hi, my name is virginia, i am 41 years old.i have 5 childrenthe oldest being 23 and the youngest being 5. This past month i started my period and it went for 5 days and stopped for 2 days than started again and had real bad pain in my lower stomach. i could sit down and feel the pressure pushing on my insides, stand up and feel the same pain.i bled for 4 days and now its a brownish discharge sometimes with small clots , or bright red.someone said it was the change of life i told them no way.i dont understand the pain.so its been going on 3 weeks now that ive been bleeding.help

Virginia, time for a visit to the doctor. While we can all guess what might be happening here we don't know your medical history and we cannot properly examine you. Any advice we give at this juncture is pure speculation and could possibly be hazardous to your health.

As it has been going on for 3 weeks, it is very important you contact your doctor on Monday.