aeriea
Feb 10, 2012, 03:01 AM
Hello. I'm very confused about what's going on with my body right now. I am 20 years old, 5'3" and weigh 105 pounds & I recently lost about 20 pounds. I had irregular periods when I was younger so I went to a GYN who ran a full panel of blood tests & did a transvaginal ultrasound to check for cysts but everything came back normal. I had an abnormal pap smear but was told not to worry about it, that having sex before my appt likely caused it. I was prescribed birth control at the time but stopped taking it in 2010. My cycle got longer after I got off it, but it was mostly regular. I am currently sexually active with my boyfriend of 5 years & we rarely use protection.
My last real period was mid Sept 2011. I expected my next period in early November but I missed it. Missing a period is not completely abnormal for me so I figured it would come later. 2 weeks after my missed period I spotted light pink for 5 days & it was very scant, definitely too light to be a period. The first day it was red, then 3 days of pink, the last day light brown. I've never spotted before; I either have my period or I don't. I took several pregnancy tests over the next few weeks and all were negative.
I figured the spotting was a light period so I expected my next period in mid January. This time the spotting started about 10 days before my expected period, but it was brown, a little heavier (but not much) and lasted for 8 days. There was a little tissue in it but never red or clots. I took a few more pregnancy tests and all were negative, though I did get evaporation lines that were definitely pink and not the usual clear ghost lines. Maybe faint positives that got darker as they dried?
I have now just been waiting for my period to start but it hasn't. I definitely have symptoms that could be PMS or pregnancy, but I'm not sure what to think. I've been very, very emotional. My breasts are not overly sensitive but hurt now and then & are a little sore but not bigger. I get little twinges of pain & random twitches in my lower pelvic area. I haven't had any PMS cramping since my last real period, and I always have cramping if I'm PMSing. I've had the strangest muscle twitches below my belly button, but it's like nothing I've felt before. I've had an extremely gurgly stomach & gas, which is completely unheard of for me. I've had a good bit of lower back pain since my last period, but I also recently moved so that could be attributed to stress & lifting boxes. I've had more frequent headaches, have been more tired, and dizzy at times. I've recently had trouble sleeping through the night & have had night sweats. I've had what seems to be normal white discharge that's been increasing over the past 3 weeks.
I believe it's just stress-related, but I know I was definitely more stressed in the beginning of 2011 & I had still had normal periods then. Missing periods is not unusual for me but spotting is something that's never really happened before. Does what I'm experiencing seem like pregnancy symptoms? If I am pregnant I want to begin taking care of my baby, but I've never been pregnant so I don't know to look for. Please help, I would really appreciate it! :)
My last real period was mid Sept 2011. I expected my next period in early November but I missed it. Missing a period is not completely abnormal for me so I figured it would come later. 2 weeks after my missed period I spotted light pink for 5 days & it was very scant, definitely too light to be a period. The first day it was red, then 3 days of pink, the last day light brown. I've never spotted before; I either have my period or I don't. I took several pregnancy tests over the next few weeks and all were negative.
I figured the spotting was a light period so I expected my next period in mid January. This time the spotting started about 10 days before my expected period, but it was brown, a little heavier (but not much) and lasted for 8 days. There was a little tissue in it but never red or clots. I took a few more pregnancy tests and all were negative, though I did get evaporation lines that were definitely pink and not the usual clear ghost lines. Maybe faint positives that got darker as they dried?
I have now just been waiting for my period to start but it hasn't. I definitely have symptoms that could be PMS or pregnancy, but I'm not sure what to think. I've been very, very emotional. My breasts are not overly sensitive but hurt now and then & are a little sore but not bigger. I get little twinges of pain & random twitches in my lower pelvic area. I haven't had any PMS cramping since my last real period, and I always have cramping if I'm PMSing. I've had the strangest muscle twitches below my belly button, but it's like nothing I've felt before. I've had an extremely gurgly stomach & gas, which is completely unheard of for me. I've had a good bit of lower back pain since my last period, but I also recently moved so that could be attributed to stress & lifting boxes. I've had more frequent headaches, have been more tired, and dizzy at times. I've recently had trouble sleeping through the night & have had night sweats. I've had what seems to be normal white discharge that's been increasing over the past 3 weeks.
I believe it's just stress-related, but I know I was definitely more stressed in the beginning of 2011 & I had still had normal periods then. Missing periods is not unusual for me but spotting is something that's never really happened before. Does what I'm experiencing seem like pregnancy symptoms? If I am pregnant I want to begin taking care of my baby, but I've never been pregnant so I don't know to look for. Please help, I would really appreciate it! :)