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50 years old and day 19 of my period...WTH?
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lisalynne10 posted:
I am 50 years old and since around 42 my periods have become much heavier and lasting typically 7 days. Two of those days I usually pass clots the size of an egg or larger with cramping like crazy. I don't use tampons on those days since I can go through 3-4 tampons in an hours time. Last fall I didn't have a period for four months. Now, last month my period lasted 11 days. This month I am now on day 19 as of today. It appeared as though my period was stopping on day 15, but now I'm back to bleeding like crazy and passing walnut sized clots.

I have tried the pill, the Nuva-ring and progestrin (which I hate the way it makes me feel the next day....so dopey feeling for a few hours after I wake up in the morning and this is for 10 days of the month, so I stopped taking it as I am an RN and monitor sedated patients).

I HATE this. I'm a very active woman and this is affecting my daily activities! I did have a complete pelvic US last month and yes, I have three fibroids and two cysts on my left ovary. I have to go for a repeat US next month and THEN see the doctor to discuss alternative.
Is this completely normal for a woman my age? When, oh, when will this crap all stop. I can't do races when bleeding so heavy. What to do?
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:50 years old and day 19 of my period...WTH?I am 50 years old and since around 42 my periods have become much heavier and lasting typically 7 days. Two of those days I usually pass clots the size of an egg or larger with cramping like crazy. I don't use tampons on those days since I can go through 3-4 tampons in an hours time. Last fall I didn't have a period for four months. Now, last month my period lasted 11 days. This month I am now on day 19 as of today. It appeared as though my period was stopping on day 15, but now I'm back to bleeding like crazy and passing walnut sized clots. <br /> <br />I have tried the pill, the Nuva-ring and progestrin (which I hate the way it makes me feel the next day....so dopey feeling for a few hours after I wake up in the morning and this is for 10 days of the month, so I stopped taking it as I am an RN and monitor sedated patients). <br /> <br />I HATE this. I'm a very active woman and this is affecting my daily activities! I did have a complete pelvic US last month and yes, I have three fibroids and two cysts on my left ovary. I have to go for a repeat US next month and THEN see the doctor to discuss alternative. <br />Is this completely normal for a woman my age? When, oh, when will this crap all stop. I can't do races when bleeding so heavy. What to do?
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lisalynne10 responded:
Oh, and I no longer have hot flashes or night sweats.
Report This| Share this:50 years old and day 19 of my period...WTH?Oh, and I no longer have hot flashes or night sweats.
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Mary Jane Minkin, MD responded:
Dear lisalynne10,
A couple of things could be going on here. The fibroids could easily be contributing to the issues, as is perimenopause. A couple of other options to consider short of a hysterectomy: one would be inserting a Mirena IUD (even with fibroids they can help diminish bleeding, and the systemic absorption of progestin is minimal) and the other would be an ablation procedure. Alas, one cannot predict how long this perimenopausal process will last-but hopefully, not too long-but there certainly are other options to consider.
Good luck,
Mary Jane
Report This| Share this:50 years old and day 19 of my period...WTH?Dear lisalynne10,<br />A couple of things could be going on here. The fibroids could easily be contributing to the issues, as is perimenopause. A couple of other options to consider short of a hysterectomy: one would be inserting a Mirena IUD (even with fibroids they can help diminish bleeding, and the systemic absorption of progestin is minimal) and the other would be an ablation procedure. Alas, one cannot predict how long this perimenopausal process will last-but hopefully, not too long-but there certainly are other options to consider.<br />Good luck,<br />Mary Jane
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