ITT female scummers talk about their periods - KEEP OUT

elvis_knits · Post Post #6 (isolation #0) » Tue May 13, 2008 9:53 am

YAY for BEEPBEEP!

Let's make: TAMPON MAFIA

You must have vagina to join (or willing to change your avatar to the pink one for the duration of the game).

Days last 3-5 days, according to flow.

Roles include:
PMS, Cramps, Bloating (mafia roles)
Gynocologist (cop)
Mydol (doc)
Tampon (RB)
Pantyliner (backup role)
Yeast infection (SK)
Monistat (Psychologist that heals SK)

Posting restrictions include bitchiness and tendency to cry after sappy commercials.

elvis_knits · Post Post #10 (isolation #1) » Tue May 13, 2008 10:01 am

You're right. I guess this can't be a mini game with all the ground we need to cover...

elvis_knits · Post Post #13 (isolation #2) » Tue May 13, 2008 10:06 am

I had a chorus teacher in middle school who called me "OB" because of my initials.

It's cool to be called a brand of tampon when you're in seventh grade.

elvis_knits · Post Post #16 (isolation #3) » Tue May 13, 2008 10:17 am

Actually they don't hurt if they're in far enough (I can go much further here to gross out the guys, but I will restrain myself). Anybody needing further instructions feel free to PM me.

Plus, you can swim with tampons.

You know in middle school we use to sneak inside the school during lunch recess and make prank phone calls to the tampax hotline. It was really fun.

elvis_knits · Post Post #29 (isolation #4) » Tue May 13, 2008 10:55 am

This site may be helpful:

http://www.tampax.com/howtouse.php

elvis_knits · Post Post #34 (isolation #5) » Tue May 13, 2008 11:09 am

Sarcastro wrote:
Brandi wrote:
Sarcastro wrote:
Brandi wrote:
Jelly wrote:I HATE my periods, I swear they want to kill me...

I'm scared of tampons too.
Im not the only one!

I think the only person who hates my period as much as I do is my BOYFRIEND. Since I can get CRAZZZZZZZZZY
Odds are that you only do because you believe you will. Most women don't actually get PMS; they're just conditioned to expect it.
Actually I do get PMS. I know what you are saying and it is definitely true in many instances. However, when its almost time for my period, my emotions DO get out of hand. I'm usually much calmer during my period than right before my period. Its not just that I get depressed or angry, I also can get really excitedly happy, among other things.

I have been working towards controlling it though. Its not as if I try to use PMS as an excuse for my actions. Whenever I realize whats going on, I try to keep on my toes, and try to figure out why I feel the way I do about certain things so that I don't blow up and I don't go on emotional rampages. I can't always control it, but I definitely try to...
Look, I know that nobody likes to be told that something is "in their head", and I obviously can't say with certainly whether your symptoms are "imagined" (and I realise they obviously wouldn't feel "imagined" to you), but the fact that you only list the signs of PMS that are most played up in our cultural (the emotional ones) is a bit telling.

I don't mean to start an argument about it, and if you feel sure that your symptoms are not psychological, that's fine. It's just that it's a very human thing to think that it might be in other people's heads, but it's real for you, and it's important to recognise the fallibility of the brain.

More people are self-conscious about their dandruff than actually have dandruff, after all.

Are you trying to start a fight or something?

Maybe she sites the symptoms most commonly publicized because they are actually common to women.

I don't think most women ever have PMS that causes them to commit murder or anything very serious, but I believe it exists.

Please comment again when you have a uterus.

elvis_knits · Post Post #38 (isolation #6) » Tue May 13, 2008 11:55 am

I don't think beepbeep actually wanted us to talk about our periods in here.

elvis_knits · Post Post #207 (isolation #7) » Wed May 14, 2008 3:16 am

Fritzler wrote:Also, elvis that you don't have a uterus arguement is stupid. That means no one but previous presidents can critique the current president. It just creates stunted growth, as it is harder for upcoming persyns to learn, and people in power become complacent. Complacency kills.

THE FRITZLER IS BACK!

<3

Sarc trying to comment on PMS is like me trying to tell you it shouldn't hurt if you get kicked in the balls. And if it does, it's probably in your head. Unless you have done a medical study on women and PMS, then you know nothing because you can't even comment from personal experience since you DONT HAVE A UTERUS.

I agree that the brain is a weird place and can influence your body enormously. Stress can actually make you sick. So, yes, I do agree PMS can be in some women's heads. But I never hear that argument when people talk about getting the flu. "You're probably puking because you got so grossed out other people were puking." Which is entirely possible. You can feel sick after watching others get sick. But nobody ever tells you it may be in your head.

So even though Sarc was trying to be sensitive to women, he was actually reinforcing the stereotype that women are crazy/emotional.

I mean. Okay. We may be crazy and emotional. But so are men.

elvis_knits · Post Post #208 (isolation #8) » Wed May 14, 2008 3:26 am

Brandi wrote:AniX makes Vaginas sound like bat caves....

This made me LOL.

The worst/best vagina description I ever heard:

"It's like a melted candle with hair on it."

Ew.

(Any guys grossed out yet?)

elvis_knits · Post Post #210 (isolation #9) » Wed May 14, 2008 5:04 am

:good posting:

elvis_knits · Post Post #217 (isolation #10) » Wed May 14, 2008 6:42 am

Tamuz wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:
<3

Sarc trying to comment on PMS is like me trying to tell you it shouldn't hurt if you get kicked in the balls. And if it does, it's probably in your head. Unless you have done a medical study on women and PMS, then you know nothing because you can't even comment from personal experience since you DONT HAVE A UTERUS.
And if he has a large experience of relating too or living with women?

Oh and ladies, I have a question how common is syncing with people you live with, and is there a general time frame for it(occurs over x cycles or sommat)?

I didn't realize Sarcastro had experience with women

Syncing is common. Timeframe varies. For instance, mine is already synced with Brandi.

elvis_knits · Post Post #221 (isolation #11) » Wed May 14, 2008 8:15 am

Tamuz wrote:If that were true... and syncing could happen over the internet, the world would be hell.

