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Get thee to a Planned Parenthood at once! PP charges on a sliding scale. Plus, they're friendly and will load you up with condoms. Similarly, many counties run sliding scale health clinics that provide similar services to the ones Planned Parenthood provides.
It's the loss of hormones screwing with your cycle, most likely. Bleeding like this is very common as your body readjusts to a cycle without the presence of outside hormones.
Have you been using a barrier method while going without the NuvaRing? If not, you should be. Have you been sexually active at all during that time? If you have, you really ought to see about getting back on BC as soon as possible. Double up or you're asking for trouble.
I understand the NuvaRing is expensive--but there are much cheaper methods out there. The traditional birth control pill is much cheaper, especially if you get a generic form. Furthermore, going down the Planned Parenthood path is a good choice, as they generally try to get you the cheapest option possible. However, I warn you now that prices have gone up in some locations due to unforeseen fallout from the Deficit Reduction Act.
I am lucky enough to live in a part of the country where my family planning needs are paid for by the state through a nifty little program called the Family Planning Project. I would urge you to see if your state has anything similar. I get the NuvaRing free because of it.
In the meantime, though, I wouldn't worry about it. As someone who's switched between more than a few methods of BC and has gone off of BC a couple of times, this is pretty normal.
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