Please can someone help me. I’ve tried going to A&E, been to my GP twice and no one can help me, dismissing my problem as me being “too anxious” and this is “all down to the coil”.
I had the copper coil fitted two months ago following a surgical abortion (please don’t judge, I’m already p*seed off enough) and my period came on four weeks after the procedure, then had a bleed two weeks later with spotting in between. Nothing unbearable, some mild discomfort but all totally fine. Last week, which would have marked week 8, therefore period number 2 came on and it started off rather slow with y brown blood predominantly and three days into it, it turned into bright red blood but I could manage it and I wasn’t soaking through the pads.
Yesterday is when the fun started after my period because insanely heavy with the blood literally trickling down my leg. This happened after I got in from work around 5. I became really concerned and asked my partner to take me to A&E. I was seen, and made it clear that I’m bleeding really heavy, having to hold my crotch to make sure I don’t have any spillages. I changed my pad about 4 times in 2 hours. It wasn’t painful but the blood just kept coming out and out.
The GP was not helpful at all and she said that it’s down to hormones and that I should “get the coil” despite telling her I was on the coil. The day before I saw my local GP who felt my stomach and said all was fine.
Today I came back to the GP being concerned about the bleeding which stopped in the morning and I felt fine, but resumed again at 4. She said this was down to the coil and she isn’t concerned about it at all. I’ve requested to be referred to a gynaecologist but she wouldn’t do it on the basis I’d be rejected even though I’m bleeding out. She reluctantly gave me a referral for a scan which I should get within the next 10 days. Apparently it’s all down to the copper coil but the bleeding is sooooooooooo heavy. I can’t even explain how heavy it is, it feels like a waterfall and it is preventing me from living my life.
Has anyone else had these nasty heavy periods that feel like they’ll never end and make you think that you’re the Niagara Falls? Every time I go for a week it just opens up the flood gates of bright red blood.
I really don’t like being dismissed like that and just want some comfort before committing and going private. :(