Prepare for doomsday because me and Brandi are synced.

elvis_knits · Post Post #226 (isolation #12) » Wed May 14, 2008 10:08 am

We need to add a poll to this thread to see how many scummers are synced...

elvis_knits · Post Post #229 (isolation #13) » Wed May 14, 2008 10:23 am

What studies?

elvis_knits · Post Post #232 (isolation #14) » Wed May 14, 2008 11:37 am

No... where is the study showing that PMS is psychosomatic?

elvis_knits · Post Post #250 (isolation #15) » Thu May 15, 2008 6:09 am

DarlaBlueEyes wrote:That way we can all get preggers at the same time, and only need one man.. whome we would then kill and eat.

Plus we can lactate at the same time and communally breast feed.

BTW... I am surprised and impressed that the guys aren't vomitting from this thread. My brother thinks all women should be locked in longhouses for the duration of their period (like the native americans used to do).

Basically, the guys here are awesome and make me laugh.

elvis_knits · Post Post #253 (isolation #16) » Thu May 15, 2008 6:55 am

You start to cramp up if you can't masturbate?

How long does that take?

elvis_knits · Post Post #255 (isolation #17) » Thu May 15, 2008 7:03 am

Sadly, my brother is 33... and married. Raised in NY.

He is a douchebag, if that helps explain it.

elvis_knits · Post Post #258 (isolation #18) » Thu May 15, 2008 7:23 am

Mr. Flay wrote:Oi. That's disappointing on all fronts.

Luckily, I have three other brothers that are not douchebags.

elvis_knits · Post Post #260 (isolation #19) » Thu May 15, 2008 7:42 am

IT is usually messy anyway

elvis_knits · Post Post #265 (isolation #20) » Thu May 15, 2008 8:08 am

Mr. Flay wrote: I think libido actually peaks during ovulation though, right? Sensitivity is certainly increased during menstruation, so maybe we're saying the same thing two different ways, e_k.

I think libido does peak during ovulation...

I will occassionally get really sensitive nipples during my period. Not all the time for some reason. And they hurt. I remember I even iced them down one time. So that's a concern.

Cramps can make you not feel like having sex. So I understand how some women feel. Sometimes cramps make you feel like you want to die... so you're not in the mood for sex. But, ironically, orgasm helps cramps feel better.

Mr Flay wrote:Of course, I've also gotten to a place where I'll perform oral during that time of the month, which occasionally requires convincing
her
that it's okay!

This is quite awesome.

elvis_knits · Post Post #289 (isolation #21) » Fri May 16, 2008 6:06 am

Nominate Flay for: Dr. Ruth

Are most of you too young to get this joke?

elvis_knits · Post Post #291 (isolation #22) » Fri May 16, 2008 6:14 am

I bet Dr. Drew does it.

elvis_knits · Post Post #297 (isolation #23) » Fri May 16, 2008 7:22 am

elvis_knits · Post Post #299 (isolation #24) » Fri May 16, 2008 7:28 am

Sue loves canollis.

elvis_knits · Post Post #319 (isolation #25) » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:16 am

We post here when we get our periods, yes.

This is how we see if we're synced.

Mine is coming soon.

elvis_knits · Post Post #322 (isolation #26) » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:19 am

I'm telling you, I think the female scummers are synced.

elvis_knits · Post Post #346 (isolation #27) » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:05 pm

My nipples hurt

elvis_knits · Post Post #348 (isolation #28) » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:35 pm

lol my nipples feel better now

elvis_knits · Post Post #357 (isolation #29) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:07 am

Period begins.

Who is synced with me?

Shaft.ed's wife?

elvis_knits · Post Post #359 (isolation #30) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:24 am

I was bitchy last week... not this week.

Just ask anyone from my newbie game.

elvis_knits · Post Post #361 (isolation #31) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:35 am

Farside... I think I will run that mini... or something similar. I have to work on it. Input welcome!

Also, just wondering... but I thought you didn't get your period while breast feeding?

Am I on crack?

elvis_knits · Post Post #372 (isolation #32) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:23 am

Adel wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:Period begins.

Who is synced with me?

Shaft.ed's wife?
you just missed me. Do you like the idea common in many pre-modern societies where women would go off to their special place for one week out of each month? I sure do. Sacred feminine space is divine.

Sacred feminine --> Shaktism --> Bhakti yoga --> bliss

Does this mean guys bring us tampons on silver platters and feed us grapes and chocolate bonbons?

If so, yes.

elvis_knits · Post Post #373 (isolation #33) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:30 am

farside22 wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:Farside... I think I will run that mini... or something similar. I have to work on it. Input welcome!

Also, just wondering... but I thought you didn't get your period while breast feeding?

Am I on crack?
You are on crack. Most women get the flow back after about 6-8 weeks after giving birth. I'm on week 9 now.

Interesting

My sister was breastfeeding until her daughter was saying "Other boob now" to switch sides. Sort of creepy, but she did speak very young...

Lets see now looking at what you wrote here:
PMS, Cramps, Bloating (mafia roles)
Gynocologist (cop)
Mydol (doc)
Tampon (RB)
Pantyliner (backup role)
Yeast infection (SK)
Monistat (Psychologist that heals SK)

mafia roles look good. Each one could have a weird kill ability.
PMS make you go crazy and moody. I could see PMS as more of a vig then mafia. You know I'm so mad I need to kill someone type PMS.
The townie types would have to be the things that make you feel better when on your period. cholote, ice cream, best friend support and ect.

These are good suggestions. There's so much I want to include, but I think they can definitely be included as means of killing or something to add ambiance.

I was thinking to allow guys to join as long as they agree to change their avatar sex for the duration of the game.

I want to call it WOMAFIA.

elvis_knits · Post Post #375 (isolation #34) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:56 am

You read my mind.

elvis_knits · Post Post #377 (isolation #35) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:08 am

lol

All good ideas.

I think we need to work in pregnancy somewhere here. And menopause.

elvis_knits · Post Post #383 (isolation #36) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:20 pm

raj did that in freaktown and I made two babies

It can be a pain for the mod to find new players, but I think if I kept a replacement list from the beginning and informed the players they had a good chance of getting into the game, it could go smoothly.

elvis_knits · Post Post #384 (isolation #37) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:21 pm

I gave birth to armlx and mos, btw

elvis_knits · Post Post #386 (isolation #38) » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:30 pm

I think Kinetic was the father. Blame his sperm.

elvis_knits · Post Post #396 (isolation #39) » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:24 am

Claus, thanks for the offer, but I want to mod it myself! I'm having fun with the flavor!

About the guys --

I would like it if guys want to play. I'm not going to keep them out. I was thinking to make them change their gender icon for the duration of the game though. Is that too mean?

elvis_knits · Post Post #403 (isolation #40) » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:13 am

shaft.ed wrote:isn't the possibility of having to play a game as a Tampon punishment enough?

