So If you were born with a working vagina and uterus and all that junk that comes with being a cis female (or trans male or any other identity that just so happens to have a working vagina), you know the hell that is being on your period. I normally take birth control pills. But due to medical issues ive been having for YEARS that doctors STILL are failing to diagnose, they decided to have me try the Depo shot. Back in mid to late December, i got a shot in my left butt cheek that hurt like hell to put me into medically enduced menopause. HOT FLASHES SUCK THEY REALLY DO I STILL GET THEM AND ITS MAY THE SHOT ONLY LASTS 3 MONTHS okay enough about the pain that are hot flashes. Back to original rant topic. When you get off the shot, nobody told me what to expect. When will my period return? Will these hot flashes ever fucking stop their shit? Since this did nothing for my medical state to improve it and we have ruled Bowel Endometriosis out, is there anything i should look out for since ive been without the extra hormones my birth control pills normally give me to keep me from getting cysts? The answer, in my case, was annoying as hell but id like to share it so anyone else doing this for the first time doesnt feel scared and alone. It took me 2 months after the shot supposedly wore off to get my period back. Im not sexually active and i knew there was no way i could be pregnant, but it was still terrifying waiting and waiting and WAITING for what i knew would be a gruesome event of bleeding. My period started off way different from how it is normally. My first few days are normally light and gradually build into unbearable hell. I was spotting for 4 solid days. Just spotting. What the hell crotch? THEN IT WHAMMIED AND HOLY HELL PAIN. EXPECT LOTS AND LOTS OF PAIN the best way i can describe it is how periods were before i started birth control at all, when i felt so helpless and like the world was trying to kill me for being a 14 year old with exams and apparantly a fertile body. It genuinely feels like youre younger again and i cant say how it ends yet since my period hasnt finished yet. Mine are always 7 to 8 days long (which is on the longer end of the spectrum, i know) but im already at day 7 and about to hit 8 so im unsure how much longer this will be happening for me. Im lucky to have access to meds that make this easier, and my heating pad which is electric and i now believe it is the love of my life, and friends who are willing to listen to me rant about how much i hate having a vagina because of this stupid bleeding shit. Most of all, i learned its stupid to hide it all. Talk to people. Listen to their stories. They may have been through this stuff and have words of wisdom. I work for a CVS and was lucky to have a coworker tell me she had the shot once and it took her a month past the end for her period to come back. I knew at least somewhat ahead of time that itd likely come late. And as a 19 year old girl working in the pharmacy, its nice to be able to give advise to people who arent expecting it, like its best to put Suprep in the fridge and drink it chilled, which i made the terrible mistake of having it warm. People scared of their first colonoscopy dont want to talk about it but seeing a 19 year old girl be so open about it makes it a little easier to go in with your head held high. We shouldnt be afraid to talk about these taboo topics. Its one thing to spout medical lies and try to pass it off as truths. Its another to find a support center to help you get through whatever ails you, whether youre an undiagnosable like myself, or just someone aging who is afraid to get something routine done. I dont want to be afraid to talk about this. I want to talk about it openly and find people with advise for me before i have to go through everything alone. And if i do go through it alone, i want to help others so they dont have to go it alone like i did. Talk to people. Share your stories. It sucks going it alone and id rather talk about my period for anyone and everyone to read (which admittedly still makes me uncomfortable due to the stigma) than let someone else go it alone. If you can, please reblog with whatever stories you have. If youre uncomfortable as yourself, do it anonymously. Nobody minds. Lets just make it easier to talk about this stuff without being afraid. Hi, im a 19 year old girl with gastric problems that mimic crohns disease or UC but has been told multiple times it isnt that. I have almost constant nausea as well and constant abdominal pains. Ive been improperly diagnosed with allergies and given multiple rounds of antibiotics as well as been seen by an OB to see if that could be the cause. Ive had brain MRIs and CAT scans. The only thing that helps is moving constantly, which means being in college isnt an option for me at the moment, which is devastating for me. Work is the only thing keeping me going at the moment and ive latched onto the idea of helping others.
