Please Answer this Cycle Question!!

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Registered: 09-15-2003
Please Answer this Cycle Question!!
Tue, 09-23-2003 - 10:45am
discussion title: Cycle Question!! Help! Confused!

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from: mia327

date: Sep-22 2:58 pm

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I hope someone can help me get this straight. I've been having major symptoms for about a week now (swollen & sore breasts, darker & erect nipples, irribility, bloating, cramping, headaches, dizziness, tired, nauseous, etc.) because I missed a week of pills. I tested last week (negative), but I'm pretty sure it was too soon. Now, this is where I'm confused as to when to test again. My LMP was 8/27 and I should have started my pills 8/31, but didn't until 9/7. I called the doctor today and I have an appointment for the 30th and was advised to stop taking my pills (I wasn't sure whether to stop last week or not, so I didn't). Anyway, I was on a 28 day cycle, so technically, this Wednesday (which is when I would have gotten my period if I had done my pills correctly) would be the 4th week of my cycle, right? Or will it be next Wednesday which would be when I should get my period because of how I actually took my pills? But now that I'm not going to finish them, is that going to screw things up? I guess what I'm asking (because I know this is confusing) is when would I be considered "late" for my period? I'm all screwed up!! Help! I'm dying to test again, since the doctor couldn't get me in sooner! I'm hoping this Wednesday would be the time, because I really need to know! Help! I really hope someone understands what I'm trying to ask!