emotional roller coaster

Wow, you do have alot on your plate right now.

Congrats on your GED! Now that you've passed that with flying colors and you know you've done so well, I'm pretty sure you'll feel better at succeeding with college as well.

The female problems are a big problem. If you are in the US, you can go to the local health department and ask them where you can go for free for help. When I lived in Ft Wayne, IN I went to a place called Matthew 35 (I believe) and it was a place that helped indigent people with all their non-emergent medical problems. There might be a place similar to that near you. Also, sometimes home pregnancy tests can give false negatives so don't hesitate to get in to see a doctor. If you decide to go to the hospital let them know again that you are indigent WHEN you get your bill. Most hospitals have indigent programs set up to help those with no insurance where they will cut the bill down considerably plus most will take payments if you explain your situation. I am paying a hospital bill right now and am making $30 payments on a $3K bill. All you need to do is be open and honest with the billing representative when you get your first bill. If you decide to go to the hospital about your menstral problems why not get your cysts addressed at the same time? It might help save some time, money, and stress. Make sure you let them know that these things are really stressing you out.

thank you. i will try to find if there are any places like that around here. if not, i will just try to save as much money as i can. do you think that the stress could make my cyst problem worse? with my female problem, i haven't been to a gyno in almost two years, after i had my son. for the first year, i had three periods. they have become more often, but one will be for a week, 6 or 7 weeks later, another will be for 13 or 14 days, 6 or 7 weeks later, one lasts for 4 days. i do think a lot of it could be stress, and maybe the fact that my mom had some issues with hers as well. i'm not for sure...

I too had female problems such as yours. I went from those problems until this past May. From May 10 until the last week of Nov I had one continuous period. Unfortunately I am now having to undergo a surgical procedure to correct my problem. Sometimes the doctors can correct problems like ours before they get out of control. Mine ended up being a type of endometriosis. You might want to get checked out sooner rather than later just to make sure that that isn't your problem. I'd hate for you to have to go through what I am. I won't lose my uterus but I will be rendered unable to have more children. From the appearance of your nick, I'm guessing you at around 20 but I may be wrong. I don't want you to risk not having more children because you didn't get this checked out.

i'm nineteen. i have a 23 month old son, and i'm not sure if i want to have any more, but i will get checked out for that as soon as i can. what is endometriosis?

endometriosis is where your uterus bleeds irregularly. When I say irregularly I mean most of the time it bleeds on the outside as well as the inside of the uterus. I have a friend whose endometriosis was so bad that it attached itself to other organs. For most women it is very painful during their monthly cycle. Most bleed very heavily. In my case, I bled once every other month or so for 2 to 3 days until May when I bled for 6 months straight. Each case is different which is why it is very important that you see a doctor as soon as possible. You are young so it might be that your body hasn't adjusted yet to a set rhythm yet especially since you had a child at such a young age. I am not a doctor and I don't want to appear that I am diagnosing you. You really need to be checked to make sure things are ok.

oh wow. yes, i will be getting checked out as soon as i can.

You might also look it up online and get information from various resources. Another place to get support is the support group for endometriosis right here on this site if you do find out you have it. Best wishes.