I had all that mess until about 2 years ago, when I had an endometrial ablation done. NO MORE PERIODS! NO MORE CRAMPING!! Of course, I'm still a bee-otch once a month (or more, LOL) but it has made me a free woman!
It was out patient surgery, and I was at a craft fair the next day! Here's some info on the procedure that I had :
About The NovaSure Procedure (Endometrial Ablation)