Behold:

The Tampon Ghost!

elvis_knits · Post Post #404 (isolation #41) » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:13 am

Glork wrote:
Roach wrote:O NOEZ TEH SPAM POST FTW!

-Roach
I don't get it.

In other news, this thread still makes me laugh. The fact that there's such a high interest level in EK's game makes me cringe.

Should I take that as an /in?

elvis_knits · Post Post #406 (isolation #42) » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:59 am

elvis_knits · Post Post #420 (isolation #43) » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:55 pm

farside22 wrote:By the way Elvis reading more on breast feeding and periods you were right. Not that they don't get their period. It just takes longer for a period to come.

Cool

Another good reason to breast feed.

I heard it lowers your chance of breast cancer 20% for each kid you breast feed.

elvis_knits · Post Post #434 (isolation #44) » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:24 am

Monthly necro.

I watched this show the other day about women who didn't know they were pregnant until they WERE IN LABOR.

Like this one woman got up in the middle of the night with "lower back pain" and was already 7 centimeters dialated and had the baby in the bathroom.

There seemed to be a lot of women having babies in the bathroom. I couldn't watch the one where the baby accidentally went into the toilet.

True story.

elvis_knits · Post Post #437 (isolation #45) » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:27 am

Well, I guess I continue to be synced with shaft.ed's wife.

The women in the tv show were pretty dumb. One woman thought she was going through menopause and that's why she didn't question her period being gone. Another woman thought she was just stressed out, so accepted that as the reason for no period. Plus they were all pretty heavy so I guess they didn't notice the weight gain or something?? I still think you would notice no matter what you weigh. And couldn't they feel the baby moving around in there?? What did they think was happening?

shaft.ed wrote:What do these women masturbate with?

They did not cover that in the tv show. It was not hbo.

elvis_knits · Post Post #439 (isolation #46) » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:00 am

Mr. Flay wrote:Maybe they thought they had constant indigestion?!?

I think that's how the one baby got born into the toilet

elvis_knits · Post Post #441 (isolation #47) » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:05 am

Must be Type 0... the hardest and most painful to pass.

elvis_knits · Post Post #444 (isolation #48) » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:21 am

I like your avatar.

elvis_knits · Post Post #445 (isolation #49) » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:24 am

WOMAFIA MINI

Almost up on the mini queue.

I have FaerieLord and Farside as pre-in because they pm'ed me.

I think other people posted in thread that they wanted a pre-in.

If you still want to pre-in, pm me!

Now is your chance to live in the world of womafia, a magical place where tampons are served on a silver platter by the likes of Oman, where you can watch Patrick Swayze in "Dirty Dancing" over and over again, and we only use high-heeled shoes to murder each other. Heaven!

elvis_knits · Post Post #449 (isolation #50) » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:19 am

armlx wrote:
I have FaerieLord and Farside as pre-in because they pm'ed me.
Isn't FL a dude?

dudes can play.

You have to change your gender icon though.

elvis_knits · Post Post #450 (isolation #51) » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:20 am

strappado wrote:yeah, dudes are allowed to play. I'm really tempted to /in, but I'm playing my first theme game now and I dont know if I like 'em, too confusing.

I don't think it will be that confusing... especially if you have a vagina.

elvis_knits · Post Post #476 (isolation #52) » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:33 am

Good job! Give your uterus a pat on the back!

elvis_knits · Post Post #478 (isolation #53) » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:10 am

That's so stupid. Maybe every female should be required to get pregnant every time she ovulates, because if she doesn't she is wasting an egg. And that could maybe turn into a person one day! So every time she ovulates and doesn't have sex, she is killing future people!!!!!111

elvis_knits · Post Post #485 (isolation #54) » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:24 am

shaft.ed wrote:
armlx wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:That's so stupid. Maybe every female should be required to get pregnant every time she ovulates, because if she doesn't she is wasting an egg. And that could maybe turn into a person one day! So every time she ovulates and doesn't have sex, she is killing future people!!!!!111
And what about all the eggs that go unused? They must be cultivated and... oh wait, never mind, that would be messing in "God's Domain".

Also, Shaft.ed, the chart in that article about types of contraception use was interesting, if only to make my wonder whether vasectomy counts after the initial investment as use.
I was more curious why they included "withdrawl" as a form of contraception.

That made me lol.

"Do you know what they call people who practice the withdrawal method?"

"Parents."

elvis_knits · Post Post #489 (isolation #55) » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:13 am

There's going to be a spot for a replacement in womafia! PM me if interested!

Also, I have my period.

elvis_knits · Post Post #501 (isolation #56) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:38 am

shaft.ed wrote:Dave Foley reminded me of this thread.

lol... I never saw that sketch! I <3 it!

elvis_knits · Post Post #502 (isolation #57) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:39 am

Fuzzyman wrote:How did Womafia go?

Womafia was stellar. I thikn scum won? Althought everyone wins when female scummers discuss their periods.

I don't have mine at the moment.

elvis_knits · Post Post #506 (isolation #58) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 am

Oman wrote:I must say that a mate of mine drove 10 hours to see a girl and was red flagged the whole time.

Sucka.

Sex helps with cramps. They both missed out there.

elvis_knits · Post Post #509 (isolation #59) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:01 pm

^^^ Another instance where a period made the world better.

elvis_knits · Post Post #525 (isolation #60) » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:29 am

My period just started too.

Brandi and I are synced. Move over, shaft.ed's wife.

elvis_knits · Post Post #528 (isolation #61) » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:29 am

Prozac, you're right. Perhaps shaft.ed wife also has her period. We can only hope.

This supersyncing must be in honor of the scummies. Red carpet event.

elvis_knits · Post Post #534 (isolation #62) » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:29 am

Can't you post the giggling elf picture again?

elvis_knits · Post Post #536 (isolation #63) » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:57 am

elvis_knits · Post Post #621 (isolation #64) » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:51 am

I think Prozac might be pregnant.

elvis_knits · Post Post #626 (isolation #65) » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:05 am

This is joyous news. I always wanted to be a Dad, however I am jealous that prozac gets to breastfeed.

elvis_knits · Post Post #696 (isolation #66) » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:01 am

This thread makes me feel like I'm home.

elvis_knits · Post Post #698 (isolation #67) » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:10 am

<3 shafted. I almost forgot about bearclaws! It's doubly funny now because Oman calls my new guy "The Bear."

elvis_knits · Post Post #701 (isolation #68) » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:46 am

shaft.ed wrote:I bet he's got really sexy hands. Like these"

Is it weird that that turns me on?

elvis_knits · Post Post #702 (isolation #69) » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:05 am

saporovirus wrote:He is a hairy gay man?

