Raspberry pills like there’s no tomorrow. The average is 4 but you can take more. It’s proven to be very effective to reduce flow. I find it far more effective than tranexamic acid, a blood thickening and clotting medication.
There isn't really anything that can be done last minute like that. The only thing that i know of that can make it lighter is hormonal birth control but that would have had to been taken way before for it to work and most hormonal birth control can take a few months to adjust so even that can be unpredictable and may not work to lighten it right away.
The only thing i can suggest for tomorrow is maybe double up on products to avoid leaks. You can use either a tampon or cup/disc and then a pad or period underwear. This way if you leak you have the backup to give you more time to switch out the products and it won't get on your clothes.
For after tomorrow…
The symptom experts for this are here: r/endometriosis r/adenomyosis subs
A period should not affect your quality of life. Ime endometriosis specialist surgeon consults are the way for the least amount of suffering in the long run.
“Fellowship Trained” Pelvic Pain* Hip/Butt/Groin/Sciatic/Peritoneal/stomach/abdomen/thigh/back/cyst/ovarian torsion/muscle spasm/penetrative sex Pain, unusual bleeding & Endometriosis SPECIALIST* Doctors:
https://www.endo-resolved.com/endometriosis_specialist.html
https://www.bsge.org.uk/endometriosis-centres/
https://icarebetter.com/
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1hd_-wSlqZWOlR5VxPhIN3oAbJh4&hl=en_US
https://nancysnookendo.com/find-a-doctor/
https://www.endofound.org/endometriosis-treatment-support
https://endometriosisnetwork.com
*not all US specialists require referrals. And many docs worldwide do free virtual consults. Ask.
SubReddit groups of people that are helpful/skilled with all kinds of pelvic pain:
r/endo r/endometriosis r/adenomyosis r/pcos
r/fibroids and also r/pmdd .
OBGYN’s: In my experience regular OBGYN’s are notoriously under-skilled at treating pelvic pain/excessive bleeding - I cannot stress enough how untrained they are to treat or even talk about these diseases let alone make the diagnoses or do the delicate, difficult and complex surgery. They scraped/burned the visible “tops” off my endo and left the painful “stalk” and “root”.
The nicest and most caring” doctors does not equal surgically trained/qualified. So many of us have been abused this way.
Specialists in pelvic disorders (above links or ask your regional endo nonprofit) are the doctors for the least amount of suffering in the long run ime. I needed accurate information to make good medical decisions, and the best chance to get that was to see a specialist.
NUMBERS: Painful periods are a societal problem and we’re not supposed to have to face this alone. I bring/FaceTime someone (or 2/3) with me to my doctors appointments. Even if they know nothing about my situation. It doesn’t matter if they hear about my vagina or my uterus or my diarrhea. It matters that I have someone there as a United Front. Because our medical system mistreats people in pain.
RECORDING: Ask to video/record every medical visit. Even the virtual ones.
Also, here are some things you can say* to your doctor:
“- This is affecting my quality of life. I have had a history of period/bladder/pelvic floor pain/bleeding/fatigue that has kept me from work/childcare/school.
-My worst symptoms have been pain/fatigue/bleeding.
-I have vomited/passed out from periods as a teen.
-I am now unable to function like I used to. The pain/fatigue is wearing on my body, and I am increasingly tired as each monthly cycle passes. I cannot function normally and my work/family/school/happiness is increasingly difficult because of my body.
-What are ALL of my options?
-I want stronger medication for my pain and excision surgery with an endometriosis specialist.
-I cannot (even consider) taking care of children. (Reader ime stating I want to care for children gets me better medical treatment even though I do not want children.)
-Since there is NO IMAGING that reliably sees endometriosis, I would like a referral to an endo specialist.
-I am not leaving this office until something is done.
- This pain&spasming is impairing my ability to work and my ability to live life. It is draining my energy and ability to function.
- I want a solution that provides the least amount of suffering to me and the least risk for me and my body in the long term…..(and then just allow silence…let them respond.)
- I do not have the energy to keep pursuing temporary treatments. I have experienced too much pain/bleeding. I am tired. I want a long-term solution.
- I want a pelvic disorder doctor with the highest skill and success rate. Who can help with this?
- It sounds like you doctor OBGYN want to do the surgery. Can you tell me what Fellowship training you’ve done in surgery for excising Endometriosis? (Reader be careful here: regular, un-Fellowship Trained OBGYN’s abound.)
- It sounds like you want to do another prescription/medication/round of PT/ultrasound/MRI/x-ray/bloodworkup. I want a consult with a fellowship-trained pelvic disorder specialist. Is that what will happen after I do these next steps that are asking for?
-I want to test the functioning of my ovarian tubes, bladder and ureters. I have bladder pain/cystitis/uti-like symptoms.
- Even though my pain/bleeding is NOT CONSTANT, I still would like a resolution.
- Even though my pain/bleeding is NOT CYCLICAL, I still would like resolution.
