According to my OB, Mirena (hormones) will more or less eliminate periods, and Paraguard (copper) will make them heavier. So I have a Mirena. The side effects are MUCH lower than what I remember from BC pills. (I have gained weight, but I attribute that more to the fact that I graze off my kids' plates when I'm clearing the table, and I've completely stopped exercising.)
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Apr 30, 2013 6:30:18 am PDT #21081 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Stephanie - Apr 30, 2013 6:36:35 am PDT #21082 of 30001
Trust my rage
Here's my real concern, I guess. I get PMS symptoms that are fairly emotion-oriented - I suck, I'm the stupidest, fattest, dumbest person in the world, whatever. But the upside to that is that right before I ovulate, I feel like I'm the smartest, sexiest, most awesome person ever. And those feelings I like. I'm hesitant to lose the bad and the good, but I'm thinking hormones might do that because I don't remember feeling that way when I was on the pill (which was 13 years ago and I was younger obviously and might now have been that in tune with my body).
eta: so I thought maybe the Paraguard would let me keep my hormonal mood swings, but I'm not sure a heavier period each month is worth that.
lisah - Apr 30, 2013 6:36:47 am PDT #21083 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Happy birthday, Ryan!!
CB and Uncle Bud want to eat each other's food. Pets!
SuziQ - Apr 30, 2013 6:49:42 am PDT #21084 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The side effects are MUCH lower than what I remember from BC pills.
I'm in month 1 of my Mirena and I haven't really felt any side effects. I know it is still early in the process for me to provide a real run down but I'm happy with it so far.
P.M. Marc - Apr 30, 2013 7:09:26 am PDT #21085 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Mirena is the bomb-diggity.
Although I suppose I should have mine removed, as I no longer need it, having convinced certain people that they needed to step up and take a small outpatient surgery for the team.
P.M. Marc - Apr 30, 2013 7:10:36 am PDT #21086 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, and as far as dog food goes, I am massively in favor of raw feeding. As your dog is small, Lee, you could even buy the frozen, pre-assembled raw.
My dogs being large, we go through a LOT of bird carcass.
Steph L. - Apr 30, 2013 7:15:22 am PDT #21087 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Although I suppose I should have mine removed, as I no longer need it, having convinced certain people that they needed to step up and take a small outpatient surgery for the team.
Oooh. I wonder if I could convince my old man to do that. (I would kind of like to get my Mirena removed, as I suspect it's contributed to a crabby libido and weight gain.)
Amy - Apr 30, 2013 7:18:02 am PDT #21088 of 30001
Because books.
I thought dogs weren't supposed to eat poultry bones?
billytea - Apr 30, 2013 7:18:19 am PDT #21089 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! (His birthday ended a couple of hours ago, due to the International Date Line.) I've been discussing his birthdaying over in Bitches, from here: billytea "Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In" Apr 29, 2013 9:43:50 pm PDT.
Scrappy - Apr 30, 2013 7:26:49 am PDT #21090 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We give ours this stuff: [link] The vet recommended it and they love it.