i was put on birth control pills for my cramps. there were times that i couldnt go to classes in college because i was in such agony. i would lay on the couch for hours at a time with a heating pad on turned all the way up and it would literally burn me all the time and a half bottle of ibuprofen pumping thru my system and it barely touched any of the pain. i finally went to the doctor because i couldnt take it anymore. i know that you've had the tubes tied but you should get it checked out. it's not normally to completely dread your period coming every month (i completely understand the feeling). dont get me wrong, i've been on at least a dozen different pills trying to find a good one for me to work in the past 2 years and i still get cramps but nothing that completely puts me down again. i've even gone for an ultrasound for them to find the problem and nothing. i get chunks of tissue (not blood clots or anything like that) coming out and i was just told that it's my uterus completely cleaning itself back to the very beginning and it's painful. again, get it checked. you might have to go for an ultrasound (be prepared to need to pee alot) or maybe even a ct scan. i wish you all the luck.

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