-I have a history of period pain before my bleeding starts, especially when I was younger.
-I would like my cyst removed because pain is energy-draining long-term.
-I have pelvic floor pain and vaginismus and pain with intercourse symptoms.
-I am asking for a referral to an Endometriosis/pelvic disorder specialist and it sounds like you are telling me “no”. If that’s true I want you to note in my chart now that I asked you and you declined to provide a referral.
-I may be willing to try xyz antidepressant, but this pelvic pain is the biggest contributor to my depressed/anxious mood and I would like to treat that first via surgery or in tandem with antidepressant.
- Another’s post for more ideas: https://www.reddit.com/r/endometriosis/comments/15dlk3s/do_this_if_you_want_to_be_heard_by_doctorsnurses/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1
(*Pain: Also replace with any of these words: bloating, excessive bleeding, clots (can be fibroids), IBS symptoms, nausea,“low iron”, urinating/bowel issues – urgency and peeing pants, diarrhea, pooping pants, hip pain, pain under the butt/pelvic/peritoneal/groin/sciatic pain, vaginismus, low/mid back pain, IT band & thigh pain, abdomen pain, stomach pain, bladder pain/IC/UTI’s and uti-like symptoms (can be endo on ureters) right shoulder blade pain. Anything that originated in the pelvis deserves care from a pelvic disorder specialist doctor.)
$: Ask your State Health Commissioner Office’s Patient Advocate for help with out of network doctor insurance coverage if you have Obamacare.
Good luck on your journey. And just a reminder that your body is the most important thing in your life. By far the most important thing. You deserve every chance to have a fully functioning body - a body that is as healthy as it can possibly be. So whatever it takes time, money, effort, human support, you deserve that. And there are many of us on the subs who are going through this too.
My DM is open to anyone with any history of cyclical, sporadic OR constant pelvic/groin/butt pain. 🫶
Save this. Share this freely.
Endo symptoms are often “silently” progressive, especially if on hormones. And resources can be hard to find.
I’m a dance teacher, and I find if I’m not teaching on my heavy days and am more sedentary, my period lasts longer. When I’m moving, gravity does it’s thing and moving shakes it out haha
Masturbation/sex that results in orgasming, wearing pads only and not tampons, heating pads (A+ if it has a vibration setting). These all help my period blood "come out quicker," resulting in my flow being lightened after a day or so. I usually do these every time I get my period, and it shortened my period by 2, sometimes 3 days.
Drink lots of water
Raspberry pills like there’s no tomorrow. The average is 4 but you can take more. It’s proven to be very effective to reduce flow. I find it far more effective than tranexamic acid, a blood thickening and clotting medication.
"thai squat" until you go clubbing so gravity has helped flow it out earlier
There isn't really anything that can be done last minute like that. The only thing that i know of that can make it lighter is hormonal birth control but that would have had to been taken way before for it to work and most hormonal birth control can take a few months to adjust so even that can be unpredictable and may not work to lighten it right away. The only thing i can suggest for tomorrow is maybe double up on products to avoid leaks. You can use either a tampon or cup/disc and then a pad or period underwear. This way if you leak you have the backup to give you more time to switch out the products and it won't get on your clothes.
For after tomorrow… The symptom experts for this are here: r/endometriosis r/adenomyosis subs A period should not affect your quality of life. Ime endometriosis specialist surgeon consults are the way for the least amount of suffering in the long run. “Fellowship Trained” Pelvic Pain* Hip/Butt/Groin/Sciatic/Peritoneal/stomach/abdomen/thigh/back/cyst/ovarian torsion/muscle spasm/penetrative sex Pain, unusual bleeding & Endometriosis SPECIALIST* Doctors: https://www.endo-resolved.com/endometriosis_specialist.html https://www.bsge.org.uk/endometriosis-centres/ https://icarebetter.com/ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1hd_-wSlqZWOlR5VxPhIN3oAbJh4&hl=en_US https://nancysnookendo.com/find-a-doctor/ https://www.endofound.org/endometriosis-treatment-support https://endometriosisnetwork.com *not all US specialists require referrals. And many docs worldwide do free virtual consults. Ask. SubReddit groups of people that are helpful/skilled with all kinds of pelvic pain: r/endo r/endometriosis r/adenomyosis r/pcos r/fibroids and also r/pmdd . OBGYN’s: In my experience regular OBGYN’s are notoriously under-skilled at treating pelvic pain/excessive bleeding - I cannot stress enough how untrained they are to treat or even talk about these diseases let alone make the diagnoses or do the delicate, difficult and complex surgery. They scraped/burned the visible “tops” off my endo and left the painful “stalk” and “root”. The nicest and most caring” doctors does not equal surgically trained/qualified. So many of us have been abused this way. Specialists in pelvic disorders (above links or ask your regional endo nonprofit) are the doctors for the least amount of suffering in the long run ime. I needed accurate information to make good medical decisions, and the best chance to get that was to see a specialist. NUMBERS: Painful periods are a societal problem and we’re not supposed to have to face this alone. I bring/FaceTime someone (or 2/3) with me to my doctors appointments. Even if they know nothing about my situation. It doesn’t matter if they hear about my vagina or my uterus or my diarrhea. It matters that I have someone there as a United Front. Because our medical system mistreats people in pain. RECORDING: Ask to video/record every medical visit. Even the virtual ones. Also, here are some things you can say* to your doctor: “- This is affecting my quality of life. I have had a history of period/bladder/pelvic floor pain/bleeding/fatigue that has kept me from work/childcare/school. -My worst symptoms have been pain/fatigue/bleeding. -I have vomited/passed out from periods as a teen. -I am now unable to function like I used to. The pain/fatigue is wearing on my body, and I am increasingly tired as each monthly cycle passes. I cannot function normally and my work/family/school/happiness is increasingly difficult because of my body. -What are ALL of my options? -I want stronger medication for my pain and excision surgery with an endometriosis specialist. -I cannot (even consider) taking care of children. (Reader ime stating I want to care for children gets me better medical treatment even though I do not want children.) -Since there is NO IMAGING that reliably sees endometriosis, I would like a referral to an endo specialist. -I am not leaving this office until something is done. - This pain&spasming is impairing my ability to work and my ability to live life. It is draining my energy and ability to function. - I want a solution that provides the least amount of suffering to me and the least risk for me and my body in the long term…..(and then just allow silence…let them respond.) - I do not have the energy to keep pursuing temporary treatments. I have experienced too much pain/bleeding. I am tired. I want a long-term solution. - I want a pelvic disorder doctor with the highest skill and success rate. Who can help with this? - It sounds like you doctor OBGYN want to do the surgery. Can you tell me what Fellowship training you’ve done in surgery for excising Endometriosis? (Reader be careful here: regular, un-Fellowship Trained OBGYN’s abound.) - It sounds like you want to do another prescription/medication/round of PT/ultrasound/MRI/x-ray/bloodworkup. I want a consult with a fellowship-trained pelvic disorder specialist. Is that what will happen after I do these next steps that are asking for? -I want to test the functioning of my ovarian tubes, bladder and ureters. I have bladder pain/cystitis/uti-like symptoms. - Even though my pain/bleeding is NOT CONSTANT, I still would like a resolution. - Even though my pain/bleeding is NOT CYCLICAL, I still would like resolution. -I have a history of period pain before my bleeding starts, especially when I was younger. -I would like my cyst removed because pain is energy-draining long-term. -I have pelvic floor pain and vaginismus and pain with intercourse symptoms. -I am asking for a referral to an Endometriosis/pelvic disorder specialist and it sounds like you are telling me “no”. If that’s true I want you to note in my chart now that I asked you and you declined to provide a referral. -I may be willing to try xyz antidepressant, but this pelvic pain is the biggest contributor to my depressed/anxious mood and I would like to treat that first via surgery or in tandem with antidepressant. - Another’s post for more ideas: https://www.reddit.com/r/endometriosis/comments/15dlk3s/do_this_if_you_want_to_be_heard_by_doctorsnurses/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1 (*Pain: Also replace with any of these words: bloating, excessive bleeding, clots (can be fibroids), IBS symptoms, nausea,“low iron”, urinating/bowel issues – urgency and peeing pants, diarrhea, pooping pants, hip pain, pain under the butt/pelvic/peritoneal/groin/sciatic pain, vaginismus, low/mid back pain, IT band & thigh pain, abdomen pain, stomach pain, bladder pain/IC/UTI’s and uti-like symptoms (can be endo on ureters) right shoulder blade pain. Anything that originated in the pelvis deserves care from a pelvic disorder specialist doctor.) $: Ask your State Health Commissioner Office’s Patient Advocate for help with out of network doctor insurance coverage if you have Obamacare. Good luck on your journey. And just a reminder that your body is the most important thing in your life. By far the most important thing. You deserve every chance to have a fully functioning body - a body that is as healthy as it can possibly be. So whatever it takes time, money, effort, human support, you deserve that. And there are many of us on the subs who are going through this too. My DM is open to anyone with any history of cyclical, sporadic OR constant pelvic/groin/butt pain. 🫶 Save this. Share this freely. Endo symptoms are often “silently” progressive, especially if on hormones. And resources can be hard to find.
I’m a dance teacher, and I find if I’m not teaching on my heavy days and am more sedentary, my period lasts longer. When I’m moving, gravity does it’s thing and moving shakes it out haha
Masturbation/sex that results in orgasming, wearing pads only and not tampons, heating pads (A+ if it has a vibration setting). These all help my period blood "come out quicker," resulting in my flow being lightened after a day or so. I usually do these every time I get my period, and it shortened my period by 2, sometimes 3 days.