Yes.

I mean, no. I don't date gay men, except for that one incident.

elvis_knits · Post Post #704 (isolation #70) » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:17 am

Mmmmm nubs

elvis_knits · Post Post #708 (isolation #71) » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:38 am

Hi guys! <3

I wish I had something exciting to say about my period.

elvis_knits · Post Post #750 (isolation #72) » Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:41 am

Prozac, how long have you been pregnant? I think we might be having an elephant.

elvis_knits · Post Post #762 (isolation #73) » Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:06 am

Porochaz wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:Prozac, how long have you been pregnant? I think we might be having an elephant.
Im not sure. I might just be fat.

More to love

elvis_knits · Post Post #763 (isolation #74) » Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:07 am

singersigner wrote:
saporovirus wrote:True I just find it a bit gross. I AM NOT SURE I WOULD GO DOWN ON A GIRL ON HER PERIOD UNLESS IT WAS PRETTY LIGHT OK THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A BAD PERSON.
I wouldn't let
a guy
go down on me on my period. Would you?

There are no circumstances under which I would refuse.

elvis_knits · Post Post #765 (isolation #75) » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:23 pm

Shhhhhh! I was playing hard to get!

elvis_knits · Post Post #767 (isolation #76) » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:34 pm

If I had known it was on the kitchen bench I wouldn't have played hard to get.

elvis_knits · Post Post #795 (isolation #77) » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:30 am

I got my period today! Hooray!!

elvis_knits · Post Post #801 (isolation #78) » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:57 am

singersigner wrote:
elvis_knits wrote:I got my period today! Hooray!!
zomgz, we're on the same cycle!!! (I just bitched in scumchat last night about just getting it, lol)

You, me and tajo are synchronized! Anyone else? For some reason, I feel like every time I post about my period in this thread that most of the other MS ladies are also bleeding.

elvis_knits · Post Post #810 (isolation #79) » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:20 pm

saporovirus wrote:I AM BLEEDING

We are not synced...

elvis_knits · Post Post #815 (isolation #80) » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:42 am

shaft.ed wrote:use tampons

elvis_knits · Post Post #817 (isolation #81) » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:48 am

They take some getting used to, but after you do, it seems a lot more comfortable, less messy.

elvis_knits · Post Post #838 (isolation #82) » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:26 am

I just got my period. Yay.

elvis_knits · Post Post #840 (isolation #83) » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:11 am

Me and my friends sometimes say "I'm celebrating" meaning "I have my period." You know, from that horrible phrase "Celebrating your womanhood."

It always makes me laugh and think of having a period party and throwing confetti and tampons in the air.

elvis_knits · Post Post #844 (isolation #84) » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:24 am

Fuck PMS. It sucks. And bloating is real. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

elvis_knits · Post Post #846 (isolation #85) » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:48 am

Never TMI in this thread. Seriously, we've all said way worse and more detailed stuff, so feel free.

What was brutal? Flow? Cramps? PMS?

Also, good luck with the baby stuff!

elvis_knits · Post Post #862 (isolation #86) » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:48 am

My period was really weird this month.

elvis_knits · Post Post #883 (isolation #87) » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:54 am

Juls - good luck!!!!

Amrun - what is the problem? Like how are they fucked up?

Sapo - CONGRATS!!!

elvis_knits · Post Post #886 (isolation #88) » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:16 pm

Sorry, Amrun. That is horrible.

But what is more horrible is that doctors don't seem to care. I think that if being on birth control helps, you should definitely sort that out so that you can get back on that. And I'd encourage you to see some more doctors, even though it is a huge hassle, and make sure everything they do for you is covered so you don't get stuck with bills. The state of medicine these days is that you really have to advocate for yourself and make doctors care.

Flay asked about endometriosis. Also have they thought about polycystic ovarian syndrome?

elvis_knits · Post Post #912 (isolation #89) » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:36 am

I am celebrating.

elvis_knits · Post Post #914 (isolation #90) » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:42 am

In post 913, Amrun wrote:Why? Did you have your period.

Yes!

Also, I'm picking up my birth control today, yayyy!

That deserves celebrating too!!!

elvis_knits · Post Post #917 (isolation #91) » Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:32 am

No, but I've heard it can happen.

elvis_knits · Post Post #935 (isolation #92) » Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:29 pm

So I got a free massage on the third day of my period. It was wonderful and cramp-relieving. Then I went into the steam room for five minutes and started to feel woozy, so I went out. I showered and went back to my room and walking up a flight of stairs made my heart pound and I thought I was going to throw up and/or faint. I felt SO ill. So I laid down for like an hour and a half and it got progressively better.

I *think* my blood pressure was low from the massage and then the steam and possibly my period?

elvis_knits · Post Post #1005 (isolation #93) » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:14 pm

So has anybody tried the diva cup? I am mildly interested and wondering if there are anybody has tried it.

elvis_knits · Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:45 pm

Well if nobody has tried it then I might have to do it and provide a very in-depth and descriptive journal of my experiences with one.

Now I just have to go buy one. I think I have to go to the hippie-food store to get it.

elvis_knits · Post Post #1011 (isolation #95) » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:52 pm

I have heard that if/when your flow is heavy you just empty more often (and normal is every 12hours or so they say). Apparently you get to know how it feels when full. (Again, or so they say.)

Apparently when out in public you just dump blood in toilet and then wipe cup with paper towel and put it back in. Then wash it when you get home.

These are the instructions, but I have no idea how easily it works in real practice.

elvis_knits · Post Post #1026 (isolation #96) » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:35 am

In post 1013, Oman wrote:
In post 1011, elvis_knits wrote:I have heard that if/when your flow is heavy you just empty more often (and normal is every 12hours or so they say). Apparently you get to know how it feels when full. (Again, or so they say.)

Apparently when out in public you just dump blood in toilet and then wipe cup with paper towel and put it back in. Then wash it when you get home.

These are the instructions, but I have no idea how easily it works in real practice.

SHUT THE FUCK UP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

I could not finish my chicken parmigiana. Damn you.

