Menstrual Hut

[Vivacia]

Thanx to all you lovely ladies for you kindness... I guess it seems kinda silly being nervous of that kind of thing, but hey! <sheepish grin>

Cym, thanks for typing all that for me it has helped alot! At least I now know what I am "in for"

well back to "reality" for a bit I guess...

Thanks again

 

[freakygirl]

Ugh

I started again.. WTF???

For some reason.. I started my period again about an hour ago.

I already had one this month.. 2 weeks ago!

Where did the extra one come from? And why wasn't I notified of it before?

No cramps.. no headache.. no backache.. NOTHING.. it just started

 

[Rhianona]

I had the same thing happen to me! THis is the third time this month I've had it... argh! I don't mind, b/c I don't get cramps, headaches etc... but it took me by surprise
My SO suggested it was because of stress, but I've been under stress before and not had this happen. If I get it again in two weeks, I'm calling my doctor.
~Rhi

 

[Starfish]

Ugh

I started again.. WTF???

For some reason.. I started my period again about an hour ago.

I already had one this month.. 2 weeks ago!

Where did the extra one come from? And why wasn't I notified of it before?

No cramps.. no headache.. no backache.. NOTHING.. it just started

Hi FG! That really sucks. I have only had that happen once, and it wasn't my period.

Well, I will say that I hope it stops soon. Are you under a lot of stress?

(((((((((((((((((((((((FG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

 

[freakygirl]

Hi FG! That really sucks. I have only had that happen once, and it wasn't my period.

Well, I will say that I hope it stops soon. Are you under a lot of stress?

(((((((((((((((((((((((FG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Thanks Starfishie

No, not any stress that I know of. Licky and Juspar just left from a wonderful weekend visit.. had a lovely dinner of turkey and all the goodies.. I'm relaxing before doing dishes. I feel wonderful.. still nothing but a light flow with some clots mixed in for texture.. God I can't believe I can be so graphic sometimes.. sorry


I'll see how long this one lasts.. the last one started on a Friday and was done by Monday.. maybe my body didn't realize it was supposed to finish everything all at once.. *shrugs* I think maybe it's because I had a nice surprise all planned for the boyfriend tonight.. someone wanted to ruin my plans.. DAMMIT!

 

[morninggirl5]

I have had problems with my period since i first started having them. There are months that i am physically ill, throwing up, hot flashes, dizzy, very close to passing out. For some reason, my body decides that i need massive, massive amounts of hormones coursing through me ever so often.

This month is going to be one of those months. My period isn't due for another week and already the lymph nodes under my arms are so swollen that i can feel them. My breasts are swollen, tender, and the stabs of pain that accompany the remaining lumps are coming every couple of hours instead of every couple of days. My labia are swollen and tender, my legs cramp if i sit for any length of time, and i'm craving chocolate and salt.

I think i'm going to put a warning sign on my door. It might be the only way to save the innocents.

 

[Mischka]

I just recently rejoined the ranks of bleeding women (I've been on Depo), and the feminine hygeine aisle has quadrupled since I last perused the selection. More engineering has gone into some of those weave-channel-wing things than was contemplated making the first car.

So here's my question. I've heard talk of The Keeper - is this anything like Instead? The latter is a really large condom/hefty bag looking thing, which is inserted and worn for up to 12 hours. It catches the blood instead of absorbing it. Has anyone used it? Do you recommend it, or not?

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Ok I think your post is the first that actually mad me blink, Jessica.

Ladies, help a fellow lass out.

 

[cymbidia]

Mischka! I've been contemplating beginning - or trying, at least - this product for a couple months!

I dislike tampons for their environmental impact and for the fact that when they leak, it's all over - ruined clothing and cancelled plans. I'm very wary of TSS, too, and so have to lug a bunch of them around all the time to replace them every couple hours.

Pads are good at night but let's face facts: they're bulky and not all the comfy.

Hence the alternative, this Keeper thing. My period is coming on in the next week and a half and this month is, i think, the month i will try this product.

Here are a few links for those of you like lass Chef who haven't heard of this product. I picture it as a modified diaphragm, actually - a birth control device i never minded using at all back in the days before my tubal ligation. They've got the Instead thingies in my local Rite Aid store; i saw them a couple days when i was cruising that aisle.


http://www.yoni.com/moonlodge/chaliceformyblood.shtml

http://bloodsisters.org/bloodsisters/urbanarmor/index.html

http://www.eco-logique.com/p-herstory.htm

http://www.mum.org/stalling.htm

http://www.nudistweb.net/~lindanaturel/forwomen.htm




edited to add: i was just told via PM that Chey is an expert about this product and has had a thread on it in the past. Let's get her in here...

 

[Calamity Jane]

I don't think I could use the 'Instead' products. My diaphragm grossed me out, especially when I was on my period. The last thing I wanted to do is reach up there abd pull out a lil cup full of spermicide, cum, and blood. *insert puking smilie here*

It would, however, be the closest thing to a leaf you could find. Maybe Fishie should switch to that for her 'paint' collecting instead of squeezing out tampons.

