Ok these periods are flipping ridiculous...what can I do?

[FastasleepQueenLentilWeaver]

They're so heavy I can't stay awake at all, I'm totally zonked, I went to bed at 11 with DD and DS and woke up thinking neither of them had let me sleep but it was 1 oclock (bedroom trashed by DS of course) then I got downstairs managed to make lunch sat down and fell asleep again until just now, waking up vaguely for stuffing EBM into DD and changing a nappy... (playroom trashed by DS of course!!)

Was prescribed iron after the birth of DD but it's not helping with this, there's so much blood I'm like a stuck pig it's awful (this is the third one like this since birth of DD, she's 5 months, they were quite bad before and seemed to get worse after DS was born)

The pill tends to do horrible things to me ie screaming migraines and severe bloating...

what am I to doooo? Typing this is all that's keeping me awake at all

go to gp and go on a pill that can be tailored to your needs and help with mood swings etc

you may be referred to a gynae
for tests
hope it all goes well
xxx

gynae... you mean like those kind of tests where they peer at you...down there?

(My GP still hasn't let me have a smear due to my age pfft!)

my periods got heavy after the birth of my children and the doctor prescribed tranexamic acid tablets to stop the flow of blood. I am anaemic and it sounds like you are too.

Go to the doctor...

It's annoying is what it is because I know I don't want any more children naturally, I want to save myself and adopt some later on, I've always wanted to adopt since I was little!

But GPs just won't let me go see anyone about getting my bits chopped out (sorry graphicness making me smile though!!) because I'm 19 and I might leave my husband (thanks) and want more kids with someone else (can I not adopt, which is what I want to do anyway?) no!

Endo runs in my family too, mum was rushed into hospital 2 years after my birth to have (a pioneering op then) uterine ablation... sp!

forgot to mention the doctor said I could have a hysterectomy.. [bloody hell.. I'm only 40]
an operation to remove the lining of my womb
or these tablets

I chose the tablets

I WANT A HYSTERECTOMY AND I WANT IT NOW!!!

DAMMIT!!!

I'll ask the GP useless she is though she doesn't think 19 yr olds are allowed to have period problems..

There is hope then, I might end up demanding one!

I've tried mephenamic acid and tranexamic with no success (this was back when my periods where heaven compared with these argh!)

I might leave my husband (thanks) and want more kids with someone else (can I not adopt, which is what I want to do anyway?) no!

I never understood that attitude. That's what I got when I asked to see a consultant about having my tubes tied. And I'm THIRTY-FIVE, ffs! I think I'm old enough to know if I want more kids or not.

As for not 'allowing' you a smear test b/c of your age, that has to be the most irresponsible crock of s&t I have ever* heard out of healthcare professional, especially since you're obviously a sexually active 19-year-old.

It's possible you may have endo or fibroids. It can happen to 19-year-olds.

I'd be a mutha f*&king PITA at that GP till I got a referral to the gynae. Normal menstruation should not make you anaemic. At all.

Thankyou expat, I should go before the hormones wear off - then I'll just turn an interesting shade of puce and YELL at the STUPID WOMAN!

I would seek a referral to a gynae as a matter of urgency. Insist till you're blue in the face that you are referred.

Fibroids may well be a factor in this regard. These can certainly cause anaemia.

not allowed a smear? my friend jane had her first smear at 20, they found cancerous cells, she had a full hysterectomy and cancer treatment. she is fine now, but wtf is that all about not allowing you to have a smear?!!!

change your gp.

I've had smears since I was 19, I think.

I have been on primulot and tranaemic acid for a few years now
I want a hysterectomy but they say I am too young

heavy flooding sessions are a pita

No advice I'm afraid, but just wanted to let you know I am going through exactly the same, in fact your post could have been written by me.

I have tried mefanamic and tranexamic too and they did nothing, I am now on 20 painkillers a day (1 x diclofenac, 2 x zydol, 2 x paracetamol - 4 times a day) just to cope and I am constantly falling asleep.

So far all I have had is doctors and consultants trying to pressure me into having the coil.

I have asked for a hysterectomy (I'm 33) and they won't even consider me, even though we have been told by the consultant that it would be very dangerous to both myself and the baby if we were to have another.

radley i am being pressured into the mirena coil too
just dont want to do it

Why won't they listen, I want bits taking out, not bloody well put in

nhs cutbacks is why they wont listen rads
lol

I had this when I was about your age. They referred me for a laparoscopy (eventually) and found adhesions and endometriosis, which they controlled with some tablets and pill for a while but in the end I had another laparoscopy and they reomived it all. TBH, the op didn't help as much as having dd did- my periods since then have been sooo much better.
FWIW, I used to have really heavy periods, hevay blood loss and clots, horrendous pain and mood swings...
Hassle your gp repeatedly

Go and see your GP. If your GP is useless see another GP. Or (you'll shriek at this idea) turn up to gynae A & E at the women's hospital whilst you still have this period, explaining the extent of problems it is causing. And there are varying degrees of anaemic - so get someone to check your iron levels again.

I had really heavy periods after ds, they would last about 7-8 days then I would get a 5-6 day break and they would start again and it totally drained me.
I chose the mirena coil, and hey no periods, no problem

I got pressure to have the coil just b/c. They must get a deal on them or they must be the cheapest option.

I don't want some foreign body inserted in me. End of.

It'd be FAR cheaper for them to give DH the damn vasectomy he wants, but noooo, he's 'too young' (28) and 'may want kids with someone else'.

Bloody good attitude to have, huh? 1) You must have a child w/all your partners to validate your relationship 2) Your present children can be replaced if they die w/more kids, b/c of course, that's the only reason people reproduce.

effing ridiculous! I'm not settling for a coil either no way!