At the end of last week, I caught a cold.
Two days later, my period started.
No surprise. I’ve never been remotely regular (except when I was on birth control), but for the majority of my adult life if I catch a cold, I’ll usually catch it right before my period. That just seems to be the time when my immune system is looking the other way.
Just one more way my period tries to makes me miserable.
(Warning to the men: “female issues” ahead)
After several days of dribbling and sputtering, my period has finally opened up the faucet. Today I’ve had the whole gamut of fun: cramping, bloating, gushing, digestive upset, clots the size of my thumb. I’m going through maxipads like crazy. Every time I stand, sit, bend over, clear my throat… I drench another one.
I’m not a big fan of getting older, but I’ll be real glad when I don’t have a period any more.