Lady problems...female insight appriciated

This could be kinda graphic.

Okay so my gf has had a period now for 2 and a half weeks and when it first started something solid came out like the size of a dime. I'm really concerned about her and I want her to go to the dr because she thinks she may have miscarried but I want her to find out what the problem is.

We don't have health insurance right now and I've told her to just go and I'll figure out where to get the money...am I worried about nothing or does this sound like something serious?...honestly I'm not all that familiar with what is normal with that stuff goin on.

I know its normal to have one...which is pretty much all I know...I just don't think its normal to last that long or have solid material coming out.

A 2.5 week long period is NOT normal!

And unless it was a 'solid' jelly like blob I don't think that's normal either. Get her to go to a DR.

Yeah. It's totally not normal and you have the right to be concerned about her health. She has to go to the doctor...
I again say, your health care in USA suck balls! I can't imagine having such problem and thinking if I should go to a doc or not , just because I would lose money in case it would be nothing serious. People shouldn't have such worries.

Yeah, like you don't pay for your healthcare, PP.

^^^I agree...Obama and some Democrats are working on it...hopefully they pass some form of health care reform...but there is a lot of politicians being funded by insurance companies on both sides of the aisle meaning they oppose the bill and say its going to make us communist somehow....there is a big difference between Stalin and providing health care to people regardless of income...but I'm ranting back on topic.

She also had an IUD put in like 2 months ago and they put it in during her period so this was her first one after having it in...its still in place because I can feel the little string and I would think they would have noticed if she were pregnant before they put it in so thats why I don't think its a miscarriage.

@ girl...yea the solid thing was kinda rubbery...as I said earlier this could get kinda graphic...sorry....I'm just really worried about her and I know she is to but she won't admit it cause she is worried about money.

We pay for health care but we don't have to pay more everytime we go to the doctor. Hell, sometimes we don't even pay for medications. That's the difference. And besides, there is not many people here who don't have health care. Unemployed people have health care payed by the country. People who work must have health insurance as well, sometimes it's fully payed by the employer ,sometimes just partially, but to be honest even without health care, everybody is entitled to a minimum of medical care,without need to paying lots of money after.

I pay through taxes- Canada. I'd never, ever have to be concerned about paying to go see a DR right out of my pocket, it comes off my cheque but at least I never have to worry about a situation like this.

Nothing is free and every example you cite takes money out of your pocket.

Yes it's not free ,but at least our countries know how to manage our money to avoid situations, where we have none at the moment to pay for a silly visit by the doctor. Is it so hard to understand? Or hmm... that we don't need to pay extra 10 000 bucks for few days at the hospital. Don't fool yourself, you pay two times for the same thing that we pay just once (and less money of course ;) ).

edit: @chupa :Yeah,Im naive but at least I don't need to worry ,when I get sick I can get help everywhere I am,even if I don't have one cent in my wallet.

Your arguments are ridiculous and naive.

There are free clinics all over US that offer services to women. Run a search for it in your area. My sister goes to one locally and she gets annual check ups, birth control, etc.

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Originally Posted by Chupacabras [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Your arguments are ridiculous and naive.

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actually she is correct that our system is not very good...the W.H.O. ranked our health care system 37th overall...you can read how they came to this ranking...it is a 10 year old ranking and I'm not saying it is a perfect ranking...but I'm not naive enough to think that our health care system is not broken...there are many problems on many fronts from the insurance companies to the drs to malpractice attorneys all the way to medical fraud on the part of drs and patients we all end up paying for.

You are correct that at some point at least through taxes she pays for her health care but dividing the bill up over an entire country makes the bill smaller than just panning it off on one person....in means that regardless of income everybody has an equal chance (to a certain extent) at a reasonable level of medical attention.

Oops...forgot the who link...[url]http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html[/url]

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Originally Posted by Sonrisa [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

There are free clinics all over US that offer services to women. Run a search for it in your area. My sister goes to one locally and she gets annual check ups, birth control, etc.

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We have one close to us but its really nasty...its in an awful part of town and they were even shut down once for reusing needles. I know they don't do it now...or at least they shouldn't be since its new management and drs...I'd rather just pay and know she isn't going to come back with aids...I'll get the money...I can pick up some side jobs and overtime.

Do you have a Planned Parenthood? They're not as expensive as going to a regular doc.

It sounds to me like she was clotting, which can be dangerous. She needs to see somebody, for sure.

Yea we do actually I didn't think about that....thank you...we'll check it out.

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Originally Posted by Petit Papillon [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Yes it's not free ,but at least our countries know how to manage our money to avoid situations, where we have none at the moment to pay for a silly visit by the doctor. Is it so hard to understand? Or hmm... that we don't need to pay extra 10 000 bucks for few days at the hospital. Don't fool yourself, you pay two times for the same thing that we pay just once (and less money of course ;) ).

edit: @chupa :Yeah,Im naive but at least I don't need to worry ,when I get sick I can get help everywhere I am,even if I don't have one cent in my wallet.

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PP, with all due respect.. socialized medicine is inherit with its own set of failings which high income and Goods/Services taxation rates and low levels of expertise don't even begin to describe the extent of.

Governments never manage anything well, and nor do corporations without strict guidelines.

The problems come when those corporations start to grease the palms of the politicians so the politicians drop the guidelines...honestly I think it makes more sense to take the corporation out of the middle of it...doing away with the guy trying to get a big bonus so he can get another Porsche takes the aspect of greed out of the scenario...nobody in the government will make money off of it therefore rules won't get broken.

I don't think this works for everything, as I've said I'm believe in a socialist democracy.

I wish to see health care and education all the way to college made available to everybody regardless of income and in terms of college...without putting them in so much debt they are in their 40s still payin the loans off....it basically takes half their life just to get themselves established.

We already have some form of socialization that most people don't even consider or think about...what about the police force? We pay taxes so that the police will protect us and maintain law and order...are there sometimes problems with bad cops...yea...but for the most part they do their job pretty well.

Same with education from k-12 I think most people would agree that it has its problems but it is still a pretty good educational system.

I don't understand why we can socialize the police force and part of the education system but not health care....we haven't plunged straight into hell with those being socialized.

I agree on the Planned Parenthood suggestions.

Honestly, clots aren't something to be too concerned about. It happens to me on heavier periods once in awhile. I had my period for 2.5 months when I was a senior in high school. Turned out it was fibroids and I was put on birth control pills which solved the problem. As long as she has no fever, unbearable cramping, and clots aren't falling out of her I think its ok to just try to visit Planned Parenthood.

Also, are you and your gf eligible for state funded health insurance?

Nope...I have a semester left in school and she is just starting this coming semester....because my dad cosigned on my student loans with me I have to claim my parents income as part of my own until I'm 24 (this coming January)...but they are middle class which pretty much means that I'm not eligible for any help to speak of...I'm really not all that poor...I mean I could find the money in my budget if I had to...she just worries about money and we don't have insurance...I mean if it turns into something serious then I suppose I don't have the money but if its just a visit and then some tests I could probably afford it over payments.

:bump: for Vash.

She's going to suggest seeing a doc, tho. What about a clinic on campus? Most unis have one.

I'm going to a 4 year college that has a clinic, she is going to Ivy Tech for nursing....it doesn't have one.