I just celebrated my first year of living without menstrual pain since I was 13 years old.I should begin by saying that sharing my periods with the world is not something I really planned on doing.
I squirm about the “TMI” and “putting my business in the street” of it all. But anytime I share my story privately, I am struck by how many women tell me they or someone in their circle shares a similar experience.
So here it goes.From my very first period, every 28 days, like clockwork, I was bedridden with cramping so intense I would be either doubled over or writhing on the floor of my bedroom, vomiting, and missing school days.