[readyfreddy]

sounds like it could be weight induced PCOS symptoms or an ovarian cyst or something... cysts normally get more painful at different times during your cycle as your hormones fluctuate and can eventually rupture (which normally isnt a big deal but can be pretty painful...) hopefully when you get in your doc will do an ultrasound and chec it out. might also be something totlaly unrelated like gallstones or kidney stones?

good luck!

if you want better treatment when you do go see a doc mark down what days you have pain and where you are in your cycle... it will help with the diagnosis if it is female "parts" related.

[denice81]

on a monthly basis, i try and take some advil for a day or two before i'm expecting my period. the anti-inflammatory helps reduce the cramping before it starts. its one of the best tricks i've learned for dealing w/cramps.

[ollie27]

I've a quick thing to add. I have been without insurance, well, ever since I became a full time student and part time worker. You should make a visit to your local health department to see if you qualify for FREE family planning care (I did). The pap, and BC of choice is FREE.

I went through 4 different kinds of birth control and 15 pounds and no period later I have finally decided to go off of them for many different reasons ranging from low sex drive to mood swings, weight gain and just the sheer unnaturalness (did I just make up a word?). I have switched to condoms and fertility beads and these are working great.

As far as cramps....HEATING PAD, HEATING PAD, HEATING PAD! I also made my own heating pad with cloth and dry rice (simply microwave). This seemed to work better. Good luck!

[freeqeegrl]

ok update. i was listening to loveline and he was talking about bc. first off ive been having a lot of problems this year and i blamed it all on getting fat. it never hit me bc could be the cause he said sometimes it takes a lot of trial and error to find the right one for you . some cause mood swings . . i get those, weight gain .. . check, headaches . .. check, getting sick a lot. .. check, soreness in breast. . .. check. its so funny i never had any of the issues before but it just never hit me to connect the two. now im scared to take the pills if it is the reason all this bad stuff keeps happening to me .not only that but , this might be too personal but , the boyfriend i have now is my first so i only started going on bc when we started 3 years ago and i have never had an orgasm ever. now i read that that could also be a side effect. i always told him i thought it was a mental problem because i was raped when i was 4 . . . now im not sure. geez all this so that i dont get pregnant. i looked up the mirena and there were a lot of complaints so it stills scares me but some women said it was the best . i really dont know what to do anymore or whats wrong with me and my cramps and other symptoms, or what birth control to take. what are fertility beads???? any new insight im at a loss. and when i do go to the doctor next month i wrote down all of the things you guys mentioned to ask. thank you.