No, but the top part of my bikini popped as I danced into the sea on the Costa da something in Spain many years ago. (Many years ago, before the days of topless beaches.) And yes, there was someone in the group who had a camera to hand.....
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No, but the top part of my bikini popped as I danced into the sea on the Costa da something in Spain many years ago. (Many years ago, before the days of topless beaches.) And yes, there was someone in the group who had a camera to hand.....
I hate that feeling :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Niamh, Juniper - and Jozanny, if she pops in here to catch up with things - I don't know how you feel about homeopathy: I was mighty sceptical but I found a x6c preparation of Sepia helped me tremendously at such times. It helped with PMT and later with the miseries of the menopause (one of those things your mother didn't tell you). I don't know why it works, it (together with all homeopathic remedies) shouldn't work, but it does. The x30c preparation works even better but you really need that only on very rare occasions, it's mighty strong. It won't clash with any other 'proper' medication and shouldn't have any adverse side effects: it's worth trying, I can vouch for it.
It's awful, but at least it only lasts for a while. But yeah, it's a horrible feeling, especially if you can't take any painkillers for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
men have it easy.
Yes, they do :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I never take painkillers. I guess I think of the pain as natural, so I don't want to dope it away. I also don't use those gross plastic diaper-like pads or bleached cotton tampons... I'm a cloth person. They work really well, don't hurt the environment, and don't hurt women (toxic shock).Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
One good thing about my period: it makes me really sleepy. The night that I posted (my first night) I slept for fifteen hours haha. I had some really cool dreams too.
I've seen those before I wanted to try them in theory but in reality I'll take a tampon any day over pads.
I think they have organic non-bleached tampons too. The tampons that you get from the store have a lot of bleach in them, and the mucosa in your vagina is really absorptive. The bleach gets into the bloodstream.
I wish painkillers worked :( My cramps last the whole damn period and radiate down to my knees. I don't just get abdominal cramps, my whole body aches. My doc gave me anti-inflammatories for my knees, but they don't make the cramps any better. The cramps get so bad I feel sick to my stomach.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Ah man, you use those reusable ones? I'm thoroughly impressed. I don't have the guts for that.
Opposite:( I can't sleep and I lose my appetite.Quote:
One good thing about my period: it makes me really sleepy. The night that I posted (my first night) I slept for fifteen hours haha. I had some really cool dreams too.
It's really great. I haven't spent money on menstruation in like, four years. You just wash them like normal, it's really a lot more healthy for women and the environment. Actually, now that I've been using them so long those chemically-processed diapers seem kind of revolting to me. Tampons absolutely disgust me. Inserting a bleached plug into myself has never seemed quite right.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
I feel sorry for you man, your periods sound unpleasant. I usually kind of like mine, I get to lay around, be sleepy and eat raspberries and dark chocolate for three days and then afterwards I'm all cleaned-out and healthy again.
I reccomend this book for every woman.
This is a good one, too:Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...-margare-1.jpg
Hey, you! No boys allowed!
Juniper, this is my solemn vow to you: I will never, EVER set foot in this thread again. Please, feel free to discuss the vagina's rate of absorption with impunity.
I don't think I could possibly express to you how sorry I am that I ventured into this thread. Seriously.
Well Basil, I can clearly detect the note of sincerity in your apology so just this one time I'm willing to wave the usual penalty enforced on any male that trespasses on this thread... but you've been warned, should this ever happen again...
http://jla.freewebpages.org/gallery/...0attacked3.jpg
Wow such a long thread of pure girl talk! I have never seen the like on a forum before.
Finally... :D Hi all, I'm Ara ^_^ I may just be popping onto this thread quite a lot :D
CLASSIC CHARM-depending on where you are there is a shot that will completly stop your period. I had to do this because mine was so bad I would be physicaly sick. I used the shots for three months and than skipped a month and it helped a lot. They also have hormones they can give you to balance you out, your body may get out of sync. If that does help you should get checked for more pressing conditions. I waited 2 years thinking it was normal until it got to where I couldnt move. turns out I have indmetreosis and ovarian cancer, and those are all symptoms. Deffinitly need to talk to a gyno.
just my two cents.
steph
Yes, you can also get an IUD... which slows or stops the period completely. It's birth control so you can't get pregnant on it but it lasts for five years, and it's alleviated virtually all of my cramps. I used to be completely unable to function the first day of my period...
Another thing I noticed, and I don't know if you've tried this before... but if I took extra strength Tylenol BEFORE my period started... or as soon as I saw a drop of the red stuff, it prevented the cramps, but if I took it after the cramps had taken hold it didn't do a darn thing for me.
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Originally Posted by Basil
ohhhhh I loved that book. However, this is the one that was highlighted and passed around the classroom:
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strol...me-forever.jpg
:ihih::ihih:
Have you had a smear test done? If you havent you should just to make sure there are no abnormalities in your cervix. It takes all of 10 seconds to do, but its worth it. I got one last year and it was such a relief to hear that it was all clear. Cervical and Ovarian Cancer in on both sides of my family. The smear is only for Cervical checks though.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
I know a girl who has really bad periods. She had an op last year to remove mutating cells from her cervix and had to get three radiation injections over the next 9 months to make sure it didnt come back. She still has very bad periods but now she doesnt have the fear of cancer.
