Megan, I'm sorry you are having a rough night. I wish I had something to tell you that would help, but it sounds like you have done everything you can do to help your pain. Is massage an option? I know for me it helps a lot. The only other thing I can think of is that your meds are not covering your pain, could you talk to your doc about raising you a bit to see if you get better pain control.

Melissa

no not tonight my hubby is a medic and he is working tonight, my sister in law has one that you put on the back of a chair i might ask her if i can borrow it until i can buy myself one. this is just so horrible i dont know how i can go on like this. i sat in the tub for two hours and im exhausted but i cant stay asleep.

I think you are doing good with trying to distract yourself as this sometimes works. If the pain doesnt ease then a visit to the doctor may be necessary. If the cross stitch isnt working as a distraction try some other kind of activity that may work a little better. Good Luck

thanks shaz still no sleep i even tried turning off the computer though sometimes the hmmm helps to sleep not tonight it seems. it just keeps getting worse and worse im so happy i do have an appt today i just hope i dont fall asleep and miss not hear my alarm and sleep through it he is hard to get a hold of

I'm sorry to hear that you are in so much pain and can't sleep. I don't have any advice for you but I hope that you feel better soon! Good luck at your appointment.

Hi Megan: I can't help more than anyone else - heat - moist heat, is the only real thing that ever helped me when I had serious period pain: and then curling up with the heat pressed hard against my abdomen - but when I'm at my highest pain level and can't sleep - I don't try to....I go online and play Pogo games: www.pogo.com Not only are there solitaire games, other card games, stupidly distracting silly games like Poppitt - word games to engage your brain: - but there is a chat window at the bottom: so if you're in the mood to interact with other people in the room you can. Some people never do..some chat up a storm -from all over the world. It's free, of course, to join. However one can join 'Club' pogo for a yearly fee and have access to even better games (I haven't yet joined the Club - but get to play those games for free trials every so often). The sound effects, music, clinking, clanking - all help distract me - keep my brain awake and involved. Time speeds by - and I've managed to get through the worst pain episodes. For you, though - you'd have to keep a heating pad on your stomach while you play - or at least a hot water bottle...
I realize this is too late for last night - but if it's continuing, you might try it - or some other online game site. When I'm finally worn out - then I sleep better. I've never expected to get complete pain relief -that's never happened for me- just taking the edge off gets me by...but hearing your story reminds me of those awful days..of 8 days of heavy bleeding/pain. Thankfully no more. I'm a knitter but it's too passive to distract me enough from pain - the games do a lot better job. I'm sending you strong thoughts for some pain relief.