First Period In 5 Years.

I'm on my period!!! This may sound stupid seeing as I'm a female but this is my first proper period since 2010 so it's completely weird for me. 

image from google.

The reason for me having a period right now is because my Implant ran out last weekend and since then I have had a period. I am having the implant removed and new one fitted next Friday and I cannot wait!!! Most people have these for contraception but for me it is totally different. My periods have always been heavy and painful and in my family all the females suffer with bad periods/fertility problems ect so I always knew what to expect. I was forever going back and forwards to the Doctors with period problems and then sent to the gynecologist who said I have Menorrhagia and they are going to do tests to find out why. I had many blood tests, ultra sounds and then I had a Laparoscopy and had biopsies. During the time of the Laparoscopy they fitted in a Mirena Coil which began to all the problems which I will explain in a minute but the results from the Laparoscopy was that I have a Retroverted Uterus which means my uterus is titled backwards and this was the reasons I was suffering with pain during sex, pain during periods and they put my back pain down tp this and also they found a lot of cysts on one of my ovary and said it is smaller than my other one which they "think" may not be working". I was never given a proper answer to why I was having heavy and painful periods. Once they put the Mirena Coil in me they didn't bother to follow up these results. 

Worse decision on my life....Having the Mirena Coil.

I was waiting for the operation when the doctor came and told me about this Coil and this doctor made out that it was make all my pain and problems go. I was very nervous for the op so I wasn't in the right frame of mind to agree to anything but I did and I regretted it so much. So YES my periods did calm down in fact they vanished which for me felt bloody amazing as I was suffering so much so to have zero periods was heaven. But then the low moods started, headaches, cramping, bloating, had no energy and I just wanted to rip this thing out. I went to the doctors and saw this female doctor which I will never forget this. She was eating a cupcake while I was sitting down in the room crying my eyes out pleading to have this coil out and she declined saying "Think about this because if you have it out your periods will be even worse". Naturally you believe doctors advice but it was getting sooo bad that few months later I demanded to have the coil out ASAP. It bloody hurt having this out but I wasn't prepared for what happened after. They sent me for a ultra sound which shown my left ovary was inactive and once again got zero answers. By this time I was so exhausted and was even thinking of having a hysterectomy but at 20 years old this isn't what I wanted as I want to be a mum one day. So I went to see another GP who I bloody have so much to thank him for. He basically recommend the Implant in my arm and if I'm still getting all the problems that he will investigate. By this point I had no contraception in me so I was clear for about 6 months and my periods didn't return. I had the Nexplanon Implant fitted and it has changed my life. So okay my periods haven't returned but all my pain from cramps, sex, bloated, headaches ect all have gone.   

Now those three years of the Implant are up and the period has returned so for me this is weird. 5 years of no periods and it has come back to be the worse one lol!!! I am not used to this tbh hahah. 26th June is when I have my appointment for my next implant to be inserted and I am actually can't wait. Since this one ran out my moods have been bad, I've had bad cramps, pain down below and obviously the period so it will be interesting if that all goes or doesn't with the new implant. Now obviously this one will be in for the next three years and I will be 26 years old then which is scary so I have decided that this will be my last implant well it depends on if I am in a relationship or where I will be with my life. If I did't have two chronic illnesses I don't think I would have another implant put back in but I really do not need anymore pain to be honest.

So it is day 9 on this period and I haven't killed anyone...yet!! haha and to make matters worse, My Mother is also on her period so this household at the moment isn't very good!!! HURRY UP 26TH JUNE!!! 

I will do another post in a few weeks to update to see how the new implant is going. Fingers crossed!! 

Love Katie xx