My worsening menstrual pain

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Is starting to scare me a bit here girls. I've had to dip into my anxiety flower essence - I'm scared. Since my injury 1 1/2 yrs. ago... I've had a whole variety of difficult periods but they keep getting more and more painful. And constant inflammatory pain through my whole pelvis and even into the connective tissue in my hips instead of the more ebb and flow of the "contraction" like cramps in the past - but I've always had hard cramps.

Fine - I'll just monitor my Aspirin levels to avoid any dips in defense against those angry little pirate prostaglandins. (sp.?)

Well last month was pretty rocky and this month I cried and moaned my way thru the entire "Like Water For Chocolate" movie trying to focus on the subtitles like they could take me away. I finally had my husband dip into the "break-your-leg-in-the-wilderness" stash - twice. 2 hydro-codone nasties. The first one wore off at midnight.

I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE Doctors. A few of you may know just how emphatically I mean this. I don't want or believe in their diagnosis, cause or cures !!!

-you know, I had a nurse tell me after my surgery to remove a large cyst that encompassed my entire ovary so that I lost it as well in emergency surgery... I was just 15 yrs. old shocked and wondering why...
that "That sort of thing happens to people who are promiscuous and have had many different lovers." I can't tell you how vulnerable I was to that. And to think that's just one of the indignities I've suffered at the hands of incompetent practitioners of what I consider by and large to STILL be a dark art.

I need to find a good woman acupuncturist- I'm told there are points on the Perineum.. I love my guy but just can't deal.

And to think I'm not brave, My GF here seems to think I'm just chicken to have Doctors perform their "diagnostic" tests, (and encourages me to get answers, like if I have endometriosis or some other operable malady thingy). Of course I'm scared ! I keep agreeing.
She thinks there's this perfect fence-straddling equilibrium that can be achieved between eastern and western medicine. Like it's all options on a menu at an international restaurant (!?!) I believe we should throw the Necrotic Baby Out with the filthy waste water too. Capitolism and Medicine are the recipe for our demise - that or fighting over what God looks like. Greedy stupid stubborn prideful people.

I don't have the time or the stomach for surfin' the net on this one. Imagine the zillabytes of information when I googled "painful period".
Sorry for the rant - I sit here stumped on how to end this cheery little post on a good note.

Springs coming and my seeds are here. I love to grow sunflowers and I've got a fist full of new varieties here.
Between gardening and chickens I shall happily bounce. I left all the stalks from last years sunflowers in the ground over winter and have been so pleased with how it provided a big food source through a long hard winter. I'm in the river-bottom so I have many varieties of bird travel through. My favorites are the Chickadees, Nuthatches and the twitchy little Wrens. And my very favorite the silly Chicken. I'm just goofy happy about having chickens again !

I hope you can all have a deep breath and see that book of matches in each of you and reach for what makes that flame burn. - borrowed from "Like Water For Chocolate"

Love to you all my sweet sisters,
Zelda

lucky you - you've got chickens! I wish we could have some chickens only dh won't go for it and its against zoning laws where I live. the neighbors would likely complain.

now back to your menstrual pain... what's your diet like? I get that type of connective tissue pain down the legs, and it disappeared once I completely cut out dairy and caffeine.
ever read 'foods that fight pain'? forgot the author, but I bet you could get it at the library. a very interesting read, and maybe could be a bit helpful?

Alemama mentioned once that pineapple and ginger are anti-inflammatory, some others too, I think.

I know that you don't want to even find out what is causing this cos it will take you into the court of the evil medical machine. Just do it when you are ready. You will probably have to eventually. There is no harm in finding out. It's your body, not theirs. You do not have to take them up on treatments. You can stash them up your sleeve for if you really need them. Pain does horrible things to people.

Just don't get into that cycle of depair again. It does you no good; I know what it does to you. I can hear you crying out from here.

Whatever it is, it will pass.

Take care.

Louise

After 3 down days.
I eat really well - I think. I hardly buy any processed food. I bake my own whole grain bread.
I snack on raw almonds. I eat a lot of Kim Chee -that I make. I have kefir -that I make, instead of milk. We eat mostly wild game. I don't eat much sugar or salt. There's no Hydrogenated crap on my shelves.
I do have one or two cups of coffee a day - but not when I'm menstruating and there is no other caffeine aside from a little expensive chocolate now and then.

So - I really don't know what I could cut out. It's probably more about adding exercise. I'm fairly thin 5'10" 140lbs. and have always been in good shape but since this POP nightmare started I really don't get much exercise.

I really can't get around my anger and distrust with mainstream medicine, and with this issue all the more so. I just feel too vulnerable and humiliated by it all to dance with those a-holes. But yes it is a stubborn position that won't get me any answers, leaving me - without answers ! All mute - considering lack of funds or insurance anyway. Missing days of work every month and fearing the pain isn't working so well either.

I will look for that book and see what I can learn - 'cause this really sucks. I appreciate the support and a place to wave my fist at the sky.
Hugs,
Zelda

I've got such a great spot here. I'm out of the city limits but still close. My H isn't very happy about it either.
He sees them as a money pit when you can just get eggs at the store (never-mind "quality") and even worse it will prevent us from jumping on the motorcycle (which we no longer even have..) and take off whenever we want. But keeping egg cartons for the last couple years was my little clue that it was coming. And since we have separate house-holds (still) I feel it's within my rights to make this choice and he doesn't even have to participate - unless he wants to eat eggs...teehee. Yup - I'm a wicked conniving woman who's been doing it his way for a long time. I really missed having them and with the economy on it's face I think it's smart to get back to basics. And I love having them in every way. I found an heirloom breed that must be about the perfect chicken - called "Dominiques" - a docile breed with roosters that like their bellies rubbed - according to one source. I'll just be happy if they aren't chasing the kids.
Thanks for the book granolamom - I'm sure I can find it, and will.
Hugs,
Zelda