What is so gross about collecting you menstrual blood in a cup and emptying it in the toilet before you put it back up your vagina?????

elvis_knits · Post Post #1027 (isolation #97) » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:37 am

Am run, I hope everything is okay. From what cayke is saying, it sounds like it might be fine.

elvis_knits · Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:01 am

Drinking your menstrual blood from your menstrual cup? Sounds like a cool party trick.

elvis_knits · Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:04 am

And I was on nuvaring before and it did not give me cool side effects like no periods. I feel cheated.

I'm going to start ortho tri cyclen soon for my skin. Not the low version. The normal.

elvis_knits · Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:27 am

I was really looking forward to being the father of your child prozac

elvis_knits · Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:35 am

Rach Marie, thanks for sharing... I'm sorry he isn't with us any more. Hugs to you...

elvis_knits · Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:42 am

I'm sorry, that seems like so pathetically not enough

elvis_knits · Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:54 am

I thought this thread might like to know that my total collected menstrual flow amounted to about 5.25 ounces.

elvis_knits · Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:56 pm

Nuwen, I used to be on nuvaring too. You can take it out during sex. That's what I always did. Amrun said you can take it out for two hours. I thought it was three. Anyway... we were never having sex for that long anyway so, lol.

Plenty of people leave it in too, but my boyfriend was large, and we both could feel it. I actually didn't love nuvaring, but almost everyone else I've ever talked to loves it. I just started ortho tri cyclen, and so far feel really good on it with no side-effects. So it's possible that I am just weird.

elvis_knits · Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:44 am

In post 1090, crywolf20084 wrote:haha Elvis, Ortho tri cyclen was what I was on that was giving me so many issues haha. But yeah, it all depends on the person and how your body reacts with the hormones.

Yeah I've heard about people spotting for three weeks straight and stuff like that which SUCKS.
I've only been on it since Sunday so I'm not sure i can even tell yet, but I hope things stay okay. I'm on it primarily for my skin at this point and it seems to be helping, so I hope I can tolerate it. I set an alarm on my phone so I remember.

elvis_knits · Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:24 pm

Oh Brandi...

Has it gotten better since?

elvis_knits · Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:18 pm

Ortho Tri-Cyclen update.

Three more active pills left in first pack. I had pretty bad nausea the end of the first week that lasted for about 5 days. Then it went away and I have felt completely normal since. I'm hoping that next month I won't even have the nausea. But yeah, for me, this seems like a good one, and does kind of demonstrate what doctors say about everybody being different. So if you don't feel well on one pill (or ring or patch) after a few months, consider changing.

Also, I set an alarm on my phone to go off at 9 p.m. every night to remind me to take the pill. Works like a charm and I never think about it. It's not annoying to me to have to take the pill every day because I actually don't have to remember -- my phone does.

elvis_knits · Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:33 am

It is almost time for round 2 with my diva cup.

elvis_knits · Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:26 am

Haylen, I don't really know when it's full except if I feel it leaking -- ie wetness. Apparently some people can tell when it is full but I don't know how unless it's because like me they feel leaking. I think mostly you just get to know about how long it takes you to fill the cup. Like on the first day or two i think i would need to empty around 4 hours. On lighter days I could go 6-8 hours. I just empty it whenever I pee since I'm new to it and want to see how full it is.

elvis_knits · Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:43 am

^^ agree

elvis_knits · Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:44 pm

Yay on not pregnant. Boo on cramps.

elvis_knits · Sat May 05, 2012 12:25 pm

Hmmmm. What king of thing?

elvis_knits · Mon May 07, 2012 12:48 am

When i have the crying-for-no-reason jag, I can't really stop until I go to sleep and wake up the next day. Getting rest can help you reset. Also orgasms because they cause your brain to release happy chemicals to fight the crying spiral.

elvis_knits · Wed May 23, 2012 9:57 am

I thought I lost my diva cup this morning and was pissed. Then I found it! YESSSSS

elvis_knits · Wed May 23, 2012 2:20 pm

In post 1155, shaft.ed wrote:did the pigs take it?

No I just forgot where I put it.

Do you know the diva cup comes with a purple pouch to carry it in? It also comes with a lapel pin. Lol. I'm going to start wearing mine to work, see what happens.

elvis_knits · Wed May 23, 2012 2:21 pm

In post 1157, Ythan wrote:I sometimes absentmindedly click this thread when I'm opening a bunch at one time. Can we put the title in another color.

Red?

elvis_knits · Wed May 23, 2012 3:11 pm

3-5 days a month sounds about right.

elvis_knits · Thu May 24, 2012 12:29 am

Me too... the username...

elvis_knits · Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:58 pm

In post 1166, shaft.ed wrote:so my wife said she doesnt want to use tampons any more (or at least cut back). I'm trying to get her to give the Diva Cup a go. Any tips aside from "Oh hey check out this thread I read regularly where women I've never met on the internet talk in great detail about their menstrual experiences!"

This made me laugh.

Did you ever tell your wife about diva cup?

elvis_knits · Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:45 pm

Whole foods also sells the diva wash (at least, mine did). It was a bit pricey but it lasts forever since you only use it one week a month, and it smells nice. I recommend.

Good luck!

elvis_knits · Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:12 am

Congratulations Singer!!!

Also, period buddy here too (since Wed.)

elvis_knits · Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:13 am

Noraaa, i think they usually advise you to stay on a bc pill for 3-4 months since most side-effects will go away. But l'd personally try to switch to another form of pill. They all have different recipes, and some will bother you while others don't. I was miserable on nuvaring which is supposed to have low dose of hormones, and i feel great on ortho tri cyclen which has high dose. The ingredients and formulation can definitely bother some people more than others.

elvis_knits · Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:10 pm

:high five:

elvis_knits · Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:33 am

Singer, all my friends say there is a point in every pregnancy where other people are thinking "is she pregnant or just getting a bit fat?" I think soon you'll get to the :squee pregnant: point.

elvis_knits · Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:37 am

In post 1302, Amrun wrote:I'm also feeling less weird about food - more normally hungry at meal times, rather than not at all or SUPER HUNGRY ALL THE TIME MUST EAT ALL THE THINGS.

