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I'm 43 and over the last couple of years my periods have been getting increasingly heavier - on days 2 and 3 it is not unusual to need to change a super plus extra tampon every hour or so. Sometimes I've had night time leakage. They've been an annoyance, but not so bad that I've had to change my daily routine. Until this month. I'm now into my 3rd week of bleeding. The first week was spotting and I wondered if I was ever going to properly come on. Then 10 days ago it came with a vengeance. I flooded the bed for two consecutive nights, passing big clots and having to change protection at least ever hour. Now, the bleeding is alternating between virtually nothing and heavy clots again. Driving home tonight I felt like something was pushing the tampon out. When I went to the loo a clot about the size of a 50p dropped out
I went to the Drs in the week who has prescribed some tranexamic acid which slowed the flow down for a few days but I've now taken the maximum amount I can take. I've got to back a week in Weds for a pelvic examination and a smear. I've got health anxiety anyway and I've managed to convince myself that there is something seriously wrong with me. I'm worried I'll still be bleeding as well and don't know if they'll be able to do the smear if so. I'm a few months late for a smear. I know that its likely to be my age, or a hormonal blip but I can't shake off the fear. Please share your stories to help reassure me.
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Prolonged, heavy period. Worried.
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NapoleonsNose · 12/02/2016 19:43
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