My body is resetting itself

For five years after my little boob surgery and nine weeks of radiation, I took Tamoxifen every day. There was a brief respite when I had my knee surgery, but I made up for that with an extra month or so tacked on at the end. So this past February, when my last refill was finished, I had a glass of cheap sparkling wine and toasted the end of having to take Tamoxifen. One less drug to take, hooray! In fairness, I didn't seem to suffer through some of the more aggravating side effects that many women have, and other than the weird discharge and artificial menopause, don't have much to complain about. Even the night sweats and hot flashes weren't too bad.

The discharge stopped less than two months after I was off the drug, more cause for celebration. And now...my period has returned with a vengeance.

Menstruation has always been something of a non-event for me. I hardly ever had cramps and barely had any symptoms at all, the occasional lower back pain and breast tenderness aside. To be honest, most of the time I barely had a period; it never lasted more than two days and wasn't much then.

I bet I've lost as much blood these past three days as I did in ten years. It's crazy. Still no cramps, no pain, no symptoms other than a virtually constant trickle of blood. While I don't mind the return of my red friend, I sure hope this is the big show and that things will get back to normal soon.

The downside is that eventually I will get to go through menopause all over again. Sigh.