. I also felt like I had a hard rock on my abdomen (assuming bloat). So I took some motrin which usually works but, it didn't really help. It has been brutal pain since.

Now, I know, last year I had a bout like this. After skipping a month with my period the next period was a brutal production. Even had a visit with the doctor and a vaginal ultrasound but nothing was found. So I think it is a particularly brutal pms or phantom period. I skipped my period in October.

But it is BRUTAL and motrin doesn't really do anything. I haven't ever given birth but I feel like it is like that.. waves of intense pain that ebbs and flows and an urge to "bear down" -- and, before you think it, there is no possibility I could be pregnant.

I don't want to go to the doctor again because I suspect it is that.. any ideas how to stop the pain or live with it until I get my period?