Periods and flooding

[Itchyandscratchy]

I'm 48 and my periods are still fairly regular but are getting a bit unmanageable because of flooding.

They've always been quite heavy on day 2/3 so I use pant liners with my mooncup. When I saw my GP about them being heavy & painful I was prescribed tranexamic (sp?) acid but I've stopped taking it as I think it adds to the problem which is...

I bleed on day 1 then it stops for anything up to another day. However I still get pain so I know it hasn't gone away. And then I'll get a terrible 'gush' and I'll flood really badly - completely fills up my mooncup, spills onto a pad and when I change, it fills up again immediately. It'll then die down a bit, gush a bit more the next day then disappears. If I'm at work I dread it and constantly wait for the 'gush'.

It happened today and luckily I got into a toilet with a locked sink bit, as it looked like I'd been slaughtering chickens in there when I was done. Sorry if TMI. I think because I'm getting on a bit my blood flow is more clotty and sticky, which causes blockages, hence the dry spells then the flooding.

If I go back to my GP what's the likely course of action do you think? A hysterectomy seems a bit drastic so is there anything in between that and putting up with this? Thanks.

I didn't even know the term 'flooding' until I was talking to my friend about the red wedding I'd all of a sudden been suffering.

She mentioned seeing a thread about it on mumsnet, so I joined and oh the joy to know your not alone in going through this. I'm 50, and only in the last two months have endured what seems like up to three weeks of achey womb/ back and sore boobs. Then boom, all hell breaks loose and there's not a tampon they make absorbent enough to control the flood. On my last pill check they gave me 9 months worth. I asked if I might experience going through the change in that period and the surgery nurse just said oh you'll know if you are. Where can I read up more on this, and what can I expect I.e. will it get worse and how long can this (flooding) go on for? Most importantly how will it affect my Slimming World journey as I'm not far off target 🎯 Feel so much better for getting that off my chest. Time for a brew