Posts by Laura Parker32

thanks so much. 🙂

lonefalcon41 said:Hey there—just go book an appointment with a proctologist and you'll have your answers right away. I really don't get why people freak out over a one-minute exam. Honestly, those doctors see so many backsides all day long that I don't know why anyone would be panicking about their own.

I honestly don't see the need for such a heated tone here. 🙄 I already received the advice to go see a doctor, and I've already said thanks for that. I actually went to see my primary care physician, but we don't have a specialist in my town, and even if we did, the wait time for an appointment is like three weeks. Besides, do you really think I wouldn't realize that just walking into a clinic and asking questions is the easiest way to handle this? If everyone just went straight to a doctor, this whole thread—and this entire subforum—wouldn't exist with hundreds of pages of posts. What I'm looking for is perspective from someone who has actually been through the whole ordeal themselves.

But, regardless, thanks for the input.

So, look, after nine days, the pain has definitely dialed back a bit—which is good—but the thing itself is still just as big. 🤷 You don't think it's actually going to stay this size forever, do you?

So, how do you actually figure out which stage of hemorrhoids you're dealing with?

I’ve been dealing with my period for over 15 years now, and it’s usually pretty predictable—about 4 or 5 days total. Usually, those first 2 or 3 days are really heavy, then it tapers off for the last couple of days until it finally stops, and the flow is almost always this deep, dark red color.

My most recent period actually showed up right on schedule, but it was incredibly light... honestly, it felt like I skipped the heavy first three days entirely, and the blood was much lighter in color, too. Should I be worried about this?

About 2 or 3 months ago, my husband and I started actively trying to conceive... I’m not sure if it’s just stress or something psychological playing tricks on me, but ever since then, I’ve been feeling this weird discomfort—kind of a pressure and occasional sharp pains right around my right ovary area. My last period was also about 15 days late, which is huge because it’s usually never late, but even though this current one arrived on time, it just doesn't feel "normal" compared to how it usually goes.

Any thoughts?