I am not quite sure about having anything to do with "that time of the month" for me. I guess I really should pay more attention, but I DO get those same pains. Sometimes I get them in the area you describe, sometimes my head and scalp get them, and sometimes my back/hips/waist area. I want my husband to massage me so bad, but when he does (when I'm hurting like that), I cry, because it hurts worse after he does. I tell him my whole body feels like it's BRUISED. It just hurts to touch these areas, and I'm not sure what sets it off. Right now I don't have any bruised feelings, and I have felt GREAT the last couple of days...again, I don't know WHAT brings on the good and bad days for those of us that are "mercury ill", but I've actually felt alive since Monday...almost like a normal person. If I could feel like this all the time, I would be so happy. I know it won't last, though.

BTW, I still have all of my amalgams.