. again years after endometrial ablation
BOYS, this is a girly post. if u read further, dont complain. consider yourself warned.
ok, i just have to complain for a minute.
i knew, years ago, when i got my endometrial ablation that over 70% of women eventually DO have a period of SOME sort again (although it's much much lighter).
well, in the last 2 months, mine has finally come back. it IS much lighter (seriously, hardly even enough to wear anything) but that almost makes it worse. i have all the old symptoms of a bad period: bloating, irritabiltiy, achey hip joints, stomach upset, backache and cramps but hardly ANY actual flow (seriously i could wear one of those "light days" or "junior" tampons all day or all night long and not fill it halfway up.
as if having a period again doesnt SUPER suck by itself, i find i am now about 3 pounds heavier than i was before i started having periods again. and im not talking about just during that time of the month (when im about 5 pounds heavier than i was before) - i mean 3 pounds heavier in general, as in all the time.
thats VERY frustrating to me because i still journal EVERYTHING i eat and drink so im absolutely POSITIVE that its not a "real" gain... but it is because its not cyclical - its here all month long!
now by NO means is this something im freaking out over - even at 136 pounds im still well within my ideal body weight. but i notice my size 4s are snugger than they used to be. i also look puffier in my neck area than i used to be - in fact it looks downright swollen sometimes (although i have also been feeling a little sick lately - but i think thats mostly allergies and sinuses, but still).
im just pissed im at 136 pounds and a snug 4 when i used to be at about 133 and a fit-fine 4. i know that may seem stupid to yall, but my original "panic" weight was 130 - that # i set for myself where "if u get above 130, u better adjust something" u know? but at about 3 years out, my body had finished compensating for my malabsorption and i went to 132-133. (im positive it was compensation for malabsobtion since as i said previously, i log every single morsel that goes into my body, whether it be solid or fluid including water, so i know i didnt just start eating a little more.) and THAT was a hard thing to accept (going over the 130 pounds that is). but since i did log everything and knew it was not anything that i had done, i decreased my calories by 100 per day to keep from gaining more and leveled out again. gain stopped at about 132 - 133. i readjusted my "if u get above 130, u better adjust something" to " if u get above 135, u better adjust something".
then suddenly about 2 months ago, my period comes back and im instantly up 3 pounds. thats hard to accept. and that sucks. im not doing anything about it now. im just in a holding pattern to wait and see what happens.
i just wanted to gripe about it.
sorry for the grammer/syntax in this post. im tired.
miss y'all
wen
ok, i just have to complain for a minute.
i knew, years ago, when i got my endometrial ablation that over 70% of women eventually DO have a period of SOME sort again (although it's much much lighter).
well, in the last 2 months, mine has finally come back. it IS much lighter (seriously, hardly even enough to wear anything) but that almost makes it worse. i have all the old symptoms of a bad period: bloating, irritabiltiy, achey hip joints, stomach upset, backache and cramps but hardly ANY actual flow (seriously i could wear one of those "light days" or "junior" tampons all day or all night long and not fill it halfway up.
as if having a period again doesnt SUPER suck by itself, i find i am now about 3 pounds heavier than i was before i started having periods again. and im not talking about just during that time of the month (when im about 5 pounds heavier than i was before) - i mean 3 pounds heavier in general, as in all the time.
thats VERY frustrating to me because i still journal EVERYTHING i eat and drink so im absolutely POSITIVE that its not a "real" gain... but it is because its not cyclical - its here all month long!
now by NO means is this something im freaking out over - even at 136 pounds im still well within my ideal body weight. but i notice my size 4s are snugger than they used to be. i also look puffier in my neck area than i used to be - in fact it looks downright swollen sometimes (although i have also been feeling a little sick lately - but i think thats mostly allergies and sinuses, but still).
im just pissed im at 136 pounds and a snug 4 when i used to be at about 133 and a fit-fine 4. i know that may seem stupid to yall, but my original "panic" weight was 130 - that # i set for myself where "if u get above 130, u better adjust something" u know? but at about 3 years out, my body had finished compensating for my malabsorption and i went to 132-133. (im positive it was compensation for malabsobtion since as i said previously, i log every single morsel that goes into my body, whether it be solid or fluid including water, so i know i didnt just start eating a little more.) and THAT was a hard thing to accept (going over the 130 pounds that is). but since i did log everything and knew it was not anything that i had done, i decreased my calories by 100 per day to keep from gaining more and leveled out again. gain stopped at about 132 - 133. i readjusted my "if u get above 130, u better adjust something" to " if u get above 135, u better adjust something".
then suddenly about 2 months ago, my period comes back and im instantly up 3 pounds. thats hard to accept. and that sucks. im not doing anything about it now. im just in a holding pattern to wait and see what happens.
i just wanted to gripe about it.
sorry for the grammer/syntax in this post. im tired.
miss y'all
wen
i had an ablation almost 4 years ago and basically got my period back after just 2 months so I would have been thrilled to have gotten even a year without it...i hear you on the bloating and the horrible cramps and other wonderful side effects though
Does it help you to drink more water during that time b/c i know it helps me?
Does it help you to drink more water during that time b/c i know it helps me?