Let me know what you think of the product Cym, maybe you can change my mind. I'm not a big fan of tampons or pads either, so if you can get me over the idea that it'll be just too grody to contemplate, I'll give it a shot.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Not a bad product at all either of em, if you dont mind a lil blood on your hands I guess.

I'm actually very impressed with them.

 

[casper3110]

And now on day 12...

Okay, I have had enough... after 12 days straight, I am ready for my period to go now. I am sure that the people around me are ready for my bitchiness to go, too!

 

[Cheyenne]

edited to add: i was just told via PM that Chey is an expert about this product and has had a thread on it in the past. Let's get her in here...

What? You mean you haven't heard of Cheyenne.com yet, KM's creative idea? (See signature line. )

Here's the thread I started about it almost two years ago.

http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12675

I've been using the Keeper a little over 2 years now (and today, as a matter of fact so I guess I belong in the hut, too.) It is great! It does get a little getting used to- not quite as easy as a tampon until you get the hang of insertion. But now I can do both insertion and emptying very quickly and neatly. It probably took 3 or 4 cycles to get to that stage.

If you really have an "ick" factor hang up about your body and your fluids, this isn't the product for you. I can't imagine too many women at Lit being in that category though.

I don't like the product "Instead" though. It works on the same theory, but looks MUCH different. For me, I couldn't get the Instead to not leak. I don't have that problem with the Keeper. The Keeper is fairly hard rubber. It reminds me of a toilet plunger material, to tell you the truth. It comes in two sizes, depending on if you've had children or not. Take a look at the thread above- the links to where you can find it on the internet are there.

Any other questions about it, just ask me.

 

[Calamity Jane]

It's not really an ick factor relating to bodily fluids... maybe I'll try it. Anything's better than the yeast infections tampons seem to cause lately and I never could get used to pads.

Here's hoping the new BC pill I'm on results in no periods.

 

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[freakygirl]

I've done some research on the net... looking for reasons behind the change in my periods.

I have not gone to the dr yet... and even when I do go I bet this isn't something he will admit that could be causing my problems.

Post Tubal Syndrome


I have 29 of the 34 symptoms. Now I know that doesn't mean I have this.. but with the history of my periods it sure fits.

I'm regretting getting the tubal done...

*update on my 2nd period this month* It's worse than my usual bad periods.. I can't move without having to shower and change my clothing.. forget about leaving the house. It's impossible. I've washed 3 loads of laundry today.. because I ran out of pants and undies to wear..

 

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[Calamity Jane]

PCG, I don't think I have this but I do have some of the systems... this is something to watch since I too have had a tubal.

While we are both amazing, wonderful, goddess-like women, Freaks is the one with the tubal issues, not me.

When's that doc appt Freaky? I can't believe it's taking so long to get you in!!!!!

 

[freakygirl]

I called today

If I hadn't started my period again they could get me in Friday... I tried to tell them that I'm worried and I don't know why my period should stop them from seeing me. I mean for christ sakes... if the dr can't handle blood.. why is he in the business? They explained that the tests they want to do can't be done while I'm flowing the way I am. If it was spotting, they would do it.

He won't see me until after I'm done and he leaves for the month of June.. I could go see the guy that is covering for him but I prefer to go to the one that knows me.. and my body.

I'm getting very frustrated.. I know the dr isn't going to want to hear what I have to say. He won't even probably look into any info on what I posted above. The drs aren't wanting to admit that tubals cause problems. This is the first I've heard of it.. I was told/taught that there was virtually no side effects to the procedure.. except maybe a lighter flow. Which was true for about the first year or so... the last 6 years my periods have gotten worse..

I have a constant pain.. like cramping.. I've been to the dr before about it.. once I was told it was bronchitis.. then I was told it was kidney infections.. I've been on meds for my kidneys for a few months and that isn't helping any at all.

No wonder my fucking anti depressants didn't work.. I'm treating a symptom of a problem.. not the problem itself.




GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[Cheyenne]

Oh darlin', GYN appointments are what make you a woman, not periods!

Okay, here's what will happen:

Note: Do not fail to bring your magazine with you into the examining room!

1. You follow the nurse into the examining room when you're called. The nurse will weigh you, takes your temp and pulse and all that regular doctor's visit stuff. Tell her this is your first time to have a THIS kind of appointment. Tell her you're nervous. She'll be sure the doctor knows.

2. The nurse will then pat a little folded pile of paper (if you're lucky it'll be cloth) lying on the table and smile. "Take everything off," she'll say, "and put these on. Doctor will be in a moment." She'll probably tell you that the opening should be in the front. If not, ask her. Then she'll leave.

3. Don't panic. You have PLENTY of time to change before Doctor comes in.

4. Take off all your clothing. Yes. All of it. Fold it nicely and put is out of the way.

5. Unfold the folded paper stuff. One piece will be flat like a sheet. Put it aside. Unfold the other piece. It will be a huge paper vestlike thing. Put it on, opening in the front probably.

