Waking up at 4am with intense period cramps. 3/4 weeks spent with daily cramping. Panadol. Neurofen. Ponstan. Heat packs. All the heat packs. Walking around the house bent over. Lying on the floor, rolled up in a ball. Bloating so much that I feel like I can barely breath. Belly so round and hard, so full of air. So painful. More cramps. More pain. But this is all normal, right? Just "part of being a woman"? That might be what doctors have told me time and time again over the