I feel like this too. First week of pills I am constantly hungry. By the third week my digestion is super slow and i feel full and bloated most of the time.

elvis_knits · Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:27 am

I'm really sorry Singer and quadz. I've been thinking about you a lot since seeing this on FB. I know I can't do much more than send you love... so I'm sending you a lot. You're such a great couple, great people, and I just wish you all the best.

elvis_knits · Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:51 pm

I've had PMS boobs that hurt really really bad. Like I have wanted to hold icebags to my nipples and lie down.

It doesn't happen to me all the time, just occasionally.

elvis_knits · Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:54 pm

Amrun, so glad they diagnosed you! I sort of missed this thread when alot of your testing was going on and just caught up. I'm so glad that you found a doctor to diagnose you and actually try to help instead of just sending you home. I hope your symptoms improve soon!

<3

elvis_knits · Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:09 am

I use the diva cup and I can tell you lots.

First of all, people who are military or hiking really like the product, so it is more than doable for you.

Second, using it in public washrooms. I do it all the time. This is what you do: wash your hands before going in the stall, dump blood in the toilet, wipe it out with some toilet paper if you want (or don't, it's not crucial), and put that bad boy back in. Clean it when you get home. You need to use non-scented, non-antibacterial soap. The silicon itsrlf is antibacterial.

Using it camping, you can probably do much the same thing. Wash it out every time you empty or every other time. Just make sure your hands are clean each time.

As far as leakage goes, it really all depends on you getting a cup that fits you correctly. I actually still have some leakage sometimes and i think it's because my cup is too long. I use the diva cup and it's the biggest and longest. All kinds of things influence which type of cup you buy. Most important are how heavy your flow is (heavy means you need bigger cup), and how deep or shallow your cervix is (shallow means you need a shorter cup. There is a whole lot of info on livejournal, search for menstrual cup. Just give it your best guess after reading up and give it a try.

It's a little difficult in the beginning. You get a lot better at inserting and removing after a few days. You also get to know about how long you can go between stops to empty. Once you get the hang of it, it is much easier than pads or tampons, imo. I haven't bought any tampons or pads in about 6 months, i think. Never carry them with me. It's awesome.

Oh and in that pic you posted, the soft one in front is a disposable kind. I think it's the Instead softcup. I believe you throw those away after each use or each day, which seems to defeat the purpose of using a menstrual cup. Don't worry, all the other cups are made of squishy silicon and are very comfortable. They don't hurt or anything.

elvis_knits · Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:18 am

Also depending on your flow you can go up to 12 hours between emptying the cup. You can pee with it in without issue. So it's not like you'd have to be stopping to wash your diva cup all the time while hiking. I'd probably wash it twiice every day for safety but then just dump it and put it back if i had to empty more than that. I think i'd bring some antibacterial wipes for keeping hands clean.

elvis_knits · Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:09 am

It's http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com

They have threads talking about literally every topic and situation you can run into with a cup. They also have spreadsheets comparing the different cups.

elvis_knits · Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:41 am

Also i did buy the DivaWash soap they sell for my cup. I felt like it was a bit dumb to buy soap specifically for my cup but i needed something unscented and not antibacterial and who the fuck has that. So i bought it and i really like it. One bottle will prob last me years so it's not a bad investment.

elvis_knits · Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:50 am

Yay gogo birth control!

elvis_knits · Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:13 am

Esurio, different pills are good for different people. So if you start one and the side effects are really bad, change the type and you prob feel lots better. I mean, most people will have some side effects at the beginning but they should be tolerable and will likely disappear in 3-4 months. I'm deliriously happy on Ortho tri cyclen. I had some side effects in the beginning but they weren't very bad and went away. I feel totally normal now except for lighter and predictable period.

elvis_knits · Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:19 am

Good luck, Amrun <3

elvis_knits · Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:38 pm

I think she's got implanon. I think some BC's can cause that. It's supposed to go away after a while though...

elvis_knits · Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:37 am

Good luck, singer!

So I have like two boxes of tampons I'm never gonna use because of diva cup. Can I donate these somewhere? I feel pretty weird giving somebody tampons... but I have them just sitting around for the last six months.

elvis_knits · Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:38 am

Or... who would like me to send them tampons? Full range of absorbencies, tampax pearl.

elvis_knits · Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:49 pm

Ok, to the women's shelter!

elvis_knits · Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:53 pm

Hey cool! Thanks esurio!

This conversation happened:
Me: hey i got my period btw so no surprise babies
Hohum: i should hope no surprise babies.
Hohum: I've been gone a month.
Hohum: O.o
Me: oh right... lol

Hehehe...

elvis_knits · Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:31 am

I threw up about an hour and a half after taking my pill, so I took the next day's pill about an hour after that.

I think that covers me, right?

elvis_knits · Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:53 am

I had some nausea when i started pills. With me it was worst the first week and got better as the month went on. Second month there was almost no nausea and third month none. Most side effects from BC are supposed to go away after a few months, so if it's not too bad just stick it out. If it's really bad, ask your doctor to switch your pills.

elvis_knits · Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:36 am

I have been stuck between hoping I get my period, worried it won't come, and feeling oddly content if I accidentally got pregnant. I was even using online due date calculators...

But my period is starting, which is a good thing.

elvis_knits · Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:07 am

Giving birth creeps me out; being pregnant does not. I really want to be pregnant.

But being a foster or adoptive parent is something really amazing to do.

elvis_knits · Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:33 pm

In post 1621, quadz08 wrote:
In post 1620, esuriospiritus wrote:I think my problem is that I try to plan my whole life out ahead of me months or years in advance

You should hang out with my wife.

I mentally plan my entire life too. I thought that was normal. Actually, I didn't even realize I was doing it; I consiser it like breathing. Then I met Hohum and realized what a control freak I am.

elvis_knits · Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:20 am

Don't hate on the period thread, chesskid

elvis_knits · Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:30 am

In post 1628, singersigner wrote:
In post 1616, elvis_knits wrote:Giving birth creeps me out; being pregnant does not. I really want to be pregnant.

You could always have a c-section? Or is it the process of a living thing exiting your body...for lack of a better way to say it, lol.

Giving birth didn't freak me out until Reilly came. It was a bit different because my water hadn't broken until I started pushing...and then it was GROSS. It broke all over the nurses legs (like you could actually hear it splatter because of the pressure). Glork was totally weirded out, and it kind of surprised quadz. And then you have to "pass" the placenta, too, which is still connected to the umbilical cord. You basically have to just sit there with this thing hanging out of your bajingo until you have another contraction to push the rest out.

I felt bad for both of them since none of us were really prepared for any of it.