6. Hop up on the table.

7. Put the flat sheetlike piece of paper over your lap.

8. Grab your magazine and wait. Hopefully it won't be too cold and you won't have to wait too long.

9. Doctor will come in. Tell her/him that this is your first GYN visit and you're scared and could s/he PLEASE explain EVERYTHING they're doing BEFORE they do it.

10. You should get lots of reassurance at this point. Then the doc will pull out the foot part of the table and indicate you should lie down. (Some docs do a visual exam of your breasts while you're still sitting at this point, some do not.)

11. Breast exam: You'll lie down, one arm over your head and the doc will begin to feel around your breast from the outside in. The outside = WAY outside, including, like under your arm and places you never thought you had breast tissue. The inside = all the way to your nipple. The exam will be circular, The doc will be feeling for weird stuff. Just look at the picture of a tropical paradise they have on the ceiling and think about what you're going to make for dinner. After the doc finishes with one breast, he'll do the next.

(Note: you do regular breast self-exams, right? We should ALL do them, every single month.)

12. The doc pulls the stirrups out and puts your feet into them. Then you'll be told to move down until your butt is just at the very very edge of the table. Then you'll have to move down a teeny tiny bit more.

13. The doc adjusts the light so your entire vaginal area is lit up like the White House National Christmas Tree. Actually, the light might be kinda pleasantly warm. I kinda like it when we get to that point; those rooms are always a bit chilly for my tastes.

14. Now your feet are in the stirrups, your butt feels kinda like it's hanging off the end of the table a little, and the light is showing off your goodies. The doc is right down there where all the action is, too, on his/her little stool. Oh yeh, and the nurse came back in a while ago, too. The doc can't do any of this stuff without the nurse there.

15. Visual inspection of your labia, external vagina, anus. A little pushing and poking, nothing intrusive or major. Keep your eyes on paradise, up above you. ASK QUESTIONS if you have them. It's your body.

16. The doc gloves up, lubes both you and him, and then inserts a finger into your vagina, then presses around feeling for things out of place. The doc will check your rectum in the same way.

17. The doc removes the finger, strips off the glove, puts on a new one, takes the lubed speculum from the nurse and inserts it into your vagina. The speculum is opened. Some kinda stick thing is inserted to collect a small sample of skin from the mouth of your cervix to check for problems there. The speculum is removed. None of this should hurt at all. The cervix scraping could prioduce a couple of very mild cramps but it doesn't have to, either.

18. The doc will leave. The nurse will tell you change back into your clothing, that the doc will be back soon, and then she'll leave, too.

19. You'll change. Use the flat sheet thing to wipe between your legs and your butt; that lube will be everywhere. Toss it and the vest into the trash.

20. Get dressed.

22. Read your magazine.

23. The doc will come back and answer all your questions.

The End.

There's nothing to it.
Honestly.
We all do this, every single year.

Ever had a mammogram?
Now THERE'S where you'll have some fun!

Perfect description, Cym... I'd add that before I get to the room to undress, they send me into the bathroom with a plastic cup to give a pee sample.

Also, my doc is in the room with me alone. No nurse. I prefer it that way, too. The difference is that I chose a female OB/GYN so she must not be under the same buddy system restrictions as the male docs would be.

 

[Calamity Jane]

I'm getting very frustrated.. I know the dr isn't going to want to hear what I have to say. He won't even probably look into any info on what I posted above. The drs aren't wanting to admit that tubals cause problems. This is the first I've heard of it.. I was told/taught that there was virtually no side effects to the procedure.. except maybe a lighter flow. Which was true for about the first year or so... the last 6 years my periods have gotten worse..

If you're that sure he won't listen to you, see the other doc. Sometimes, someone who doesn't know your body, or your history, takes you more seriously.

 

[freakygirl]

I don't think any dr is going to listen to what I have to say..

but I might just go see the other dr in June.. then if I'm not comfy with him I'll go back in July.

 

[Mischka]

I don't like the product "Instead" though. It works on the same theory, but looks MUCH different. For me, I couldn't get the Instead to not leak.

Today I discovered that sneezing and Instead are not compatible. Ugh. I think I'll look into that Keeper thing. But for the remainder of this cycle, it looks like I'll be forced to revisit that horrid feminine hygiene aisle and its excessive selection.

 

[Laurel]

Today I discovered that sneezing and Instead are not compatible. Ugh.

I'm soo glad I read this! I sneeze a lot in the spring...hehe...

 

[Cheyenne]

Today I discovered that sneezing and Instead are not compatible. Ugh. I think I'll look into that Keeper thing. But for the remainder of this cycle, it looks like I'll be forced to revisit that horrid feminine hygiene aisle and its excessive selection.

Have I mentioned I have allergies and I sneeze a lot? No problem with the Keeper.

Another thing I may not have mentioned- I only have to empty once every 12 hours. That means in the morning before my shower, and at night when I get home from work. It is heaven.