TMI to the extreme

If you have a weak stomach, DO NOT READ THIS. This involved a womanly function to its extreme.

I've had a heck of a week. I started bleeding monday. It seemed like an early period, but it was something I had NEVER seen. It started with me passing a clot the size of a baseball. YES. A BASEBALL. I thought it odd but treated it as normal until 45 minutes later when I had already saturated a super plus tampon completely! Ok - time to add in an overnight maxi pad for extra protection. An hour later, both were 100% full and I mean FULL. It was obviously picking up steam and I started to get a little worried. This continued night and day without pause for 2 days, when it got WORSE. I was passing huge clots and saturating my arsenal of protection every 30 minutes! I was very pale and feeling very weak and dizzy. It occured to me that "toughing it out" wasn't working for me any longer, so I called the 24 hour nurse helpline. The nurse sounded almost panicky when I told her what I had been experiencing. She advised that I not be alone, keep my legs elevated and have someone call 911 immediately if I did indeed pass out. She also said "get to the hospital quickly". I was lying there on my bed, honestly thinking about whether or not to go. I HATE the amount of time it takes when you go to the hospital. It seems FAR too drawn out and I have never understood why they cannot just check the patients in, see them, do labs or films as required and either admit or discharge them! Why does it have to take 3-5 hours????

So anyway, my mom showed up out of the blue and took one look at me and ordered me to get up and go with her to the hospital. So off we went. By the time I got there I was even more dizzy and I was feeling like things were worsening even more. I was relieved to get some medical help at that point. The doctor was amazed at the amount of blood I was losing, and ordered an IV for fluids immediately. She did an exam and needed a new lab coat afterwards, but she said very little about her impression of what was going on. She advised that I make an appointment with my OB/GYN right away and gave me some progesterone pills to take to slow the bleeding. I spent a few days just regaining my energy but I am feeling better (except for this blasted sinus infection I now have! Grrr) Tomorrow morning I will go to the OB/GYN and see what they have to say. The nurse advised me that she believes that the doc will do a uterine biopsy and an ultrasound at a minimum. OUCH! I am NOT looking forward to the biopsy... :(

I feel like it's some kind of a hormonal issue and I will be fine, but we will see what the doc says tomorrow. Any positive energy and/or healing energy welcome!