OH THE HUMANITY!
The Diva Cup holds one once of fluid. The instruction booklet indicates that average entire MONTHLY flow is 3-4 ounces. That's 3-4 ounces for the whole period, people! Well, guess what. My cup overfloweth. After three hours. Seriously. I just dumped a full cup.
I've always known my periods were heavy, but this kind of quantifiable confirmation is unnerving. To say the least. It also renders the cup impractical, because I don't want to have to go through THAT several times a day in a public bathroom.
I'm wondering if this means I should call my doctor . . .
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Let's just say that things felt a little squishy.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could carefully put away our uteruses (uteri?) and only use them when we really needed them? Like the fancy purse you only use when you get *really* dressed up?
You might want to call your doctor or at least mention it to him the next time you go. When my period got this heavy, it turned out I had fibroid tumors.
is it possible that the cup got tipped and that's how it overflowed? Sort of like trying to fill a Nalgene at the drinking fountain, it never gets quite full.
A whole ounce in 3 hours sounds like someone is trying to kill you from the inside out. But that's probably just me overreacting to anything involving blood. It still totally sucks.
Thanks for the cupdates, so sorry that it isn't working for you right now. Maybe tomorrow?
I'm sure it was an ounce--I actually took it out, and beheld it in all its terrifying glory. I've often said my bathroom looks like a crime scene when I have my period, and this is a way to prove to my doctor that I'm not exaggerating. I made an appointment to see her on March 1. Maybe she'll put me on the Pill (for MEDICAL reasons, so my insurance will PAY FOR IT) and then the flow will slow.
Fingers are crossed. In the meantime, while I wait for the great Pill decision to be made, I'm going back to my typical arsenal of hygeine implements.
Sigh.
Aw! I feel your pain. I have yet to meet a even a tampon that can stand up to my first two days. I go through an OVERNIGHT pad every 2-3 hours on days one and two.
My doc suggested the pill but every one I've ever tried gave me horrible side effects (I have the weirdest metabolism EVER) so I'm just living with it. And counting down the days until menopause.
MY EYES! MY EYES! MY LORD AND MY GOD! MY EYES!
[sobbing]You'd said there would be a warning.
-J., with some sort of male-specific PTSD, thankyouverymuch
Joke,
you knew this was going to happen and you knew a "cup" was one of the main key words. I have very little sympathy
-SL, playing hearts and flowers on the world's smallest violin
you know,
this is exactly like when we pass a bad accident on the highway...
I don't want to look,
BUT I HAVE TO.
You know, the trouble with a double blog, is that if one doesn't get here for a couple of days, one finds about seven posts on which ONE MUST COMMENT.
Firstly, I am enjoying the group torture of Joke. (Not that I dislike Joke, don't get me wrong).
Secondly, lots of Pea references lately. I want one of those Pea sleeping suits for myself. Also, the book quote "this soup is embracing my heart"? Mind if I pinch that and put it on the er, Pea Soup blog?
Thirdly, I'm with Katy and wondering if the cup tilteth.
And fourthly, there were so many posts to catch up on that I can't remember what else I read, apart from telephone sagas and cute kiddie pics. Sorry if I missed something vital.
Your insurance DOESN'T pay for the pill. That should be illegal.
Don't they know it's cheaper in the long run than paying for a baby? Freaking idiots.
I bet they cover Viagra!
Suse--feel free to steal the soup quote, but credit Jonathan Lethem and Badger, not me.
Carolyn--my insurance will cover the Pill if it's "medically necessary", but not if it's ONLY being used to allow women (married or not) to slut around and sex it up without having 9 million children. And yes, I'm SURE they cover Viagra to men, whether they're married, single, or well beyond wanting to father children.
Ah, womanhood!
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