Just literally walked out

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Just had to come home and change my jeans! Having the period from hell and leaked everywhere. So embarrassed I just text my Male boss to tell him I’d be back soon, girl stuff! Worst bit is we have an offsite meeting later and it’ll be just me and him in the car for 2 hours

So day got worse. Went to the meeting in my car thank god! Got out the car? Had leaked all over my seat thank god it’s black leather. Was mortified when I saw I’d have to sit in a cream sofa ffs! Sat on my blazer!
Drive back 2 hours, get out to put fuel in and gush. All over my top top and literally pouring from my jeans. Told my boss I could go back in the office, he’s asked why? I said pls don’t ask me girl stuff and he said ok say no more and ran out, not sure who was more embarrassed!
Seriously tho, is this normal! I had 3 night Time pads on thinking I’d be safe!

You did tell him what happened so he can get it cleaned right? I would offer to pay if I was you

I'd see your GP, it's awful when it just gushes, nothing stops it.

You did tell him what happened so he can get it cleaned right? I would offer to pay if I was you

I think you have mis read

This definitely isn't normal. Could you have a Modena fitted?

I meant MIRENA

@Dancingfairy we were in my car thank god!

I’ve just been to boots and got some of that acid stuff? Plus some hardcore painkillers

Oh I read it as his car!! Phew you were in yours much less mortifying.

I am going through this too. I had to leave work early. Put in an ultra tampon before I left work, plus a pad (I have abandoned the moon cup, I can flood one in 10 minutes). It’s an hour and 20 min drive at that time of day and by the time I got home, I had flooded all the way through my clothes, even up my top.

I am on tranexamic acid which helps but doesn’t cure. I have tried the pill both POP and combined and the Mirena, they just made it worse.

I have seen a gynaecologist who admitted I had fibroids and adenomyosis but said there was nothing wrong and sent me on my way.

I can’t wait for it to be over.

@MeganChips that literally sounded like me today! I’ve even shown my DP so he doesn’t think I’m exaggerating. He was very sympathetic.
I have 4 children and have never experienced anything like this. Hope the TA works. But can not cope like this, don’t want more children so maybe a hysterectomy would be the best long term solution. I’m 35 do you think the doc would allow this?
Ps never tried a moon cup, they scare me a bit tbh

I used to work in a lab and once bled through my bright, white lab coat. They are made of thick material and I'd never have thought it possible. Luckily I was the only person in the building at the time so I slipped my lab coat into my bag and took it home (not supposed to take them home to wash for health and safety reasons but obviously I couldn't send it out to be washed by the laundry company!) and bleached it. I had to sneak it back in next time I was working alone!
So self-conscious every month after that.
Possibly part of the reason I left the job!

"If it makes you feel any better, I once came on unexpectedly early at work. I bled through pants, leggings and a thick woolen jumper dress... of course it was cream blush. Worse still, I completely flooded my chair within the space of an hour and it was lime green, so mixed with blood it looked like poo blush

It's an open plan office in a male dominated environment. The stain on my dress was about the size of a side plate and bright red, and the chair stain was the size of my hand and a dirty, poo-brown."

So relieved to see other women have experienced similar, I thought I was the only one! My periods used to be so heavy before the pill, I worked as a bank cashier and needed to change my tampon at least once every half hour (and I had TWO in in case I couldn't get to the bathroom, which I know you're not supposed to). Anyway I couldn't leave my till that often and thought I'd just about be okay, also had a sanitary towel on, was waiting for the queue to die down when I felt that sickening gush we are all familiar with. I had essentially leaked so violently it went all over my seat, ran down my legs into my boots (wearing a skirt). It was a blood bath. I had to get up from my bloody chair in front of all of my male and female coworkers and the customers closest to the till. The worst part was to get to the staff room and toilet you had to walk through the banking hall. It was busy. I walked as quick as possible but left a trail of blood droplets. My bare legs were clearly bloody.

One of my colleagues came up to see what had happened and god bless her it was almost her break so she ran out and got me clean knickers and baby wipes! I sorted myself out and had to go back down and clean up the blood from the floor and scrub the chair. Thankfully I don't embarrass easily and figured most of the women have experienced similar either themselves or with their daughters, ditto with my male coworkers' wives and daughters so I just cracked on.

