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Originally Posted by giddykitty
I posted this in the check in thread today, but it's an ongoing monthly hell-cramps! They get so bad 1 to 2 days a month That no painkiller can contain them!  I'm essentially on bed rest for the 30some hours I endure this. Wow! 30 seems a lot! Ok, no, it's more like...24 or 26??? I suppose it is a good amount of time and even after the worst is over, I have soreness for the next 24hours. Ugh! No doctor has been helpful yet! I mean, the birth control pill helped, but it gave me other side effects. The next suggestion was an IUD...I'm afraid of the procedure though. And you can probably guess I'm afraid of childbirth too, but at least that's something coming out, not going in and maybe the scissors aren't so close to the body (ok, unless you need stitches and blah blah. I do realize childbirth is worse, but at least you get a baby, right??) Ughhh, yes, all those antipregnancy campaigns they have to scare teens off sex really did a number on me! Didn't stop me from the sex part though! Lmao |
Hi giddykitty. When I was a teen, I had especially horrible menstrual cramps. They would even make me so sick that I would vomit. I was lucky that my cramps eased up a bit as I aged. I did find the good ole' heating pad to always be helpful. Ibuprofen has also been helpful. More helpful than other OTC pain relievers. Another thing? Oddly, sex or similar. I know sex during a period may seem strange, but the whole result from it (muscle spasm) can be a relief. Sorry if this sounds gross.
I had an IUD in the past. Unfortunately, it didn't work out for me. I was one of the small percentage of women where it always fell out of place and would need to be replaced. After the third time, I gave up. As for the discomfort of its insertion, yes it was uncomfortable for me, but only for a matter of seconds. Though I've never had a child, I can't imagine that the IUD insertion is anything close to the magnitude of discomfort as that.