good morning world

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

ok, spilling things sucks, but it's just ironic when you spill PMS tea all over your keyboard and then begin loudly cursing. grrrr.

Today is not a good day for the uterus...

[huntressdiana.livejournal.com]

I've had the "severe" cramps since a little before 6am this morning. There's nothing worse than being woken up by cramps...on day two when they're guaranteed to be stonger and a bigger pain in the arse.

So, I'm here at work...and there's just a little over two hours to go before I can head home...and I'm making like Midol is my best friend.

Not to mention the headache from hell...

I forgot to mention this, so I'm adding it in now: Do any of you experience heavy urination before your period? All this past week, I've woken up in the middle of the night and I've had to pee so badly! This is unusual for me as I always make sure I use the bathroom before bed. Also, I hadn't been drinking much in the way of fluids last week so the extra night time urination is truly puzzling. Not to mention the off-and-on constipation during my period, but I usually get that so I'm not worried about it.

So, am I flipping my lid over the extra night time urination trips?

owwie

[adjectivegail]

there are so many things i love about being female, but having cramps isn't one of them.
i'm reminded of a comment a friend made once (but i can't remember where, and haven't been able to find it) about someone blathering on about the wonderfulness of menstruation. at the time i laughed and said that person was an idiot... at the moment i am even less able than usual to understand why anyone would think this is wonderful.

Flow Concern

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

I've been visiting the hut for almost 14 years now (ack! More than half my life!) and this is only the first time this has happened. (well, not quite, the last day of my period a few months ago was also like this.)

I've always had a very clotty flow. I've been using my Keeper for 3 years now, and so have been able to keep much closer tabs on my flow, and it's all been clots. Even when I was still using pads, it was clots.

This month, it's liquid. Real liquid, no clots, no nothing. It's freaking me right out.

Is this normal, or should I get it checked out? (I have my annual physical next week, so it's very feasible to check it out.)