10/06/2026
This is for the ladies going through perimenopause or menopause. I just learned a very hard lesson. The other night I went to bed at 9 pm and felt perfectly fine. I woke up at 11:30 with excruciating pain in my stomach. Pain like I've never felt before. It was so bad I couldn't sit up bc every time I tried, the pain got worse. Keep in mind, this was in my stomach between my ribs. I was finally able to get up and went to go p*e. When I did the pain got so much worse. I could barely walk. I was hurting so bad and if I touched anywhere on my stomach or sides it was like I was being stabbed. It finally eased up about 45 minutes later so I went and laid back down. As soon as I laid down on my back the pain shifted to my back. I woke up feeling fine except feeling like I had done sit ups for hours. This morning it happened again at 3 but not as bad. I went to work and left after 4 hours and went straight to the Dr. I suspected a UTI bc I felt the need to p*e all day but nothing came out. This is where "the change" comes in. So for months I've been having constant cramps off my monthly. Then I had 5 monthlys back to back with only a couple days between them. I thought this was just another awful symptom of perimenopause. Well it was but it had nothing to do with having a monthly. As was told to me by the Dr "as you get older UTI symptoms change. They no longer present with burning when you p*e etc while you're in Peri. They present like lower back pain, period like cramps and fatigue. Worst case is stomach pain spreading out. Many women don't realize they have a UTI due to the symptoms being the same as Peri". All of these I've been feeling for months. Now I've had it so long that I'm going to have to have my kidneys checked for damage. I had no clue that all this pain was bc of a UTI. Hurt to stand, hurt to sit, hurt to sleep, hurt to walk. Lower back and hip pain. Feeling extremely run down and tired no matter how much I slept. Why do we get these during Peri? Bc we are also dealing with our bladders acting up at the same time. P*e when you cough, sneeze, lean over or bend down. Creating a perfect environment for a UTI. If you're having symptoms of any of these go get checked. It's not worth damaging your kidneys on top of the rest of this mess.
