Bleeding Stats for September

I know! You're overwhelmed with statistics and you never even liked them at school let alone in your web browsing leisure time! I'm sorry - I never got round to doing Augusts so I thought I'd just stick em both up in one go.

This was my 29 day period for September- taking Norethisterone 5mg 3 times a day - yes, I did say 29 days! It would appear that the hormones are reducing the volume and increasing the length - hurray. It also means that whereas before taking the Norethisterone I could tell when I'd start a period, now I don't have a clue and pretty much feel like I'm bleeding all the damn time. Less bleeding though, so that's good, right?

Mooncup

Not used this month - after my initial experience I was a teensy bit reluctant, however if the level of bleeding remains lower then I will have another go in November. Anyone care to join me in the Mooncup experiment?

Tampons

Heavy 7

Sodden to the point of being past absorption, falls out when string gently pulled, lands like a broken milk bottle, often accompanied by large and frankly revolting looking clots.

Woohoo! Very little excessive bleeding and that feels soooo good.

Medium 49

Some traces of white left on tampon, may be clots hanging on for grim life but not always, takes a little pull to remove.

Medium is the new heavy. But if you think that this is over 29 days then that's actually not bad at all.

Light 44

Slightly bloody, generally at least half covered, takes a sharp pull to remove, not many of these as you can see.

As expected this figure has risen as the hormones kicked in.

Towels

Heavy 0

Sodden to the point of leaking out all over clothing and causing “ooo I just sat in something brown” embarrassment, feels as heavy as a suitcase exceeding the airline limits, requires careful disposal not to promote leakage.

Now that's good. No leakages.

Medium 23

Some traces of white left on towel, could squeeze in a few more ml of blood to the super absorbent core if you were really determined.

Again - not bad for a 29 dayer.

Light 20

Slightly bloody, looks less like road kill has occurred in one’s pant and more like you’re having a fairly normal monthly bleed.

Up on the last couple of months but I don't care - this is light soiling (ooo I hate that word - uck).

The increase in length has surprised me this month, in fact I've not actually stopped bleeding since the 2nd September and have just started bleeding a bit heavier over the last couple of days.

But hey, I'm still not losing anywhere near as much blood as I have been and it may improve over the coming months even more. I'll keep popping the iron pills and soon I'll be raring to go - just you watch :)

X

P.S. Ade and I are off on our jolly holidays for the next couple of weeks, so feel free not to check in because I doubt I'll be updating this while I'm away. Saying that there may be an internet connection in the hotel - hmmmmm . . .

Southern Comfort

I was away last week.

Ade and I drove down to stay with our friends in Fernhurst over the bank holiday. We had a lovely bbq with some very meaty and very yummy burgers and asparagus and potato salad; and did lots of chatting and resting. Their son, who is now 2, is a lovely little chap who spent most of the time we were there laughing and smiling at us. He loved Ade and wanted to play with him and show him stuff.

Kit and I watched The Departed with Jack Nicholson and Leo DiCaprio and Matt Damon - very good film which you will probly be best off watching when you've not had a glass of vino and are falling asleep cos you will need to pay attention. Espeshially when the husbands got back from the pub mid way into the movie and then need talking through the plot so far, and kept asking - who's he? Who's he again? And who's his father?

On the Monday evening after more relaxing and eating pots and pots of never ending potato salad Ade set off to drive back home alone and I stayed on for another night.

On the Tuesday I travelled to Havant to stay with Louise and her mum by the seaside. That was very relaxing indeed and Louise's mum was extremely careful not to talk to me too much as it would, she'd been informed, tire me out. And it would of, but she was very careful. Actually we talked a fair bit anyway but then she'd say - right, I'm not talking to you for an hour, and I'd go and read my book. In her beautiful lounge with the glass wall overlooking their beautiful garden. Very nice.

She did take me on a little trip out to look at lampshades and tried to make me go for a bracing walk along the seafront - sea air would do me good my mum said. I refused to leave the car as it was blowing a force 10 gale and raining and the lady walking her dog was being swept along and the wind surfers were kite surfing. So she opened the window and swept me with the through draft for my own benefit - I felt sooo much better - thanks Mrs M!! ;)


I was injecting twice a day nearly every day I was on my minibreak, so I had my coolbag full of factor to last me the few days away.

Also, because I was bleeding I had a veritable pick and mix of sanitary prods in a suitcase all to itself which I worked my way through. Good job I've got so many toiletry bags for all those damn toiletries!!


I was getting the train home so I was happy to get through my stash and empty out my luggage. It was just a shame not to fill it with a load of freshly purchased shopping but you can't have it all.

The change of scene did me the world of good I think. Thank you very much to my kind hosts for having me stay.

The whole coming home mularky left me pretty exhausted and yesterday was a total write off, dressing gown day (which shocked the hairdresser when he turned up unremembered to do me a cut at 7p.m.).

The bleeding has eased now thankfully, so this week I might get some rest from twelve hourly jabs and a debilitating toilet habit...