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| Wed, 09-10-2003 - 3:07pm |
I recently posted a question and never got a reply, so any information would be greatly appreciated! I was fourteen days late, but did eventually start yesterday. I got horrible cramps that morning, which I have never gotten before, but my period only lasted for about a day and a half. Normally I usually go for at least four days. I am also very tired, my lower back hurts, I have nausea, my fingers are swollen, I have a decreased appetite and I am very moody. What's going on?

Many times when a woman has a miscarraige (which I obviously can't spell right) very early in her pregnancy, it seems like a late or unusually heavy period.
I don't know how old you are either, though. If you just started menstrating in the last year or so, you just might not have adjusted to your cycles yet.
You also might just have wacky cycles like I do. My menses come whenever they feel like it and sometimes I will go for months with no particular pattern in bleeding or cramps. The Pill didn't even help straighten them out (probably because I'm not very good at remembering them).
Anyway, I would make an appointment just to make sure nothing's up. I know that it's scary when things don't seem like they're going the way they should. Just talking to my Nurse Practioner, or even my Mama Jan (my mother-in-law and I have been close for years before I married her son.) makes me feel a lot better. Do you have someone to talk to about this stuff?
I hope that everything is ok.
Some of the things that are possible are: miscarriage, ecoptic pregnancy, pregnancy, and nothing at all (you were just late). I really think the only thing to do at this point is to go to the gyn. If it is any of the first 3 possibilities, you will need care.
I wish you well.
See if the health department in your county will give you a check-up. In mine, all they could do was paps and exams. They won't diagnose a specific problem, but they might let you know if they think further medical help is needed.
By the way, if you need someone to vent to, it looks like there are a lot of friendly people here, including me.....keep us in mind.