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A little hx:
I have always had somewhat irregular periods. When I was 15/16 they were so heavy and painful (passed out on several occasions) that we went to the doc and I had a fibroid. A huge one. It was removed via lapy& myomectomy in a very complex new procedure (at the time). I got pregnant 3 weeks later (oops!
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). After dd, I never got my period before getting pg with ds. After I had him, it was almost a year before I got my period, and then I had a pretty normal, healthy year of regular periods (half of which was bc free)
After having dd#2 (22 mo), I got my period when she was about 6 mo, and they have been fairly regular, long but light.
But the past few months things are changing. Whereas they used to come around the 20th-25th, they have been getting closer together. DD still nurses just as much as a year ago, so I know it's not that. No bc, either.
And now, I just started again last night. And it started out dark and rusty, and is now BRIGHT red like fresh blood. The only time I have ever bled like this is immediately after birth. This is very unusual. What is wrong with me??
I am seriously scared to DEATH that this is another fibroid. I had to fight tooth and nail to keep my uterus the first time. I don't want to be done having babies ever again. I just could not bare to lose it, but I know that they really push for removal if fibroids recurr. Especially when they are as large and aggressive as mine was last time.
What should I do???
I have always had somewhat irregular periods. When I was 15/16 they were so heavy and painful (passed out on several occasions) that we went to the doc and I had a fibroid. A huge one. It was removed via lapy& myomectomy in a very complex new procedure (at the time). I got pregnant 3 weeks later (oops!
After having dd#2 (22 mo), I got my period when she was about 6 mo, and they have been fairly regular, long but light.
But the past few months things are changing. Whereas they used to come around the 20th-25th, they have been getting closer together. DD still nurses just as much as a year ago, so I know it's not that. No bc, either.
And now, I just started again last night. And it started out dark and rusty, and is now BRIGHT red like fresh blood. The only time I have ever bled like this is immediately after birth. This is very unusual. What is wrong with me??
I am seriously scared to DEATH that this is another fibroid. I had to fight tooth and nail to keep my uterus the first time. I don't want to be done having babies ever again. I just could not bare to lose it, but I know that they really push for removal if fibroids recurr. Especially when they are as large and aggressive as mine was last time.
What should I do???