Anyway, so now I'm like...FUCK THAT'S REALLY WHAT HAPPENS EW.

The grossness is a bit concerning, but I'm not really very squeamish in general.

I think I'm more scared of the pain and don't like the idea of destroying my vagina. I mean... i know women do it all the time and their vaginas continue to function, but some women tear or need to be cut and i have a friend who healed wrong from that and she needed to get an operation later to fix it. Not the end of the world, kids are definitely worth it but still... not looking forward to it.

And I have had a kidney stone and they say the pain of a kidney stone is worse than labor, and I guess I'll just get an epidural anyway. But i just remember how bad the pain was from the kidney stone... i was throwing up repeatedly from pain. So facing anything close to that is scary to me. Not going to stop me, but it does concern me.

elvis_knits · Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:19 pm

I guess i should definitely plan on that epidural.

elvis_knits · Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:48 pm

Oman <3

After my sister gave birth she had a prolapsed uterus.

Which basically means her uterus came out her vagina.

Try getting a boner now

elvis_knits · Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:42 pm

Good luck, Singer!

elvis_knits · Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:45 pm

Sapo... hmm. I know you're right. My mom had natural childbirth five times and always said how the recovery is much hard if you get a c-section. I guess I'm just being a weenie. It helps to hear that the bad complications are rare.

elvis_knits · Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:25 am

I know people who have had home births and their kids are fine and they say it was a great experience. But I do worry about complications. I know they say they take you to the hospital at any sign of danger... but like, things go wrong even in a hospital so how much worse is it if it takes you a bit to even get there?

My sister had her second in a midwife center that was next to a hospital. So I guess something like that could be a good compromise.

elvis_knits · Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:28 am

I disagree. Doctors have different opinions. You have to talk with your own doctor, do your own research if possible, and make an informed decision, not blindly do what your doctor recommends.

elvis_knits · Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:55 am

YESSSS

elvis_knits · Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:58 am

I think it's funny when the woman makes her husband get in the bath with her when she gives birth. I imagine it's kinda gross with all the blood and stuff coming out her vaginaand into the water. But hey, it's his wife and baby's blood and shit so he better get used to it I guess.

Hohum has already made a deal with me. He will do diapers if I get up in the middle of the night.

elvis_knits · Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:08 am

I think the point is that the failure rate for the rhythm method is significantly higher than every other method.

Rhythm method is about 75% effective.

Condoms are 98% effective.
Pills are over 99%
Tubal ligation and vasectomy are even higher.

That's a pretty big difference. That's why the rhythm method is actually a poor choice for preventing pregnancy when such better options exist.

Of course there is always a chance of getting pregnant with anything but abstinence. But there is a huge difference in the risk you are taking using rhythm vs. Anything else.

elvis_knits · Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:27 am

Sapo, I know exactly how you feel. I felt exactly the same way after I had an abnormal pap. It really did effect how I felt about myself. A lot of people said things that helped me though, and you were one of them-- you told me that something like 2/3 of people or over 2/3 of people will have hpv at some point in their lives. And condoms don't protect you. So basically everyone has it but most people don't find out because their body fights off the virus. So if you're at all sexually active there is a good chance you've been exposed. That's why every woman gets a pap smear. So, I know it's easy to feel like you're different and dirty, but really, you're no different than everyone else.

I told hohum before we met, and he didn't care. At all. He said that he hoped I'd be the last person he ever slept with so it didn't matter.

elvis_knits · Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:03 pm

You did! <3

I dunno where it is though... I'll look around...

elvis_knits · Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:30 pm

In post 1790, saporovirus wrote:Thanks guys.

I guess what I feel ashamed of is more not telling people I have HPV.

Well, I think you should tell people in the future, but torturing yourself about the past won't help anyone. It's a ubiquitous thing and one that doesn't harm most people, but if you can tell the people who may be exposed it would be a good thing. Although, there is nothing they can do about it anyway, and there isn't even a test for men to know if they have it.

I know what you mean about the diet thing too. I was drinking green tea like it was my job for the month before I had my colposcopy. And other things too, but I really drank a lot of green tea.

elvis_knits · Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:42 am

Luck singer!

And lol esurio about your dad's conception date. I remember when I realized that my sister and I (born two days apart on different years) were likely conceived on my parents' anniversary. Makes total sense, but kinda creepy...

elvis_knits · Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:31 pm

Salad for breakfast would make me suicidal.

elvis_knits · Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:49 am

Hugs singer

elvis_knits · Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:43 am

I'm bleeding

elvis_knits · Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:18 am

^^ that's uncool. Why do insurance companies make it hard to get birth control? :/

I'm an emo girl today. I can't wait until i regain some sanity in a few days.

elvis_knits · Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:49 am

In post 1815, Brandi wrote:HUGS for Elvis and Esurio~

:3

RETURN HUG

elvis_knits · Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:50 am

In post 1817, pirate mollie wrote:CRAAAAAAMPS. LIKE SERIOUSLY BAD CRAAAAAAMPS.

I like to take four Advil at once.

elvis_knits · Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:51 pm

I just realized my copay on my birth control is actually the entire cost of the birth control. Which I guess means it isn't covered, which is lame. I take the generic version so it's only $9/month, so it's fine. But the concept is sort of fucked up.

elvis_knits · Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:02 pm

HOLY FUCK ESURIO.

That is horrible.

elvis_knits · Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:57 pm

Yeah I have copay on scripts too.

Like on my receipt it tells me what the cost of the prescription is, and then it tells me what my copay is, so what portion of that I have to pay. Usually my copay on prescriptions is pretty low, like I don't end up paying much. But it kind of bothers me that I don't get a reduction on birth control.

I'm on generic ortho-tr-cyclen which is old as the hills so that's why it's only $9. When I was on nuvaring, I think it was $40 or more.

elvis_knits · Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:06 pm

Yeah, I'm kind of surprised.

I'm supposed to get made full-time at my job in the next six months so I'll get the state healthcare plan. I wonder if that will be better or worse. The cool part is I'll only have to pay $71/mo out of my paycheck though. Currently, I pay $274/mo and I don't really have dental or eye -- like I only have to pay copay on eye exams but i have to pay all of my contact or lens costs and dental I get cleanings but nothing else. I can't wait until I get full dental. It's kind of pathetic what sort of things become exciting as you get older...

elvis_knits · Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:19 pm

elvis_knits · Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:23 pm

My flow has been reduced by at least half since I went on Ortho Tri Cyclen. The first month I used the diva cup I wasn't on BC and it was a little over 5 ounces. These days it's more like 2 ounces total.

elvis_knits · Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:06 am

In post 1849, saporovirus wrote:I was on OTC for two months and my only issue was feeling a bit queasy when I got up in the morning. It was compounded by my boyfriend always making the coffee way too strong.

