Re: Embarrasing Story to share
From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jul 30 12:09:11 2007
That's awful!! I was on continuous birth control pills the last couple
years, so I didn't have any period-related mishaps, but I had other
issues. The endo would make me very nauseous, sometimes with little or
no warning. This last year I was substitute teaching, and vomited into
a trashcan right in front of one cute little first grade class! It got
bad other times, too, but I was almost always able to hold out until
recess or lunch or something. There's pretty much no way to get any
help quickly when you are substituting - and I couldn't leave the
students alone to go to the bathroom. If it had gotten really bad, I
guess I would have had to call the office, but that is such a bad thing
to do as a substitute.
The surprise attacks are the worst! But at least first graders are very
forgiving and forget very quickly!
At Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>
>Okay,
>
>Since i know this forum will appreciate this story.
>
>About three of years ago,after i had finished my degree, I was working
>at a CPA firm as an accountant and we had a small office. At the time,
>i was having okay period months and really bad months- so i never knew
>what to expect. One day at work, i felt cramps coming on and i made it
>to the bathroom and then the pain came on full force. I was stuck in
>the bathroom at work! And this was not a relaxed office, it was very
>formal and stuffy.
>
>So here i am, no tampons or pads and stuck in the bathroom, until the
>office manager came in and i asked her for some help and she brought me
>tampons and i tried to pull myself together to get out of there but it
>took a few hours of cramping and bleeding. I emerged, out of the
>bathroom, covered in sweat and walking almost hunched over until i got
>to my cubicle and the partners of the firm were standing right there
>next to my desk- looking at me like some freak show. I muttered that i
>had to leave, grabbed my purse, left my computer on and scrambled out
>the door, the pain was unbearable. I was driving home, screaming my
>head off all of the way home and i truly didnt think i was going to make
>it. The pain was so bad, i thought i was seeing stars.
>
>I made it home, downed about 2400mg of advil and my heating pad and made
>it through the day, not wanting to live.
>
>Then it dawned on me that i had to go back to work the next day and
>EXPLAIN what the hell was the matter with me. And to a few 50 year old
>male partners that were not the warm and fuzzy types. That sucked but i
>just explained that i was having some "female" problems and that i was
>sorry that i had to leave so unexpectedly. They were okay with it, but
>a little uncomfortable and they worried that i would have other days
>that would really interfere with important work. I ended up leaving
>there shortly after because i kept missing days and i finally just quit.
>
>Anyways, getting "stuck" somewhere is terribly frightening and
>embarrasing and i panic if i have to go anywhere during the time my
>period comes on. I dont even try to schedule anything on these days now
>and i just call out of work so that i dont get stuck anywhere again. Not
>good for the career but it is better than running out of an office like
>a mad woman.
>
>Anyone else have similar story? I got one more if anyone wants to hear
>it. :)
>
>~Lisa H.
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