really? why?

For one, it made me feel like crap. I've been on a number of pills and never had a problem (aside from a few that made my libido take a nosedive).

Also, the "spotting" they mention was more like your full-on period. And it was completely random. Apparently that gets better as time goes on, but, as someone who had never even had spotting and had always been regular on or off the pill (even if I forget to take it for a day or two), it just didn't seem worth it.

It had just come out when I went on it and my doctor was pretty keen on me trying it post-surgery, but even she thought my experience with it was ridiculous.

ETA: I believe she had other patients with similar experiences.

We should do that when Cheney dies.

That's assuming he can die.

Argh. I ordered contact lenses on December 18. I called to see why I hadn't gotten them yet, and they said that the order had gotten messed up, and I should get them in a few days.

Also waiting forever for some bathing suits I ordered. According to the tracking page, it just took them five days to go from Michigan to Ohio.

I had a similar experience with Seasonique, megan. i was on it for six months and never knew when to expect my period. it seemed like i was on it more often than not. i've since gone back to lo ovral.

Any one out there know how to navigate the insurance system. My doc prescribed Seasonale, the three month birth control pill, but my insurance is refusing to cover it. they want them to dispense it in one month increments, but it doesn't work that way, which seems to suggest that this is about money, which is FUCKING BULLSHIT. I'm more than a little pissed. Any thoughts?

Occasionally we have to convince the insurance company that a diabetic who uses three different injectable medications with two different delivery systems really does need to get the needles for one right after filling the prescription for the other kind of needles. So we have a no-go at the pharmacy trying to pick up the needles. Then when we call the insurance company, they instruct us to instruct the pharmacy to ask them (the ins. co.) for a manual override. We cannot seem to take the short cut of asking the pharmacy to request the override before talking to the insurance company.

So it is possible that if you can get hold of a customer service rep. at your insurance company, you can explain to them that the delivery system of that medication is incompatible with a one-month supply, and is there any kind of override or prior authorization they can do? That is presupposing that Seasonale is not excluded from their formulary.

ETA: Now! With actual coherent sentence structure!

So, three earthshattering tantrums so far, two fashion (one black purse, one pair of black shoes) and one chocolate. We're operating on the tentative hypothesis that somehow I have carried and borne Jilli's spirit child. Advice gladly sought.

Welcome to toddlerhood. It's like the teen years, but less articulate and more rage blackout prone. I hear at some point it ends. You'll learn to differentiate between the terrifying (for both of you) out of control, you need to just be there for them for when they come out of it, true tantrums, and those fits of temper that are best ignored. You'll crave strong liquor, and your hair will develop a whole thatch of new greys. You may even find yourself at the end of your rope and just wanting to cry.

I'm assured that all of this is normal.

And that it passes, like all things do.

I was wondering what was going on downstairs and I just realized it's the sound of Fay's voice blaring out over speakers as Jilli is listening to one of her readings while doing chores.

Is this online? If so, how have I managed to miss it, and link please? If not, then I'll just have to sit here being oh, so very jealous of Jilli.

Three Peckered Billy Goat

I love that this is an Alaskan coffee. Of course, Alaskan coffee always seems just wrong to me, but I love it anyway. Usually, I live with cheapo supermarket brew coffee, but my very favorite is Illy. OMG, Italians know how to do coffee.

That is presupposing that Seasonale is not excluded from their formulary.

apparently, that's the issue, they just don't cover seasonale.

Vortex, I have given up on getting my insurance to cover anything but the traditional birth control. I fought for the last two years to get them to understand that my doctor had prescribed continuous pills with no placeboes, and they refused to accept that or cover it. Luckily, I have an awesome doctor who just prescribed Lybrel (the new year-round NO PERIODS pill) and then gave me ten months of free samples. Loving the new pill, btw. Spotted the first week, but nothing since, and I feel good.

My crappy BlueCross coverage still accepts that my Rx states to take only active pills, no placebos, and will cover refills after 21 days, instead of 28. No problem with that, three years in. They will only pay for one pack at a time, tho, which is a PIA. No option for mail order 3 months at a time that Kaiser provides (but Kaiser doesn't include my Rx - Yaz - in their formulary.)