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Post by ouchy on Feb 17, 2006 16:49:50 GMT -5
I have had blood clots with my period since I was 12 years old (some of you may have read my embarrassing story.....) I haven't had any blood clots that big since, though, but I still get them. Anyone else have this problem?
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avonp
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Post by avonp on Feb 20, 2006 8:16:52 GMT -5
i have them all the time.
The doctor said to drink allot of water wile in your period and since your more hydrated you clot less.
it kinda works.
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Post by ouchy on Feb 21, 2006 0:34:39 GMT -5
eek. i always drink tons of water, especially when i have my period. i'd hate to see what it would be like without water, then! thanks for the advice. maybe i'll invest in the local water company!
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Post by chrisseh5 on Feb 21, 2006 0:57:34 GMT -5
I have always had them. At one point after my last child I had one bigger then my fist ...It actually came out and went over the top of my underwear and fell on the floor. Doctors said not to worry about it. I drink a lot of water and that has never made a difference.
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Post by ouchy on Feb 21, 2006 14:20:47 GMT -5
yah. the water has never made a difference for me, either, but it never hurts to drink up!
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max
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Post by max on Feb 21, 2006 20:35:01 GMT -5
Here is my cycle. First day, eh, not so great, not so bad. Second day, ouch. But with advil, dealable, except by the end I am running to the bathroom to put in a supersize tampon every 1/2 hour-45 minutes. 3rd day, excruciating. Hyperventalating (sp?), sweats, near black outs. Pass a clot the size of a small mouse. 4th day. heavy, extremely pink light bleeding, I think I bypassed my own record this month with 4 super tampons in less than 45 minutes. (it kind of makes it difficult to work. PLUS I work with a bunch of men, and some spend 10 minutes in the bathroom, some are just in and out, but it is VERY difficult to run up a flight of stairs only to see the bathroom door shut, and having to walk back down stairs with my legs crossed-hoping not to have an accident. I spend a full day like that! 5th day, what I imagine 'normal bleeding' would be like a tampon every couple of hours. 6th day, the same. 7th day, is just like the 6th. 8th day, is light. Does anyone else have to sleep on towels not to stain their sheets on their very heavy nights?
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Post by ouchy on Feb 21, 2006 22:43:57 GMT -5
when I was in my teens I slept on towels to avoid bed blood stains...and I also stole some of my grandma's Depends diapers for use at night while I had my period! the Depends were awesome!!!!
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Post by lynette on Feb 22, 2006 0:16:41 GMT -5
My husband always joked about the size of my pads. I definitely could not get away with light pads.
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Post by pavon on Feb 22, 2006 10:57:44 GMT -5
been there done that!
I use to ware depend to, a couple of years ago.
Now i just bye those extra long pads for night and heavy pads during the day.
Well i wish i had pain only on the second or third day of period bit for me I'm in pain a week before, during and for a week after that.
My nurse told me to sleep with my legs up on a pillow and one small pillow under my back. you need to get your lower body higher then your heart. that what they tell you to do when you bleed to the point of fainting.
I hope you take allot of iron cuz you loosing allot.
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Post by ouchy on Feb 22, 2006 12:55:45 GMT -5
Hi, Pavon. The only thing I would be scared of with sleeping with my legs in the air on a pillow is changing the center of gravity, thereby promoting the retrograde backflow of the menstrual fluid....which causes endometriosis in the first place.
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Post by erzulie on Feb 22, 2006 16:29:27 GMT -5
That's a good point ouchy, although the theory about retrograde menstruation CAUSING endometriosis is refuted by many experts. I think it definitely contributes, so it's certainly a concern, and it may be the whole cause in some people (put together with immune system problems, because in most people retrograde menstruation is not a problem). Retrograde menstruation can't be the whole cause, because first of all, the endometrial tissue found outside of the uterus in endometriosis is structurally different from the tissue within the uterus, implying that it didn't come from the uterus at all. Another thing is, the retrograde menstruation theory does not explain why endometriosis is sometimes found in unusal places such as inside the lung, on the brain, and even occasionally in men. I think in many cases that the tissue is growing in these weird places on its own, meaning the cause is a bit more complicated than an immune system that just isn't doing its job.
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Post by ouchy on Feb 22, 2006 17:12:02 GMT -5
Yes, I agree that there are conflicting theories; however, retrograde menstruation is now the most widely accepted theory, and i beieve a lot of the cases to be caused by retrograde, especially since the tubes aren't closed. I also think this, because during laps of women who are menstruating, endometrium can be seen outside of the uterus near the tubes, but apprently the immune system and all disentegrates and degenerates it and they dont' develop endometriotic implants. I believe that our immune systems play a big role in endometriosis. I have read about men developing endometriosis, but all of the studies I have read have stated that they were taking high doses of medications for cancer treatment. I think it might have been estrogen they were receiving? I don't remember off hand.
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Post by lynette on Feb 22, 2006 22:55:09 GMT -5
I never new men could get endo. You learn something new every day.
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Post by ouchy on Mar 16, 2006 0:19:17 GMT -5
Of those who do have blood clots, were you ever able to correlate the blood clots to the major cramping?
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meka
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Post by meka on Mar 18, 2006 23:14:06 GMT -5
I may be a bit ignorant of the actual definition of "blood clot." So, if anyone has a description, I'd like to hear it.
When my cramps are the strongest (goes up and down throughout the day), that's when I see the big chunks of what I thought was flesh come out. It doesn't seem to be fluid-like (which is what a blood clot sounds like it would be.) I figured the "flesh" was just the walls of my uterus breaking up since there was no fertilized egg. I thought it was normal.
Is the "flesh" actually a blood clot?
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