As long as we're talking girly bits, can I get any words of advice for preparing for an IUD (Mirena) insertion? My appointment is on Thursday and I'd love to know what kind of discomfort I can expect during & after the procedure.
You're like my fairy godmother, and Santa Claus, and Q all wrapped up into one! Q from Bond, not Star Trek.
Buffy ,'Help'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Jessica - Feb 28, 2011 10:57:21 am PST #16405 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Liese S. - Feb 28, 2011 11:18:00 am PST #16406 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I did know about the cold sores thing, but I also watch out for just mouth transmission because he's a trumpeter, so it really matters if he's got any kind of infection near his mouth.
The gall bladder thing is weird.
In fact, I've concluded that pretty much everything relating to menstruation is weird. Like, right now I've got the hip pain twingey bit thing that usually happens with my period, that I learned here to associate. Except I'm not on my period right now, I'm ovulating, which I learned here to recognize. So that's weird, right?
I dunno. Joints is weird.
Steph L. - Feb 28, 2011 11:18:20 am PST #16407 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
can I get any words of advice for preparing for an IUD (Mirena) insertion?
Mine hurt a lot, *but* -- I've never had kids; I think that's a factor in ease of insertion. Also, I have a low pain threshold. I mean REALLY. I know several women for whom it was no big deal.
My best advice is to take ibuprofen (or your OTC pain reliever of choice) 30-60 minutes before your appointment.
Typo Boy - Feb 28, 2011 11:29:28 am PST #16408 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
My response to all this: ouch, sympathy.
Also - intelligent design, my ass.
Scrappy - Feb 28, 2011 11:53:01 am PST #16409 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Since we are going to TMI-vile, can I say that I am suffering with my first ever hemorrhoid.
I do NOT like. Apparently, 50% of adults get them. There's nothing you can do for them except take baths and wait 'em out--is that right?
DavidS - Feb 28, 2011 12:13:40 pm PST #16410 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There's nothing you can do for them except take baths and wait 'em out--is that right?
Well, Preparation H helps. It's not just for the baggy, dark circles under a supermodel's eyes!
erin_obscure - Feb 28, 2011 12:14:51 pm PST #16411 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
aren't there OTC creams and such? Are they basically useless?
Ginger - Feb 28, 2011 12:26:32 pm PST #16412 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have them fairly often, because the IBS means more trips to the bathroom which means more irritation...
Any discussion is really TMI, but I can give you a few things that help.
Doing the same thing you'd do for a vaginal infection, i.e., keeping everything clean and dry, helps.
The creams with the local anesthetic dibucaine (Nupercainal and its generics) to work best for me for immediate relief. Preparation H and its clones do seem to speed up the healing. I use the suppositories overnight, but some people swear by the cream.
In this context, "intelligent design, my ass" is particularly appropriate.
beekaytee - Feb 28, 2011 12:47:05 pm PST #16413 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Hm. I've never found the specialty products to work for me. Cleanliness, yes!
Ginger - Feb 28, 2011 12:51:41 pm PST #16414 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've never found the specialty products to work for me.
I didn't mean to imply they were the answer, but those seem a bit better than nothing. The cortisone based ones do nothing. I do think the dibucaine helps keep me from becoming the urban legend of the woman who scratched her ass off.