(March 4, 2016 at 12:53 am)Thena323 Wrote:(March 4, 2016 at 12:21 am)Nymphadora Wrote: Normally I'd agree with this, but when you're passing two or more blood clots the size of golf balls every hour, leaving the house isn't an option.
That's specifically why I made a distinction between normal menstrual bleeding and exceptional conditions in my post, and stated that they should be handled differently. I guess you must have forgotten to quote that part of my response or simply overlooked it.
What I'm describing in the quote above, is how I personally handle my painful, yet essentially normal menstrual period.
It's clear to me that passing several golf-ball sized clots every hour on the hour would be not be considered normal menstrual bleeding and indicative of an underlying illness or condition of some sort.
That happened to me and it took a lot of convincing on my part to get my family doc to send me to an ob/gyn. Once there, two visits and they were suggesting the ablation and tubal. I jumped on that right away. Why the family doc didn't see that this wasn't normal, is beyond me.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
