Went out of town, no period.

Scratch that last post. Went out of town for a week but still haven't started my period.
Interesting.
I think it's been 12 weeks and still no period.
I get hot a lot, sweating to the point I have to change my clothes. Perhaps this is the beginning of "the change"?

Why is it that I start my period when out of town?

Seriously, it seems that any time I am traveling, which is not often, I start my period.
Could it be because I have intercourse more when I stay in hotels?
Anyway, the continuous BCPs seem to be doing the trick because even though my periods are not fun, they are nothing like I experienced before. The gastrointestinal symptoms are rare and when they rear their ugly head they are livable.
I am so relieved that the Levora is doing the trick.

longest time between cycles

Just started spotting this morning, December 16. My last spotting started September 23. This is the longest time between cycles. Interesting.
I am 44 now. Could this be an early sign of menopause?
So far I only have a dull headache at the right temple. It could be from the three glasses of red wine last night.
I had the annual PAP exam in October and all is well.
Thank god for continuous BCPs. They have given me my life back.

Light period this time

I stopped the BCP and had light spotting for several days. Finally my period came but it was light compared to previous cycles. I had the horrible headache a few days, sometimes at the right temple, sometimes at the left temple.

My scalp was tender several days and each time I would rub/massage it firmly and sure enough the pain would go away (after the initial intense pain).

One thing I did notice this cycle is how much clear discharge I had. The blood was light but I was still changing tampons within 4 hours (like a good girl should anyway). I have no signs of a yeast infection so who knows why the heavy discharge (not blood).

I will start the BCP tonight. That made a 9 day break, shorter than previous cycles.

Ahhhh...the dreaded spotting. No wonder I felt badly this afternoon.

This afternoon I noticed I felt bloated like something didn't agree in my intestines. I was a little gassy and felt tired. Sure enough, I was spotting. Now that I take my BCPs continuously I almost forget what it feels like to have an Endo period.

I will not take my BCP tonight or for the next week and see what happens with this cycle...

We never know, do we?

No more headache, down to light flow

Today I am feeling human again!
No more headache. The flow is much lighter. Cramps are minimal.
Hooray!
It's been a week since I stopped taking the BCP. I will resume tonight and see if that will stop the light flow.
Last cycle I waited until I stopped spotting and it took almost two weeks.

Even though experiencing my cycle still in less than enjoyable, my life is much better than before when I would experience a week and a half of hell every two weeks.

Menstrual headache continues

The nagging headache continues...
This morning I woke up and felt a slight headache. I did drink wine last night so I figured, well, today it's my fault.
But, what happened was the headache got worse during the day instead of better.
I've had my fair share of hangovers over the years and this was not a hangover headache.
The headache would get stronger, then back off, then get stronger, then back off. I wonder if my flow was doing the same thing?
All day long I suffered through the pain. I took Advil in the morning, but finally a little after noon I took a half Vicodin. That seemed to help a little once it kicked in. When it wore off, the headache returned strongly. I took more Advil.
The headache is strange how it gets stronger then backs off, but is always still there.
We were hoping to attend a show tonight, but with this pain that I've been enduring for two days, I am wiped out. I am ready for bed.
Tomorrow should be a better day.