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Crazy period or did I have a Miscarriage?
Over a year ago, I had what I thought to be a very irregular "period" for three months. (Although my cycle's never been irregular.) I'd spot for 2-3 days and then it would be over. I didn't have any cramps or the typical symptoms that would accompany my menstrual cycle during these months, or warn me that it was coming. I felt odd, but I attributed it to stress (even though again, my cycle's never been interrupted by stress.)
At the 3rd month, I had my last 'spotting' period. It only lasted two days, and I ended up getting a yeast infection. I opted to get OTC medication - and I took it accordingly, for a week. Towards the end of my treatment, I had the worst "cramps" in my entire life. It literally felt like a stabbing pain. I was curled up in bed attempting sleep, on the verge of tears, it was that bad. I checked to see if somehow cramping was a symptom from the medication, and it wasn't. However, the pain subsided over the night, and things seemed normal again, until a week later.
Then I got my "period" again. Needless to say, I was entirely confused - and the only thing I could make sense of to myself, was that my body was 'catching up' and maybe I had a yeast infection the entire time. (It somehow seemed logical in my head.)
This "period" I had, was the worst period I've ever had. I was passing blood clots that would soak through a tampon/pad in less than an hour. I'd stand up and I'd flow through a tampon. I could virtually do nothing without risking bleeding through my clothes. This "period" I had was 12 days along. I'm not kidding you. Nearly two weeks. I went to my mom, friends and even relatives about it, and they all told me "don't worry, you're young, sometimes your cycle's crazy." I never felt content with this answer after my period did finally end after that outrageous period of time.
All of that aside, I've also had weird changes in my body. I'm 20 years old, and the majority of my teenage years I was one certain cup size. I've doubled that in less than a year, and only a few months after the incident.
The bottom line is, even though it's too late to get a 100% explanation, I'm just hoping somebody could possibly make sense of one.
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Without a physical examination from a doctor it will be virtually impossible to say whether or not you had a miscarriage. Even though this happend a year ago, it may be possible for them to be able to tell due to modern technology. If you have even been pregnant, there will always be some type of sign to show this, but again, only with a thorough examination would they be able to tell.
I was three months pregnant when I had my miscarriage. In fact, I only found out 3 weeks prior when it dawned on me that I haven't had my period in three months and that I didn't have any pms symptoms. I took the test and it came up positive immedietly. I made my appointment but it would be a few more weeks before I could see anyone. One day I started spotting at work. I called the doctor and they had me come in the next day. The next day, they did their examination and I knew there was a problem when they couldn't locate the heartbeat, so they gave me an ultrasound. They said I had everything there but the baby and that my body terminated the pregnancy. I was advised to go home and that it should pass on it's own and if I experienced any excessive bleeding or pain to come back in. My husband's father had a heart attack and so we made the three hour trip to see him. We stayed for an entire week and I spotted and past large clots in the meantime. The bleedings finally stopped so I thought I was done. One the way back home I started getting really bad cramps to were I was doubled over in the car. I was soaking pads every hour and finally made it to the emergency room after a friend forced me to go. By the time I got there I soaked 3 pads in 5 minutes and was hemmorageing. They wheeled me in for an emergency D&C and after that I was fine. Had my friend not made me go, I could have bled to death. The thing about miscarriages is that there are some typical signs but often the cramps will feel like contractions and extremely painful. Anytime you start bleeding that heavily or having the symptoms you described, you need to see a doctor immedietly.
I would suggest that you make an appointment now. Tell them your experience and your concerns. If it was a misscarriage, your body may not have disposed of everything and this could create health problems or prevent you from having a healthy pregnancy later on.Hopefully everything will be fine, but it is better to make sure. I hope this is somewhat helpful.
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Because of the amount of blood and clotting you said you had, it sounds to me like it was a miscarriage.
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