Yes, though it is not as painful as delivering a child, somehow it just sometimes make you curl like a prawn, a cooked one. Painkillers may help, but their effect is temporary and taking medication to ease the pain is not a good long term solution. The main causes of the pain must be found so that you can prevent (or lessen) the pain when the time comes to settle the "monthly business".
There are several food that best to be avoided 2 weeks before your expected/estimated date of your period:
1) pineapples
2) cold beverages and food
3) mango (it has effect on some people)
Here, I'll share with you a simple yet economical way to lessen the pain, no painkillers and no MC required. All you need is just a hot pack and hot water:
Fill in your hot pack with boiling water carefully
Press out the steam that bloats your hot pack, so that the hot pack will not "explode" when it is being pressured.
Put the hot pack on your lower abdomen till it soothes the pain.
Remove the hot pack and put it at your back if it is too hot, and interchange it between the lower abdomen and back. Be careful not to scald your skin for putting the hot pack long enough at one place to "cook" the skin. Trust me, it really hurts.
You can use the method for several days. Usually for one or 2 days you will see the effect.
It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on
a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have
stitches removed from his thumb.
He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m. I took
his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would take more than an hour
before someone would to able to attend to him. I saw him check his watch
anxiously for the time and decided to evaluate his wound since I was not busy
with another patient.
On examination, the wound was well healed.
Hence, I talked to one of the doctors to get the supplies to remove his
sutures and redress his wound. We began to engage in a conversation while I was
taking care of his wound. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment
later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no and said that he
needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife.
I inquired about her health. He
told me that she had been in the nursing home for a while as she was a victim
of Alzheimer's disease. I probed further and asked if she would be upset if he
was slightly late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was and she had not been able
to recognize him since five years ago.
I asked him in surprise, "And you still go every morning, even
though she doesn't know who you are?"
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I
still know who she is." I had to hold back my tears as he left.
I had goose bumps on my arm, and I thought, "That is the kind of
love I want in my life."
True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of
all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
--A Doctor’s
Note
The story has reminded me a Korean drama " Quen In Heon's Man" with a story plot of a man came from 300 years ago to the current city of Seoul who met with an actress. And every time he needs to risk his life to come to the current era to meet her, but still he risks it all. It's a drama, but the underlying values are similar as what being depicted by this old gentleman. Here to share with you all one of my favourite song "I'm Going to Meet You" by Deok Hwan.
English Translation:
I’ve imagine you, drawing you inside my dream
The you who I kept along dearly and secretly
You have come to my little star, my little heart
I’m so trembled being right in front of you
Chorus :
You who I draw in my imagination and only remains in my dream
The way I met you like this, why my heart keep trembling?
You make me feels warm when the wind blows coldly
Just like this you and me together (two of us), my love-you and me together forever
Time flies, my love only you even the time flies
My love for you will just grow if I’m looking at you
You have come to my little star, my little heart
I’m so trembled being right in front of you
* Chorus
Even in dream so that I can meet you
My heart already come to you before you.
