i had a regular period lasting from
october 14th to october 20th 2007. I
didn't have another period until march
28th, this is now May 22 and i show no
signs of slowing down or stopping. It has
been very heavy since march but there was
no cramping at all. I have gone through
more than 300 tampons in the last 2 months
when i usually only go through about 15 or
so a month. I'm having to change about
every 2 hours or i "leak through".
My stepmother is a RN and she told me that
since i had gone so long without a period
that my body was just shedding the
"stuff". Is this a cause for concern or do
i just need to be patient and let my body
do what it needs to do?
I have no current medical conditions that
i know of other than being diagnosed with
depression and being overweight.
If you have been bleeding for nearly 2
months (metrorrhagia) you SHOULD visit a
gynecologist as soon as possible.
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