lesley1957
09-12-2006, 06:37 PM
I am pretty sure I am going through the menopause. I can go months with out a period. I am more concerned that although everyone mentioned gaps in between, is it normal not to have a period for five months, then have a period every two weeks? It is also very thin but heavy. Should I see my doctor?
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browneyedsusie
09-12-2006, 06:52 PM
Hi Lesley
Any changes like that are normal in peri. I have had very similar ones. I have not gone as long as 5 months but have had them come every 2 wks after a lull. By thin.. do you mean watery.(is that a word?) I too have noticed that seems as you say thinner or as I tried to say watery in the last little while. Also alot darker the first few days and then turning red in color.
Hope this helps I am sure someone else will post too.
By the way... I am Lesley too, also spelt with a ey. Any one I know with our name spells it ie,
Take care
Any changes like that are normal in peri. I have had very similar ones. I have not gone as long as 5 months but have had them come every 2 wks after a lull. By thin.. do you mean watery.(is that a word?) I too have noticed that seems as you say thinner or as I tried to say watery in the last little while. Also alot darker the first few days and then turning red in color.
Hope this helps I am sure someone else will post too.
By the way... I am Lesley too, also spelt with a ey. Any one I know with our name spells it ie,
Take care
lesley1957
09-13-2006, 05:21 AM
I am so pleased I have found this site. I find it so helpful and reassuring.
sheeshkabob
09-16-2006, 06:54 PM
You want to know about irregular bleeding? It couldn't have been much worse, I tell you. I'd bleed heavy for about 7 days, have 2 days off, bleed for 14, have 5 days off, bleed for 10 days, have 4 off, and on and on that went for AT LEAST 2 years. It was very difficult. My doctor suggested a hysterectomy, but we didn't go through with that. And then, at 40, it was over...well, I DID have 3 or 4 more periods in the next two years and that was IT. No more, thankfully (of COURSE those 3 or 4 were during holidays or special functions)
It's a beginning of the end. Try to hang in there. :) Thankfully my husband was very supportive. He didn't like it, but we winged through it.
It's a beginning of the end. Try to hang in there. :) Thankfully my husband was very supportive. He didn't like it, but we winged through it.
Belle2003
09-17-2006, 03:52 AM
Dear Sheeshkabob:
Your post was very comforting. I have been getting on and off 2 periods a month. This month I got my second period after just 9 days of the other one ending. Even though you know that it does happen, you still feel like maybe something is wrong with your body. Reading that others have it makes you feel not alone.
I am glad that yours is over with. How has menopause been treating you? Is it better than perimenopause? I am still waiting for my period to skip a month. I haven't experienced that luxury yet.
Belle
Your post was very comforting. I have been getting on and off 2 periods a month. This month I got my second period after just 9 days of the other one ending. Even though you know that it does happen, you still feel like maybe something is wrong with your body. Reading that others have it makes you feel not alone.
I am glad that yours is over with. How has menopause been treating you? Is it better than perimenopause? I am still waiting for my period to skip a month. I haven't experienced that luxury yet.
Belle
katidid95
09-18-2006, 01:02 PM
I've been on bioidentical hormones for over a year now and had had a few months normally timed (about 28-30 days apart) periods. Lately, I had a period 14 days from the last one and last night I started cramping and then bleeding again after only 9 days! Ugh!!! My PMS hasn't been as bad as usual, but I still have that blah feeling. And with the cramping, I feel like I need a gallon jug of ibuprofen. I've been under a little stress lately (nothing bad, just self induced fretting!) so maybe that is the cause. I'm going to England for two weeks at the end of the month and I don't want to have 2-3 periods while I'm there!
I guess it helps to know I'm not alone, but I really thought I was on a steady/stable road with the hormones. Frustrating :blob_fire
I guess it helps to know I'm not alone, but I really thought I was on a steady/stable road with the hormones. Frustrating :blob_fire
candlegirl
09-25-2006, 12:50 PM
great site, I have been on my period for 5 weeks now, real heavy some days to almost nothing on others. Is this a sign that I am going thru the change? I will 41 in November. My husband is dealing with it great, but I am not. I hate it because Ido alot of traveling and it interferes with activities,will it end soon?
dh2
09-25-2006, 08:29 PM
You should probably have any irregular bleeding checked to be sure that it's just perimenopause. I had the pleasure of missing my first period this past June. I thought for sure I had to be pregnant even though my husband has had a vasectomy. I just couldn't come to the realization that I might be going through peri menopause. After all, I'm only 45! Pregnancy seemed like a better option! But now that I think about it, not having a period might be nice!
lauralu2000
09-27-2006, 12:02 PM
Can I ask you ladies...during the months you miss yur peroids. Does your body show signs that it's coming. However it never does? Like cramping and bloating and lower back pain. Sore breasts ect. All the pms stuff?
dh2
09-27-2006, 09:40 PM
Can I ask you ladies...during the months you miss yur peroids. Does your body show signs that it's coming. However it never does? Like cramping and bloating and lower back pain. Sore breasts ect. All the pms stuff?
Yes, I was certain that I was going to start, or that I was pregnant. Really sore breasts. I read somewhere that it's called phantom periods. The next month I started right on schedule as if I'd never missed one. I have only missed that one month, I'm like clockwork.
Yes, I was certain that I was going to start, or that I was pregnant. Really sore breasts. I read somewhere that it's called phantom periods. The next month I started right on schedule as if I'd never missed one. I have only missed that one month, I'm like clockwork.