I ended up being diagnosed with endometriosis. I was 22 at the time.

Always made me confused at sex education when they'd say you get an egg cup of blood. Mine was always without fall probably about 400-500ml at a guess across the period. Used to leak through all my clothes onto the chairs at school too.

I was told that at 38 I was too young to consider a hysterectomy in spite of having spotted constantly for 2 years and then bled really heavily for 6 months. Even the private consultant who I paid only stopped putting up resistance when DH said he had already had a vasectomy and our family wasn’t going to get bigger. It’s an uphill fight to get these things dealt with, unless you get a decent gynae. It is worth asking though.

I hope the TA works for you - I still flooded like a Bastard on the stuff.

I’m so grateful for everybody’s comments and words of kindness. Sometimes you just need to hear that you’re not alone.
Some great stories too and lovely acts of kindness. My boss will be fine, we have a great relationship and he has a wife so I’m sure he’ll get over it 😂

Please go to your Dr, you shouldn’t have to put up with this. You can’t got Tranexamic acid in Boots without a prescription so I’m not sure what you’ve bought!

My most embarrassing episode for me was flooding in M&S. Mind you it was also the most convenient as I went straight to the pants dept.

I also flooded once just getting out of the shower. Dh walked in and upon seeing the floor asks if he should call an ambulance. It really shocked him and couldn’t believe you could lose all that blood and not need medical attention.

to everyone whose gone throuh this rubbish.

DH just keeps telling me to go to the doctor, I have been so many times, and to the hospital under a consultant. I know I should push harder but right now it would make me happiest just to punch him.

The nurses are awesome but there is only so much they can do. They prescribed me the combined pill despite being over 40 while complaining that men wouldn’t be expected to put up with this shit!

Unfortunately that didn’t work either.

I hope TA works for you OP.

Lizzie you can. I only bought some over the counter in Boots last month after the last period from hell.

We got the "only this much" talk from our local GP who did a talk in school. She held up a small test tube. She should have known better.

Megan Sorry I don’t know that! How much do they cost?

Had the same happen to me at the weekend, was at Westfield with DD and her friend, had to get the train home but the middle part of the journey was rail replacement, I had on the largest tampon you can buy and the thickest pad, felt my tampon 'go' just as I was getting on the bus, which was almost an hours journey. Thankfully when we got to the other end I managed to dart straight into a waiting train and yell at the ticket inspector asking for the loo. As I got in there the blood had just started to seep onto the sides of my jeans! That's with tranexamic acid and ibuprofen and paracetamol! Won't be leaving the house when on my period ever again!

I’ve just googled. They are much cheaper to get on prescription if you need them regularly.

I get 60 for £8.40 where as Boots charge £7.49 for 18.

It’s good to know you can get them otc though.

Op....every single female has had this. I bleed once all over the spare bed (cream sheets) in my future pil house. I was so nervous but db said not to worry he get his mum. My now mil stripped the bed quietly whilst telling me a story of it happening to her when she stayed at her new pil. She got new bedding without my now fil seeing.

I helped a random stranger in a natural trust toilets once who whispered through the door if i had any pants, towels etc. She was lucky i did and passed a toilet roll through too for good measure. She gave me wink later in the cafe.

What a day OP! I have experienced flooding like you have described in the past, it’s just awful, I am now on my second Mirena coil, totally life changing.

Read your update up...choc and wine. Hope tomorrow is better xxx

I haven't had a period for 6 years since I had an endometrial ablation but this thread is bringing back some dreadful memories. One of the worst happened at work. I had just finished reading my Y2 class a story then stood up only to hear "Miss you've got red paint all over the back of your skirt!". I also totally ruined one of the chairs in the Head's office and at least two in the local Chinese restaurant.

First day of new job. Sister texted to ask how it was going.

I had to tell her that at the grand old age of 35 with 4 children and finally reaching the peak of my career, I was wiping down my dress and chair because I'd leaked blood everywhere.

I was pretty much trapped in my room trying to sort it all before my afternoon clinic started.

Thankfully some wise soul invented super absorbent tampons. Doubled with 2 night time always and I'm relatively safe but being a woman sucks sometime. Have a OP you bloody deserve it (if you'll pardon the pun).