I decided to start a new thread about this, but as quick review. I'm 50, haven't had a period in about 15 months or so, and started spotting last week, then it went into what would be a normal period for me, and then about an hour ago---WHAM. [Graphic warning.] I went to the bathroom, and clots and heavy bleeding started. During perimenopause, when my periods would sometimes be up to six months apart, I would get heavy periods then, but it wasn't this bad. I called the emergency line for my gynecologist, and the doc on call called back in five minutes. She didn't seem too concerned, and gave me the criteria of when I would need to go to the ER, but didn't feel it would come to that. What me to take it easy, and call Monday to get worked in, rather than waiting until Tuesday. She felt it was because it had been so long since my last period that there was a lot there to come out, and it's just all breaking loose at once. I'm not shaky, nor do I feel faint of anything.

I pray she's right. I'm really scared right now.

Pam

I forgot to say thank you to everyone who has responded to my other post!

Pam: I'm still peri, but I have had those kinds of awful flooding experiences that you are describing. I know it's really scary, and probably way more so because you are post. You can always go to the e.r. if you think you need to, but usually the flooding stage passes pretty quickly. I think the advice the doctor on call gave you is right on, but relaxing at a time like this is definitely easier said than done! I'll be thinking of you. You're definitely not alone in having this experience. (((Pam))))

I'm 52 and had that experience a few years ago. You are definitely not alone. It's good that you're getting checked out, but it sounds like you're not as "post" as you thought!

I thought I was all done Oct 2007, but dear Mother Nature had other ideas.

Guess we just have to ride it out. Meantime, take it easy & rest all you can. ((hugs))

Yeah, I just had an episode of heavy bleeding after 2 years of no periods. It came on fast, and stopped just as quickly. My doctor told me that the rule is if you are going through more than 1 pad an hour, that's a sign you need to go to the hospital. Could you imagine if men had to go through this? My husband would faint dead away if he ever experienced the kind of bleeding we woman have to endure. It's scary when it 'gushes' out (sorry so graphic) which I finds happen after I've been laying down for a long time, and then I get up to pee.

Hope you feel better soon..it's probably just your ovaries taking one last gasp...

Dear Pam

Please do not be scared honestly.This is an issue which most Menopausal women seem to experience on and off and nine times out of ten is completely benign.Ovaries will surge and sometimes aggravated by tension,stress and workouts will cause a bleed.

It is especially common ,though not exclusive too,ladies on hormone supplement treatment.You were wise to call the Gyno.But am sure all will check out well.

Keep us posted

Warm Wishes
Elizabeth

Thank you ladies so much! You have calmed my panic!

Today is much better than yesterday, and after reading some posts in another thread, I've learned what REALLY heavy bleeding is, and I don't know how some of you have dealt with it. When I call the gyno's office tomorrow, I'm going to leave it up to my doc whether I need to be worked in tomorrow, or if I can just wait until my scheduled appointment on Tuesday (which I'd rather do at this point). I still have all the other stuff that goes along with a regular period (among other things, I forgot how irritable I could get!), but the bleeding has slowed down a lot. It's more like it was for me, maybe even a little less, during my topsy-turvy perimenopause years.

Thanks so much for all the support. I'll keep you updated.

Pam

Well, I was a complete nervous wreck at the doctor's office, and still am. So nervous my blood pressure was 160/100! I think I was having a panic attack, and I hadn't even had anything done yet! I just can't seem to calm down, and I don't know why. I've had to be called back twice in my life additional mammograms and an ultrasound when they found something they couldn't see well on a regular mammograms, and I wasn't near as freaked out as I am now.

She couldn't do a biopsy because, like I've read here, my cervix was closed too much for her to get it through. So, I have to go back and have a transvaginal ultrasound to measure the thickness. She also gave me a script for a pill to insert the night before that's supposed to help open you up enough for her to do a biopsy that day, too, if she feels it's necessary after the ultrasound. Anyone every heard of this pill?

If the transvaginal shows it thicker than she'd like, or a thick spot, and she can't do the biopsy, she'll have to do a D&C. She said you don't have to have general anesthesia for that (which is good). The only one I ever had I was under general because I was also having a laparoscopy at the same time. (28 years ago).

She said it sounded like a regular period with all the other symptoms, and the uterus didn't feel enlarged. But that's all that was established today. But I guess even if she had done the biopsy, I still wouldn't know anything until at least Friday, maybe even Monday.

Pam