I was somewhat queasy for the first few months, but really only the first week of those months. It went away by the fourth month, I believe.

elvis_knits · Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:36 pm

I have the same ingrown hair problem as you, Sapo.

I got laser hair removal, but i think I only did it like four times instead of 5-7 they recommend. The hair has been noticably reduced but not gone. I'm not sure if i want to continue with laser because it hurts like a bitch. Since there's less hair, I do seem to get less ingrown when I do shave.

I've been letting it grow though... hohum is in Africa anyway...

elvis_knits · Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:56 pm

Aww... sorry Brandi <3

elvis_knits · Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:13 am

Sapo, my acne got way worse in my twenties (never a big problem in my teens). I had cystic acne that nothing could tame. Went on accutane for a few months but had to stop before the course was up because my liver showed signs of distress. The acne got somewhat better after, but it really didn't cure me. In the last year or so I have been on ortho tri cyclen and using the clinique acne line. It's a lot better. Not perfect but pretty good. I think it's mostly due to ortho obviously, but the clinique acne line is really good and I do notice a difference if I skip a step one night.

elvis_knits · Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:14 am

BLOOD IS BACK

Eating lots of chocolate

elvis_knits · Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:54 pm

Yay Singer!

elvis_knits · Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:24 am

I used to use pearls before the diva cup.

Pearls are awesomesauce

elvis_knits · Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:59 pm

I am bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeding.

So, it's been a year with the diva cup, and I noticed this morning that it has little hairline cracks along the rim, which means it needs to be replaced. They do say they only last a year, and I thought "nah, it'll last longer." Nope. Lasts a year. I'm actually thinking to order a different brand online because I think mine is a bit long for me, and some brands are made shorter. I like the diva because you can get it at whole foods. But I think I might order a lunette http://www.amazon.com/Lunette-Menstrual ... _sbs_hpc_7

elvis_knits · Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:28 am

It's some sort of silicone, but they must be made of different stuff.

It is sort of annoying that it only lasts a year and moon cup lasts 10. Biggest thing diva cup has going for it is being in every whole foods.

Now I wonder how long lunette is supposed to last...

elvis_knits · Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:41 am

Somehow I had no cramps this period. I have no idea why or how to replicate it.

elvis_knits · Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:59 am

Hohum was back for four days so there was sex. Maybe I am less stressed. The engagement bubble keeps cramps away?

elvis_knits · Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:02 pm

Hehe... your doggy is so cuuuuuuuute!

elvis_knits · Sat May 04, 2013 7:14 am

Try Tampax pearl

elvis_knits · Thu May 09, 2013 10:19 am

My gyn just told me I should start taking prenatal vitamins now even if we don't plan on trying to get pregnant for a year or two.

elvis_knits · Thu May 09, 2013 3:44 pm

^^^ that's bizarre.

So does that mean I don't need to?

elvis_knits · Thu May 09, 2013 3:47 pm

In post 1924, tanstalas wrote:Do you need to have any shots, etc if you are moving to Somalialand?

Ya. Yellow fever is required. Typhoid, Hep A and B are suggested. Hohum says I only need Yellow fever, but I think I want everything. Oh and also antimalarials, although Hohum says it is not prevalent in the area and he has been bitten one million times.

elvis_knits · Fri May 10, 2013 2:47 am

I got some yesterday that were on a sale at the grocery store. Buy one bottle, get one bottle free. It was like $14, and will last for four months, which i guess is pretty good, but I'll look at target too -- good idea Singer! I would really like to feel less tired.

I'm a little worried about vitiamin A because I think i'm sensitive to it, and the vitamins have 50% daily value. But, I dunno. I'll try it and see how I feel.

I was on line at the grocery store, buying only prenatal vitamins, and somebody from work tapped me on the back and struck up a conversation. And I'm like "hello, and here are my prenatal vitamins." Was kinda funny...

elvis_knits · Fri May 10, 2013 4:38 am

me: "the doctor told me to start taking prenatal vitamins"
hohum: "I think she's trying to tell you that you're pregnant"

lol

elvis_knits · Mon May 13, 2013 4:36 pm

That reminds me -- I bought a new cup. I went for a purple Lunette.

elvis_knits · Fri May 17, 2013 11:38 am

Hey I'm waiting on pap smear results too!

\o/

elvis_knits · Tue May 21, 2013 12:15 am

I like to take 2 (or 4 if I feel like I'm dying) Advil, drink a diet coke and eat chocolate (like 5 Hershey kisses will do it but you can have more if you want). The caffeine gets the Advil into your body faster.

elvis_knits · Tue May 21, 2013 1:10 am

In post 1958, saporovirus wrote: Also: WOOT MY LAST PAP WAS NORMAL!

YAY SAPO!

elvis_knits · Tue May 21, 2013 1:12 am

Also, I am currently taking my new lunette menstrual cup on her maiden voyage. It is much stiffer than the diva, meaning it popped open immediately after I put it in. I think this might work better than diva cup.

elvis_knits · Tue May 21, 2013 7:17 am

WHAT?

I didn't know that! Thanks.

elvis_knits · Wed May 22, 2013 10:51 am

So, this new menstrual cup is perfect.

I had some leaking with the diva cup, perhaps because my cervix is low during my period, or because the diva cup is somewhat squishy (strong pelvic muscles need a harder cup). The lunette that got is shorter and stiffer, and I have no leaks! Yays!

So I have to say that getting the right cup by size and hardness really matters.

elvis_knits · Sun May 26, 2013 2:45 pm

I go like 8-12 hours but my period is much lighter since being on the pill.

I don't think it would be a pain to dump more frequently though. And if I'm not in a private bathroom I just dump theblood in the toilet and wipe off the cup aand put it back in.

elvis_knits · Sun May 26, 2013 2:48 pm

Oh! I had a diva cup conversation with my coworkers. One woman told another woman that a diva cup was "like an old rolled up condom you put in your vagina to catch blood." Lol. I told them it wasn't like that and I use one and like it. So now i am the weird menstrual cup girl in real life too. \o/