Today, I missed an important meeting at work because I was vomiting from painful cramps. Just last week I was recommending that everyone get the implant because I hadn't had symptoms in two years. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I missed my dentist appointment. I couldn't attend, because I was too busy puking my guts up due to a bad reaction to the pain medication I'm taking for my toothache. FML
Today, I was forced to come in to work early in the morning. For me, that means I will have a pounding migraine, vomiting, and diarrhea for at least the next two weeks. FML
Today, I learned that pregnancy makes me more prone to migraines, but the only pain killer I can take makes me vomit. So I have to choose between being in pain and vomiting for hours on end. FML
Today, I had an ovarian cyst rupture at work, causing sudden severe stomach cramps; this caused my bowels to release everything right then and there, while on the phone with a customer, in the middle of the call center surrounded by 200 other sales reps. FML
Today, I’m currently battling a cold that caused me to call into work yesterday and, as of this morning, I’ve also started my period and have the most painful cramps ever. Good thing I have the day off from work. FML
Today, I had debilitating stomach cramps and told my mom, but she said she was too tired to take me to the ER. I had appendicitis. Thanks Mom. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with a severe bladder infection that has left me in excruciating pain. A month ago, I had an ovarian cyst rupture. A few weeks before that, I badly sprained my elbow. Before that, I had the flu. I think my body is mutinying one organ system at a time. FML
Today, the pills my doctor prescribed for my extremely painful period cramps apparently have a side effect; excruciatingly painful cramps. I feel like I'm being repeatedly stabbed in the ovaries with a rusty fork. FML
Today, my morning sickness got so bad that, while at the grocery store, I had to throw up in my purse. FML
Today, I fainted in the lunch line at school due to extreme period cramps, and ended up having to get seven stitches on my face. This is the third time I've fainted because of my period this year. FML
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Nat52482 25
I'd say one bad "episode" like that every few years is worth it as opposed to every month. Though this one just came at a bad time...not surprising since period related issues generally are great at being poorly timed.
RichardPencil 32
I'm sure the vomiting adds another layer of birth control protection to the implant's defense system.
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Comments (28)
KyoshiroT 32
This needs more detail, follow-up please. Other than that I'm sorry.
BLDYRBBT 16
why a follow up? If you're wondering what implant she speaks of I'd say that it's a birth control implant
hemiol 30
Oh, I'm so sorry. This is why I haven't gotten one... I used to have these kind of cramps for years, but they've mostly stopped since I've been on the pill.
tido26 18
For those wondering, it depends on the type. Assuming we're talking about birth control, most commonly there are implants that are like a little rod they put in your arm, or three different types that are called IUDs and are planted into the uterus. The three IUDs last up to 3, 5, or 10 years. The 10 year is the only non medicated one which uses copper. Any of these can be removed at any time by your gynecologist. Depending on which type she has, there could be many reasons for it. Personally, I've had the 10 year implant (ParaGard) for about 4 years, it hasn't affected cramps, nausea, or anything else. I like that it doesn't release hormones which prevents a lot of potential side effects of other female contraceptives.
hemiol 30
I assumed the FML was about the copper one, or at least that was what my comment was about. I've read about a lot of women having worse problema after the implant than on nothing, and I have less cramps and less bleeding on the pill than without, men would like to use something without the risk of blod clots, depression, weight gain... I'm quite prone to depression even without the pill, but I wouldn't be able to function of the cramps were worse than before I went on the pill.
RichardPencil 32
I'm sure the vomiting adds another layer of birth control protection to the implant's defense system.
Nat52482 25
I'd say one bad "episode" like that every few years is worth it as opposed to every month. Though this one just came at a bad time...not surprising since period related issues generally are great at being poorly timed.
Selene1090 26
My friend got one and she ended up being anemic because she wouldn't stop bleeding and now she can't get a doctor to remove it because it is "stuck". Yeah, I'll just pass on getting one
NeneJPhilly 8
This is the follow up that I want to hear about.
fyvaprold 11
You confuse an IUD with an implant (which is under skin).
Earths_Venus 25
I have had the implant for three years now and I've found the past year that the hormones have run low and I'm having more symptoms than the previous two years. I recommend getting a three-year implant replaced at 2.5 years to avoid the problems associated with the final six months.
FaerieKitteh 9
Ugh. Yup. I had to get mine replaced due to issues. 24 days of non-stop bleeding? Get lost.
GhostFox 34
Could be a bladder infection just as much as an implant. Or an infection from an implant from sex or general infection. Best to see a doctor before you decide anything.
yerawizardlizzy 27
Do you know what she means by implant? Because your comment doesn't seem like you do. It's the birth control implant. It's not a side effect of sex.
GhostFox 34
Yes, I know she meant a BC implant, though I assumed she meant of the IUD variety instead of the chip-in-arm. UIDs CAN make some people more prone to uterine infections from sex, and you can also get a UTI from having sex. If the mucus membrane at the cervix was thinner than usual due to the implant wearing out and producing less hormones, and the OP is sexually active, it would be possible for the bacteria to get through the membrane. If it's a UTI, it doesn't even have to get through the membrane in order to cause symptoms similar to a uterine infection.
yerawizardlizzy 27
Yes, I get all that, but your original comment didn't make much sense the way it was worded so I was trying to clarify.
Isamermaid 17
Wow, we're like brethren. I've had the implant for 1.5 years and it's been good (besides some acne) until now. Last night I woke up at 4 am in incredible pain. It's all a blur now, like a fever dream or something. But I thought there was something seriously wrong and I was going to die. Nope, just regular cramps, like I used to have.
fyvaprold 11
#9: Maybe it just ran out of hormone?
Uniquestar7 20
It may be cramps, but given that they're associated with vomiting, I'd recommend you see a doctor; very bad cramps+vomiting sometimes equals kidney stones.
saidoh_fml 26
Sorry that happened op, especially after two years symptom free. Hopefully this was just a one off thing or you can work with your doctor towards a solution.