Sorry Machair, I didn't see your post.
Well, it was a proper bleed, lasted two days but was tricky to deal with as I had been so bloated that I was peeing constantly. I mean constantly!! At least some of the bloating has reduced and I feel more comfortable. I've had migraines virtually every day for the past week but just about managing to stay out of bed most days. Luckily with a new month starting I have triptans to take. I am only able to take them a limited number of days so have to ration them and very carefully monitor my intake. Up since 4.50 this morning with a grim one but taken meds so hopefully they will kick in soon. Supposed to be meeting my son for lunch today - typical!
Ok sorry, your question was about mucus. I had copious mucus for 21/22 days without a break, clearly my FSH levels must have been through the roof and the remaining follicles were being pummelled! I went straight into the bleed without the mucus stopping, therefore combination of mucus and blood (sorry for the graphic description!). This always happens to me now if the bleed is anovulatory. When I was mid-stage peri the mucus would start mid cycle, last for 2-3 days before stopping if there was a viable follicle, if not the mucus would restart after a couple of days and then continue into an anovulatory bleed. When an anovulatory bleed occurs, the mucus is combined with the bleed, well it is for me anyway.
I have to say I am a pretty resilient soul and I'm really thankful for that, otherwise this past 15 years would have been impossible to manage. I thought I'd be utterly gutted by a period coming as it really seemed as if I was on the home run. However, whilst disappointed, it was ok. The migraines are a million times less violent than they once were and at one stage would last for up to 13 days around a period, violent enough to confine me to bed. Given that the periods were at that stage coming every 21 days, there was very few non-migraine days. It's not like that anymore so things have improved. I feel confident that once through this pesky meno they will continue to calm.
Haha, hardly anything to brag about BUT 8 days today! Whoop-de-do! x