Hey, I wonder if anyone could offer me opinions or advice on this. I've had the coil in for 2.5 years and not had a problem, though I've also actually never checked the strings before and I just checked tonight and can't feel them! I did have some on-off bleeding for the first 6 months, but for the last 2 years periods have been very regular.
But anyway, last night I started bleeding, quite suddenly, but only a bit. It's very different to my normal, very regular, periods on the coil, starting much more suddenly and also ending much more suddenly - it's basically tailed off to almost nothing in 24h and never got worse than light spotting. A bit of cramping and sore boobs and feeling very bloaty.
However I'm not due my period for another week and have never had mid-period bleeding before, and my periods aren't even like this at all - different colour, different symptoms, etc. The date would also line up with implantation, and I did have sex around ovulation (I think).
I'm aware the coil is pretty good and so rationally think it's probably nothing, but equally I'm alarmed enough by the fact that this is just very unusual for me.
I've ordered some cheap tests just in case, but does anyone have any advice or experiences? Is bothering me that I have no idea what's going on and why I am bloating up like a balloon and not even due to start my period for another week, and probably can't test for another week either.
(Have also noticed a few other things, but not sure if just reading into things now. Have been getting very hot and sweaty the last few days and a couple of weird dreams.)