I am 28 years old and have been regular all my life. I took birth control from age 18-25. I went off the pill when i turned 25 and decided to start a family. I got preg. right away and took 'mini' pill after my son was born and then seasonique for about 6 months following that. I went off the pill entirely approx 2 years ago...
Fast forward to now.. I've been regular (28 days) and heavy for the first two days since i went off the pill. Nothing i can't handle tho. The past 2 months have been different. I start running a low grade (99-101) fever the day i start my period... I have aches and i feel like i have the flu. If i take tylenol i am able to function and work however it only works for about 2.5 hrs and then i start aching again. The aches and fever go away around day 3 or 4. I also have noticed that i spot bleed for about 2 days before my period starts but the fever doesn't start until the heavy flow starts.....i also experience tremendous lower back pain during the fever spells and moderate cramping..
I went to my GYN yesterday and i'm totally confused. She did a exam and said everything that she could feel felt fine. I'm not sure what that meant... She wants me to try using pads next month and see if it's the tampons. I'm guessing it COULD be that but i find it strange that i'm waering a tampon approx two days before the heavy stuff and the temp always starts about 3-4 hrs after i start the heavy flow..?? and the temp goes away while i'm stil wearing a tampon to catch the last days of spotting... But i will give that a try. She also did tons of bloodwork and was looking for rheumatic diseases (lupus, RA) I'm not sure why? she said b/c of the pain i'm having but the pain is ONLY during my period and when i have the fever....
Anyone had this?? I've saw some old post on here and those turned out to be endo.. I've been leaning towards endo or PCOS since i started having problems but i'm so regular i do'nt know if itwould be PCOS? But maybe endo....
any suggetions or experiences would be greatly appreciated!
Fast forward to now.. I've been regular (28 days) and heavy for the first two days since i went off the pill. Nothing i can't handle tho. The past 2 months have been different. I start running a low grade (99-101) fever the day i start my period... I have aches and i feel like i have the flu. If i take tylenol i am able to function and work however it only works for about 2.5 hrs and then i start aching again. The aches and fever go away around day 3 or 4. I also have noticed that i spot bleed for about 2 days before my period starts but the fever doesn't start until the heavy flow starts.....i also experience tremendous lower back pain during the fever spells and moderate cramping..
I went to my GYN yesterday and i'm totally confused. She did a exam and said everything that she could feel felt fine. I'm not sure what that meant... She wants me to try using pads next month and see if it's the tampons. I'm guessing it COULD be that but i find it strange that i'm waering a tampon approx two days before the heavy stuff and the temp always starts about 3-4 hrs after i start the heavy flow..?? and the temp goes away while i'm stil wearing a tampon to catch the last days of spotting... But i will give that a try. She also did tons of bloodwork and was looking for rheumatic diseases (lupus, RA) I'm not sure why? she said b/c of the pain i'm having but the pain is ONLY during my period and when i have the fever....
Anyone had this?? I've saw some old post on here and those turned out to be endo.. I've been leaning towards endo or PCOS since i started having problems but i'm so regular i do'nt know if itwould be PCOS? But maybe endo....
any suggetions or experiences would be greatly appreciated!