I found out I got my period by getting stung by a bee

So part of my therapy is to go fishing in our community garden. I’m out there just sitting on a chair near the river just minding my own business fishing, grabbing a few flowers to wear in my hair. I start to feel like I might need to go to the bathroom so I get up and I reach my hand in the pocket of my raincoat. I notice it’s wet which means I peed myself. It’s kinda hot out and I was feeling a little sick so it’s no big deal I thought. I’m on my way home and I feel it again. I reach my hand up to my crotch and I feel wet. I get home and I notice my underwear is covered in a dark red vomity liquid. I check myself with a wet wipe and holy shit. I had my period! I never knew it was possible to not feel it at all for your first one.<br><br>I never got my period while I’m at home because I was born without a uterus. I had a hysterectomy by the time I was 3. But my ovaries still work fine it turns out. Five or six years ago I tried to make a baby with a boy I was dating. Obviously it didn’t work out. <br><br>But did you know you can still get a period without a uterus? It’s called cryptomenorrhea. It’s a very rare condition but I guess that’s my luck. Blood just gets clogged in your fallopian tubes. I’ve been bleeding for years and didn’t know it. It went straight into my stomach and caused all my health problems. It’s like I was dead inside. It just kills you from the inside out. My ovaries are in danger of getting damaged now because of this but thankfully it’s not too late for me. I’m just really fucking lucky that I got to this point without my organs rotting.<br><br>My point is, do not ignore your body’s signs, even if you don’t have a uterus. If you feel sick, go see a doctor. It could be something bad. Or, you know, you could just feel like you have a fucking alien inside you like me.