Need Help! Not sure what is going on :-(

[luvmy2grls]

okay I am gonna try to be brief with this,  Okay here goes.............

I had my little one Oct 2009 and since then I have had nothing but problems..  I have since been diagnosed with a goiter and hypothyroidism for which I have been taking meds since Fep 2010.  The labor and delivery was a piece of cake with her compared to my first daughter and I was ready to go home about 3 hours after I had her, HOWEVER, state law says I had to stay for 24 hrs so at Noon the following day I went home.  When the uterus shrinks to normal size, that was extremely painful, like worse than actual contractions, I was taking the pain meds they offered and then some..  and thats where this has all started.....

Okay so it takes my  body approximately 7 days to "actually" start my period.  I will start spotting and getting HORRIBLE cramps (just like what it felt like when my uterus was shrinking after having my baby) and during this time I am completely miserable..  I get irritable and anti social and i can't concentrate and if there is something or noise going on around me when I am trying to do something I get super agitated.  For example, I have really well behaved kids, but the morning started off rough with some crying and whining and then my youngest dumped the dog water and then my oldest didn't brush her hair like I asked and I couldn't help myself, I just went on this rampage of yelling at them telling them I wanted a new family...  Afterwards I started bawling and apologizing and then got pissed off all over again at myself for allowing myself to say such a horrible thing.  Okay so back the the period, now after 7 days of my body "trying" to start my period I finally start bleeding which is just short of hemoraging "not really but it seems like it"  I have to wear a pad along with a super plus absorbency tampon and I still have to changed it every 2 hrs and during this time it is extremely painful to use the bathroom.  I hurts to take the tampon out, it hurts to have a bowel movement, it hurts to fart, it feels like my insides are ripping out of me and coming out of my butt.....  This is sooooo painful that it actually brings tears to my eyes and sometimes I just scream cause it hurts soo bad...  Also, I get HORRIBLE headaches that seem to be tied to my period,  It actually feels better to hit my head against the wall then to feel the headache..

Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?
experienced such a thing?

I would go to the doc but we don't have insurance and I am still paying bills from this whole thyroid issue and just plain cannot afford to go..  So any help, advice, suggestions, ect. would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Thanks

[zoe114]

Oh, wonderful !! Not the condition, but to know what is going on. Your hormones will settle down soon. Go for walks when you can, join a gym that has a pool, hot tub and day care...then take time for yourself !! Even if you just do this for a year, it will help you out a ton!!  Put yourself FIRST and everything else will fall into place--this is my new saying to myself :)

[luvmy2grls]

Zoe,

   Thank you for your reply and your concern! I went to the OB/GYN and was told I have Endometriosis and PMDD..  Thank you again for you help

[zoe114]

I am so sorry that your insuch pain. I have not had kids so I really can't tell you what might be going on but I wanted to suggest to you to see if there is a community clinic that would treat you. You also might want to call your doctor who helped with your delivery and tell them that you cannot afford to pay anymore bills and can he/she advise over the phone or know of any free clinic's where you can get help. It sound to me like they left something in you...really, or that you might be bleeding inside. You will feel pain after a delivry as your body is readjusting to the hormones ( your mood swings) but I don't recall anyone in my family feeling like your describing.
Will you please keep us informed on what you do find out?