But in saying that, i had really bad periods for about eight years from the time it first started, changing towels every hour to two hours and unable to move with pain and when i went on the contraceptive pill it lightened my flow and nearly all the pain went away. It was such a relief! Maybe you could consider this?
Welcome Ara!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aravona
Oh I'm afraid of what might be in Forever...I've read other Judy Blume books so I can only imagine. I did however read Deenie at the age of maybe 11. My mom and dad laughed when they saw what I was reading and said something like "good old Judy Blume." They probably passed Deenie around their classroom.I suppose they were relieved that they wouldn't have to explain it to me...she's such a perv!! ha ha. But now, I'm going to have to read Forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I read Are You There God It's Me Margaret, but in the version I read, they were using old school feminine products and she was talking about a belt and all this stuff and it was very confusing to a 10-year old. On Wiki it says the book was edited to replace that with updated adhesive feminine hygeine products in 2006. See, I think they took too long with that. I read that in the 80's and I am pretty sure (going by what was it in my mom's bathroom cabinet) that no one was using belted thingies. I can't even imagine what that is. You're already in a craptacular mood anyway and you have to deal with some ridiculous tedious belt thing. Thank God for adhesives I suppose.
All right, you have twisted my arm. I will order a copy and read it. Never too late, right? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I think I will read this one too... Right after I finish reading 101 Ways to Celebrate Diarrhoea and 50 Reasons to Love Your Spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Not in a meeting but my bras have broken in public about 6 times, the latest beeing while I was teaching a class, and sadly this now means I am living with only 2 bras until I get home and can order some new ones. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
eek! what will you do if they go while you are still there?
Hi gals! Long time no see!
With regard to the painful periods...what helps me is a hot cup of tea, and a heating pad. Think about it: muscle cramps/ pain, the ideal thing to relieve that and to relax the muscles, is to treat it with something hot...at least it works for me!
I must say my cure for cramps was the contraceptive pill. I get anemic around that time and that caused me to get whatever bug was going around at the time, months totalled off school - now I'm working I'm so relieved that I dont get sick like that anymore! :)
Also, on the bra thing, I've never had one break but I have a work shirt with an extra popper button at the top... which unpops at horridly chosen times! But without it, I'd be on show all the time ;)
good to see i'm not alone with the pill being a total relief!! :D
Tour! Is so good to see you! Welcome back!
The pill helped me too, but for some reason the hormones in there kind of cut out my emotions completely... I did excellent on tests while I was on the pill but I couldn't care about other people in the slightest. It was really weird. :sosp:
There are a lot fewer hormone imbalances with an IUD, plus I don't have to remember to take a little pill every day. :banana:
the IUD... is that the implanton? the little rod they put in your arm?
You guys have a way to make SURE that guys don't come in here, don't you?
*while nudging Bien out of thread with a broom*
No, an IUD goes elsewhere. Where is elsewhere, you may ask? Well... elsewhere. If you don't know where I'm implying elsewhere to be, your doctor can tell you in some detail. :D
*nudge nudge nudge*
Of course! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
Ah! I think i know what you are on about. Its the coil. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy North
I had the implanton and it totally screwed me up. I had to get it out after a few months because my emotions went extreme. I had a history of depression and the clinic didnt realise it would effect me like that. lost my libido also. tehy took it out and then gave me a few months breathing space before putting me on microlite but i never really got out of it until i stopped taking the pill when i broke up with my ex almost two years ago. Back on the pill since september and all is well!
Agreed! I don't care how much more convenient they are!Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
EEK! Do you mean Endometriosis? Steph that's terrible! I'm so sorry to hear that. Yes, I've been thinking for a while that it's time for some extra measures. I should see if the doc thinks it's gyno time.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
That would be nice, except that I get no warning whatsoever and I'm pretty much immune to the effects of Tyloenol under any circumstances (I had a lot of ear infections as a child).Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy North
Sigh. No. I haven't had any of the maintenance stuff done. I really should. See, I know going on the pill will most likely make it all go away haha. But really, the pill seriously screws up your natural biological functioning and I just feel like doing that right now is a little unnecessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Ugh, yeah, I've tried that. I've tried heat, exercise, curling up in a ball wanting to die (lol?) Tylenol, Advil, Mydol. My doc just wants to see if the anti-inflammatories work and since they're not, it's time for a return trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tournesol
I know what you mean. I took myself off it while i was single. But i could see the difference. However, i have no intention of taking it after i'm thirty. Long term use isnt good.
Yeah. Then you get your fella to have his tubes tied :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
:eek: my "fella" can read that post remember! :lol: no i'd never inflict that on him!Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
:smilielol5:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I know hahaha :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I'm not looking forward to hearing "So i just read the Coffee thread..." :blush:
Well, I am not looking forward to reading this thread these days, truth be told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I like you guys and I like the "girly talk" but recently, when I read your posts around the Forum, I am beginning to find myself wondering, "Is she using a tampon or winged or patterned or plain one at the moment?" or "Hopefully she remembered to take her pills today."
:p
All this starting to border TMI for my liking so maybe I won't be reading this thread for a while... Or maybe we should have a social group called, "Period Time"
:D