This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/TheDollarstoreDoctor on 2026-05-16 10:49:12+00:00.

Currently sitting in a bathtub debating if I'm dying or not

I'm on my period. I went to EDC last night. Before I put in one of my mega tampons. My last one. I had other regular sized ones. I forgot to buy or bring more. I was fine for the most part then 2 am rolled around. I felt really wet. I put my finger to my crotch, it was clear. Did I pee myself? I hurried to the bathroom, first stopping at a general booth to get a tampon. I looked at the tampon in a panic. It was like 1/5th the size of my regular tampons. Since being on birth control my periods aren't too crazy but this was like, super tiny. Literally the width of my pinky, and I'm tiny, 5'1, I say to my husband is this for ants?? It'll have to do. I hurry to the bathroom. My husband holds my phone flash light while I get the tampon ready and realize I bled through the tampon in me. Fine. I have this new one. I stick it in and we head off to the next stage.

By the time we get to the ADA section of the next stage, I realize I'm in trouble. I feel wet. VERY wet. Blood started going down my leg. This is when I point out I'm wearing practically a thong with fishnets. I stammer for a bit before accepting yes we have to go. Now. My husband makes a bee line for the exit. I've never been more embarrassed. The blood is to my knees. I havent had a period like this in a decade*. We still have half a mile to go. I'm waddling. I'm sticky.

We make a makeshift seat cover out of pashminas and bags. We make it to the house. I get to the bathroom. Its a blood explosion. I'm still bleeding. But I'm not in pain so the urgency is confusing. My body is having a "when should we start to worry" meeting. Currently soaking in the bath. Bleeding stopped now. Will remeet after I take my medicine. I do have extra tranxemic acid (clotting meds, from when I bled too long for like a month+ not too heavy) so will try that.

*Side tangent about my period: I have been on birth control since I started my period because of the heaviness. It has been controlled since (the heaviness) I have been to several gynos and gotten every test under the sun including exploratory surgery and they can't find anything wrong. Drs listen to my complaints since endometriosis runs in my family so I've been tested for everything under the sun a lot. Interestingly too, I don't really get cramps. And I can get my period multiple times a month or miss it for months. Also it never happens on the same time. Its random.

TL;DR: Bled through two tampons then had a blood explosion down my legs at EDC because the tampon was too small since I didn't bring one big enough

EDIT: if I don't slow down in half an hour my husband is taking me to the ER