I'm on day 3 of a regular period. I'm 48. I'd taken 2 doses of ibuprofen to get me through a busy day cooking. I have used a moon-cup for the last 8 years (not sure if it's relevant) - I find they really help with flow, pain and feel more hygienic than other products.
11:30 last night, I started having an incredibly painful vaginal pain - awful pain inside me. Not external. It was very distressing, worse than early labour pains and not managed by paracetamol or ibuprofen.
The pain centred around the (very) low abdomen and in my vagina. It quite literally immobilised me. I was white with the pain. I didn't get to sleep until 2:00. Thankfully, I feel just normal period discomfort this morning. Blood flow is higher (had to change the sheets) but not overly so? I nearly phoned NHS direct but was paranoid that they'd send me to hospital.
I very occasionally suffer from proctalgia (what some MN'ers fondly nickname 'javelin arse') - about 6 attacks a year at night - this pain was very similar to this but in my vagina and not in my anus. I'm
really shaken this morning - it was a horrible experience. Does anyone have any experience of this?
Thanks for reading.