I got my period this morning.. I was getting ready for class, and I thought I could feel some "movement" in that area.. and I thought "that BETTER not be my period"

I went to the bathroom to piss, there was blood... So, GREAT I get to deal with this for a good 7-8 days.

I guess my question is if anyone else gets really upset by this? Because when I found out I had mine, I was at first really pissed of and frustrated, and then I actually.. well I teared up for a few minutes and felt really depressed.  I NEVER cry either.. perhaps 4 times a year I cry.

I feel like I want to just stay away from everyone until this damn thing is over, I get so paranoid that there will be blood showing on my ass

I dunno, I'm kinda just bitching now. 

Yes. I got mine last night, so it's on my mind too (and the hormones have been for a week). And I hate it, hate it, hate it.

Tampons help me a lot. I know they squick a lot of guys out, but I actually was drawn to them as a preteen before I even got the dreaded cycles - I found them comforting because they would "plug" the hole that wasn't supposed to be there, and keep the nasty wet insides from leaking out. They pretty much eliminate the staining worries if you change them often enough.

And ibuprofen is a godsend.

I feel ya.

I get very sensitive and pissed at myself.

Hence why i'm still on the BC that restricts red death from once a month to every three months. Sure it means i'm pumping a tiny amount of "female" hormones in but i'd rather deal with that then the red death. I get crampy, bloated, and even my mom's scared of me! Terrible temper, terrible mood, just don't want to deal with it every month.

I'm going OFF the pill when i get my T letter and go to the endo in April. No sooner unless they require it.

Go figure it's the pill my parents are trying to blame for my being trans. *eye roll* Or i have too much testosterone (riiiight), or it's a "phase"....

Yep, absolutely hate it.

But using tampons eliminates the need to think about it too much.  For me drinking a lot of water and exercising as normal deals with any stomach discomfort as well.

I just try not to focus on it and immerse myself in another aspect of life.  Remember its not forever.  My periods are numbered!

While I was in the closet a few years ago, I reached menopause rather early. It was a godsend. Fifteen months without bleeding. And the hot flashes really weren't all that bad for me.

Then I had one last "hiccup" and started bleeding again. I was freaking out. I won't describe the scene, but I was, shall we say, deeply unhappy about it for, well, a couple of months. I did think that it was starting over again, so I figured that it would come back in about a month. Then I thought it might have skipped and would come back in two months. After that, I felt better but still wondered if the other shoe was going to drop.

I felt so betrayed and angry and upset...yet I was so deep in the closet that I didn't fully make the connection. I was thinking things like "Men don't bleed," but I couldn't allow myself to fully acknowledge it.

Sorry, Elijah. But I have to say that I think you're better off being honest with yourself. Go ahead and be angry.

P.S. All through junior high, high school, and part of college, I was always paranoid that I was bleeding through and showing. What a freaking nightmare.

Yeah, I think we all hate it.

gonna be a horrible week for me too.. So much pain when I woke up this morning.

It's a pain(literally), but I've never had any emotional issues with getting my period aside from the very first time. Maybe I'm just good at dealing with it, I don't know.

Ugh, I hate it. I get rather depressed during it and my temper is just out of control. I try anything and everything to distract myself. Can't wait til it's gone e.e

It grosses me out to no end. Thank god for tampons and extra strength midol, cause with that combo....it just disappears for awhile and I'm happy. I used to hope for an early menopause but now I hope for T, cause it's a more attainable goal.

Quote from: DavisJ86 on February 19, 2010, 06:26:44 PM
It grosses me out to no end. Thank god for tampons and extra strength midol, cause with that combo....it just disappears for awhile and I'm happy. I used to hope for an early menopause but now I hope for T, cause it's a more attainable goal.

lol yea its funny how you can see the signs... a few years before I realized I was trans, I had already planned that I would get a hysterectomy as soon as i could afford one... lol but NOW I plan for T first lol

when i was 17 i longed for a hysto but all my friends said i wouldnt get one. wish i'd tried

I hated it terribly, it was the worse. When I had to lower my T dose I told my doc that was fine but if I got my period I did not care if it killed me I was upping my T dose again. It really was a depressing horrible experience for me.
Myles

I used to think about hysterectomies as well.  My mum had one just before I started periods and I remember telling her I wished I could have one too.  I used to dream of having one and being sterile.  Now, as someone else says, I am looking forward to T as a more attainable goal.  But I do want to have a hysto as well, I hate the thought of whats in there. 

painful periods can lead to hysto if you find the right surgeon. Ins usually covers for that reason.

Meh, I have the joy of starting mine today. Not painful enough to warrant a solution most likely. Waiting for T.

I wonder if we're all synced up or something.

I think mine stopped. I hope it's the last one because it really messes with you when you're on T.

Quote from: Lachlann on February 21, 2010, 12:19:26 AM
I wonder if we're all synced up or something.

I think mine stopped. I hope it's the last one because it really messes with you when you're on T.

lol...We might be cause the red death should be coming for me soon....ugh 

At this point I'm not able to cope anymore! Just the thought about dealing with another period is killing me! It's annoying!