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it's possible but you may never know. Illness and/or stress can cause strange things thoogh
Thought I had the flu… Could it have been a miscarriage??
Hello everyone… Ok, here is my story on what happened over the past week:
I was feeling absolutely fine on Saturday – no signs that any sickness was even setting into my body.
SUNDAY - -
I woke up on Sunday with my head pounding, feeling nauseas, severe pain in lower back so bad it hurt to lean over to grab my glass of water from the bed side table and pain in my abdomen. I stayed in bed for the majority of Sunday. No appetite, didn’t eat.
MONDAY - -
Monday things worsened. The pain in my lower back and abdomen had not gone away nor did it become any gentler. I was now also having very extreme hot and cold flashes. When I had my hot flashes I would sweat so much you could see beads of sweat on my chest and neck and my clothes would become damp. I had to change about 4 times that day just from the amount I was sweating, yet when I asked my boyfriend to touch my forehead he said I felt clammy rather than hot. To me, I felt as though I was boiling. My body was hotter than my head because when I lifted the blankets I was cocooned in you could feel the heat rising off of me.
I still had no appetite, all I could get down was some soup. I took myself to the doctor who said I had just caught a virus and could have possibly had the swine flu.
After seeing the doctor I went home. I got home, went to the bathroom and noticed I was bleeding which was odd because I had just had my period 2 wks prior to this… perhaps close to 3 wks. I began bleeding so heavily I had to send my boyfriend to buy some super plus tampons – as opposed to the regular I usually use – and even still I managed to bleed right through my pants and had to change… twice. I had a shower later that night and noticed there was a large amount of clotting coming out of me which I don’t usually experience with my periods.
TUESDAY - -
Same symptoms, still bleeding…
WEDNESDAY - -
Wednesday was yesterday… My bleeding in the morning had calmed down a lot… very light pinkish as opposed to the dark red, still a few clots here and there but for the most part I could use a light tampon and I was fine. We went with a friend to pick someone up from the GO station and we were in the car for about an hour. I had just put a new tampon in before getting in the car and when we got out I noticed my butt felt wet. I ran upstairs to the bathroom, looked in the mirror and noticed a huge wet spot on my butt – huge. After removing my pants and panties I noticed that while in the car it was almost like a puddle of clear liquid – like water – had come out of me. Soaked my entire tampon and right through my pants… no odour, no colour, just a lot of clear liquid. I had to take myself home in a cab just to change my pants because they were soaked (thank god my shirt covered my butt and no one noticed!!!)
Could this have been a miscarriage????
it's possible but you may never know. Illness and/or stress can cause strange things thoogh
Very true... I just don't understand what that clear liquid was? It was as if I was a pregnant woman who's water had broke. Has anyone else had this while on their period? It was seriously like water. No texture, no smell. Just clear liquid.
And I have never had a period so heavy...
My main concern is this: If you have a miscarriage, can there be anything left over inside you that you would have to get removed? Should I be going to a doctor to get "cleaned out" if it was a miscarriage??
Chances are everything is fine, but why not go in and get checked just to put your mind at ease?
I would suggest setting up an appointment with your doctor for around 2 weeks after this started. It couldn't hurt to have someone take a look up there and make sure there is no unusual tissue (from whatever!) that may be left inside there.
I found out I was pregnant in May and I just made an appointment on Monday after experiencing some cramping and spotting. At this appointment I found out that my baby had stopped developing about a week ago and lost it's heartbeat, basically it died, but my body was still trying to sustain it and did not complete the miscarriage. I am still in a state of shock about what I was told to do, but basically I had to take a medication to kickstart the process.
The things you described were similar to what I experienced that night to be honest. It was the most horrible experience ever in my life! In addition to the excruciating pain, the ridiculous temperature, and the extreme sweating... I KNEW what was happening to my body and to my baby so it was mental and emotional torture as well.
After the first (and worst) wave of cramping I was told to expect bleeding. The pain/cramps kicked in, my temperature rose and I started sweating profusely, when suddently an instant flash of wetness occurred. I hobbled to the bathroom as quickly as I could thinking there was going to be blood everywhere, and I was so confused when I was just wet. Soaked even. It wasn't too long after that wetness that the true bleeding began and I "passed the pregnancy" as they put it.
I think that a miscarriage occurs in the same fashion as birth. The amniotic sac must break before the fetus can be released and that is the wetness that comes first. It was heartbreaking and disturbing for me because it was extremely obvious to recognize what was coming out of me. It came in two main waves.
I read that almost every woman has or will have a miscarriage the first time they concieve. It stated that many women do not even know they are pregnant and will assume they are having an extremely heavy and unusual period and go on unknowingly. I would say that based on what I read and what you described that it is possible this is what happened to you.
My doctor informed me that the body should naturally release all of the tissue itself and it could take up to 7-10 days. I have an appointment schedule in 2weeks so she can examine me and make sure that everything is okay. In the meantime I was instructed not to wear tampons or have sex for 3 weeks. I'm guessing that is just to ensure that if anything is trying to naturally come out, that it has that opportunity. I'm not saying you should follow all of that also, but it is something to think about just in case.
Everything could be totally fine with you and just a very wacky period, but since your description reminded me a lot of what I just went through I thought I might share my experience and information in case it helps you.
That was very generous of you to share your experience to help another. I know you are suffering not just physically but emotionally. Itmight be a good idea to have a family member or old freind up to spend some time.
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