argh. body.

[rivendellrose]

Stupid fecking body - I thought I had another few days! I'd really like to know whose grand idea this whole menstruation thing (and all associated frustrations) was. *Grits teeth*

In less-possibly-TMI news, Going Postal was amazing, and I also read a few more stories out of ratzeo's Alan Moore comic collection. We talked about his writing (and the godawful movies) at work yesterday, and now I so badly want to find a copy of the graphic novel of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Screw my issues with the art, I'll give it another go. And hope the plot is as good as others have said, while being smugly pleased that at least Moore had the good sense to keep Mina exactly what she ought to be. So I'm told, anyway, and so I hope.

...I still say I kind of enjoyed the movie, though, for sheer schmaltz and idiocy. Not as much as Van Helsing, though - that's still the apex of cheesy-fun sf/action movies as far as I'm concerned. So much madness, so much to make fun of...

But, hey, zoo! I'm going to be packing the pills and wishing I could bring my hot-pad with me, but I don't. fecking. care. ZOO.

PS: I hate sending off the "hey, we should totally really do the coffee/beer/whatever thing we talked about" kinds of emails. This is one thing that can totally screw over my whole feeling of being (semi)smooth and ready to start dating again. Instead, I turn into "quivering ball of nerves" woman, checking my email every five minutes and half expecting either no response or an awkward blow-off. Eek. I'm not good at being the assertive one!

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[zinjadu.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to know whose grand idea this whole menstruation thing (and all associated frustrations) was.

Evolution's.

But yey for ZOO. =D

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Evolution's.

Sure, sure - blame it all on evolution. You know it's just that the Giant Spaghetti Monster hates women. :P

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I kinda wanted to see Van Helsig for that very reason (and, well, for Hugh Jackman too) but never got around to it.

I know it sounds weird, but menstruation doesn't bother me so much. I was thinking that if I lived in the future and could take a pill or injection or whatever to stop it, would it? It would be nice to not have the hassle or the pain, but I can't completely say why I don't want to part with it. Sometimes about it is totally cool with me.

Of course I understand that some women experience intense pain during it, and for those cases I'm sure they wish it could be halted permanently.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

See it with a group of like-minded friends, with the knowledge that part of the fun is snarking all through it. It's fabulously fun as long as you treat it as an MST3K waiting to happen. ;)

I get what you mean. On some levels I'm okay with it, and I'd probably have a bit of issue with doing something just to plain and simple stop it because from a spiritual perspective I do recognize it as significant. And since I'm more likely to have insane mood swings and occasional dizziness/nausea than I am horrible pain, I feel a bit stupid whining about it. On the other hand, it's damned inconvenient, and I can't help thinking that it's impractical.

[reve-lucide.livejournal.com]

Three letters.

I.U.D.

As soon as you get one, menstruation and all other associated side effects are gone. For five years. Gone. Best decision I ever made.

Oh yeah, did I mention the whole "more-effective-than-a-vasectomy / tubal ligation" part?

I would like to kiss whoever thought this up.

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Have you had an IUD removed yet? Please talk with your Dr. before you have it taken out, and ask her about what happened to my best friend.
The nurses at the hospital told her it was common, I don't know if they were being alarmists, but people should be aware that it does happen some times. She had her IUD removed and started bleeding which is normal, but it kept getting heavier and heavier and wouldn't stop, and she ended up in the hospital for 3 days on extremely high doses of IV Premarin to stop the bleeding, she had to wear those socks and arm bands to keep her from getting blood clots from the Premarin, and take really high doses of
iron 3 times a day for 3 months to get her hematacrit back up to where it should be. She was off work for almost a month. So just ask your ob/gyn, hopefully it's not as common as the nurses were leading us to believe.

[reve-lucide.livejournal.com]

How long ago was this? Also, I wonder which kind she had. For a long time, the only kind of IUD was a copper one that didn't have any hormones or anything ... for some reason, the copper just made you unable to get pregnant. There were a lot of women about 10 or so years ago with a lot of problems (heavy bleeding, etc etc etc) with the copper one, and IUDs kindof got a bad name because of it. However, there's a new kind that has no copper at all, just hormones. It's basically the same as oral birth control, except that the hormones go right into your uterus rather than entering your bloodstream first, which actually causes less</> side effects than oral birth control. That's the kind I have, and the kind my OB/GYN recommended.

Also, it was recommended to me in the first place by a nurse who had one herself, and worked in an OB/GYN office, so I would imagine that if there were tons of crazy side effects, she would have seen more than a few patients having them, and not wanted one herself.

I dunno, though. I've got about four friends that have one as well, and none of us have had even the slightest problems with it. Of course, none of us have had it removed yet either.

Also, Jen ... sorry to hijack this thread. You can do the same to me sometime, if you want. :)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

This happened about 5 months ago, she had it in for 1 1/2 years, then her husband got a vasectomy, so she had it taken out. No problems whatsoever while it was in, she loved it. It was recommended to her by her OB/GYN because she was having problems with the pill. I forget which one she had, but it wasn't copper. I think it started with an M, but I don't remember for sure and she's at work today or I'd call her. We thought it was a freak thing, but these 2 nurses in the hospital kept telling her it happens
quite a bit. I was surprised because I had heard nothing but good things about the new IUDs. Maybe, like I said the last post, they were being alarmists.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

No worries! I like when people get into interesting discussions. :D

I'd be edgy about IUDs only because I get some pretty wacky mood swings and stuff with my hormones without birth control of any kind, so I've been putting off going onto them as long as I can. One of my freshman-year roommates went on the pill and it was kind of scary to watch the emotional roller-coaster until they found the right prescription for her. Kind of put me off the whole deal for as long as it's not necessary. Seeing all that, I'd think it would be safer to move to something where it's easier to switch around, at least until something really works.

It's a fascinating technology, though, and I'll definitely be keeping my eyes on it.