Hi all.
I've never posted on here before, all I know about it is that it's where mums hang about. Thought you guys might be able to help me though.
So I'll start by saying July last year I got the implant, which as far as I can tell is the most effective form of contraception that my body could tolerate. I needed that security at the time as a pregnancy, whilst not being the end of the world, would be difficult for both of us. My period finally settled down about January this year, aside from one bleed that was two weeks late (wasn't worried at all at the time because I can't be pregnant, blah blah blah, wonders of modern medicine).
Fast forward to now. About the last six-eight weeks I've been constantly tired, hungry, my breasts have been so sore to touch, I've had horrible nausea that nothing helps, my taste in food has changed completely, I'm craving salt and vinegar on everything (even on chocolate and in tea) and - what's worrying me most - I've not being having "periods" as such. I have been bleeding, but it's been on and off bleeding for two-three days at the most every week/week and a half. It's not like period blood, it's either brown and 80% clear mucus or very light and almost diluted, and after taking a tampon out there's usually barely enough to colour the top of it. I suffer from incredibly painful, heavy periods usually and I've not had any cramps beyond a sort of dull ache now and again that doesn't correspond to the bleeding. I feel like I've got cystitis in that I constantly feel the need to pee, I'm constantly too hot or too cold, cooking smells are knocking me flat or sending me running to the toilet to throw up...
I know there's a million and one things it could be. I know it's incredibly unlikely for someone to get pregnant on the implant - and I know mine's inserted correctly, I've checked. I was fine with it, I just thought it was my body being weird... until my fiance came home and told me he'd been chatting to a girl at work who'd had pretty much the same symptoms as me (right down to the weird bleeding) on the implant, thought nothing of it and had just found out she was six months pregnant.
So, mumsnet, I'm not asking you to magically tell me if I'm pregnant or not - there's a pregnancy test sitting in the cupboard that's probably still in date if I decide it's worth worrying about. All I want to know is - is it actually, feasibly, technically possible I might be pregnant? 