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I’m in the frequent/long bleeding phase as well. Just went through biopsy, labs, and MRI to make sure it wasn’t something nefarious. For now, I’ve been using the minipill. I did have continuous spotting/bleeding for three months, a 10-day bleed in month 4, and nothing more than a couple days of spotting in months 5 and 6. No other side effects, and I had horrible mood side effects when I was younger on the pill and take meds for severe PMS anxiety, so was concerned. If anything, my mood has improved. As long as this keeps controlling the bleeding, I’ll continue it. I’m 51, so hoping to be in menopause in the next couple years. My MRI showed endometriosis and adenomysis, so the progestin should also help keep that under better control. If not, I will do a trial of Orilissa, and then possibly hysterectomy as a last option.
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I’ll mask in healthcare settings or indoors in crowded places, which I’m almost never in. I work from home and time my shopping/errands to non busy times. We had Covid last summer. The only people I know IRL that haven’t had Covid are my dd and my mother—both have been exposed multiple times, have never been careful about masking, but have not gotten sick or tested positive after exposures.
ETA: we are all vaccinated and boosted.
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Both dd and I are very long waisted, so we’re happy to have high-waisted pants back again. However, I’d like to see all rises just available all the time….low, mid, high. People have different body shapes, I don’t see why can’t we just have multiple types of pants available all the time.
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On 2/12/2023 at 1:09 PM, Ann.without.an.e said:
Please help me understand your postpartum experience...
DD is really anxious about what this will look like. Before she knew she had PCOS her mental health crashed from the hormonal imbalances. She was producing almost no progesterone on her own and her testosterone was very high so she was on progesterone and spironolactone.
She is so worried about her hormones getting out of whack after delivery and that triggering serious PPD. She has mentioned this to her Dr and the doctor kind of shrugs it off "we'll cross that bridge when we get there". But I can tell DD is very worried about it.
If you had PCOS ...
How soon did your hormonal imbalances return after delivery?
They didn’t really return until perimenopause in late 40’s. While PCOS contributed to 9 years of infertility, once I became pregnant and had my two children, my periods became very regular for many years.
Did you have PPD?
No, I had some ‘blues’ around 6 weeks post-partum but very mild and short-lived. I think it was mostly due to lack of sleep.
What else does DD need to know and understand?
I wouldn’t want her to worry that she will definitely experience PPD or severe hormone imbalances, but to keep an eye on things and not hesitate to get treatment if she feels she needs it.
Thanks y'all 🙂
ETA - also, did y'all have difficulty breastfeeding and did anything help with this?
I did not have any milk come in after both my pregnancies. Literally none. I worked with a lactation specialist and tried everything, but never was able to breastfeed. I later learned this runs in my family….my grandma, mother, and aunt also did not have milk come in and were unable to breastfeed. My dc did just fine with formula.
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8 hours ago, KeriJ said:
I have always worn it. Not a ton, but I rarely go in public without.🤷♀️ For the reasons @Quill mentioned.
Same here….I don’t wear a lot and stick to pretty neutral colors, but really only don’t wear makeup if I’m sick. I don’t spend more than 5-10 minutes per day on my makeup and don’t really pay attention to other people wearing it or not.
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Santa Baby definitely!
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2 hours ago, Katy said:
I’m picking them up from Costco in the morning!
Me too!! One pumpkin pie and one apple pie.
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I have Raynaud’s, and mine is never just one finger. It’s all of them (except thumbs), and they get bluish. And light sensitivity has not been part of any of my autoimmune diseases. Hopefully, he will get some answers soon and glad it’s being checked out.
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I would follow the CDC guidelines.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html
Definitely not go to church tonight. Your sister sounds like she is overreacting though. You don’t need to do weeks of quarantine. Since your dh recently tested positive on PCR, I would assume the rapid tests were accurate. But you can test again to confirm.
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20 hours ago, Dianthus said:
I have it now for the first time. I'm really annoyed I didn't get the fall booster but I was boosted in the spring. Symptoms are fever with chills and sweats, the worst sore throat I've ever had, like a completely raw open sore on the entire throat and can't swallow anything without hurting, way worse than strep, which I had a lot in college. Congestion and coughing. TMI, So much muck in my throat that it gags me and made me vomit about 10 times, but I have a sensitive gag reflex. It's been miserable and not quick. Tested postive on Friday and last night was still miserable though I feel better at the moment, well enough to fold laundry. So, nothing like a cold and worse than the time I got a touch of the flu while vaccinated. I think it's worse than any other time I've been sick just because so much is happening at once. I don't feel dangerously sick though. Just miserably sick. The sore throat is the worst part no relief from tylenol and ibuprofen or chloroseptic spray and drops. Just miserable. My 2 yr old is the only one not vaccinated and she has had a fever for 6 days. The first couple days she was surging to 105/106, now at night has gone to 103/104. She's going to the doctor soon though I don't think she can do much and I think she's getting better. I want her ears and eyes checked. Her eyes have been goopy and she's pointing at an ear though I think throat pain is sometimes felt in ears. She definitely pointed at her throat but not much now.
2 adults and 3 kids in my family have it. All similar symptoms but ds11 recovered after 2 days. Ds7 hasn't gotten it. Crazy virus.
Dh also had the severe sore throat….he did a virtual urgent care visit and was prescribed a lidocaine gel to swallow a few times per day…..it did really give him relief from the sore throat when nothing else was helping.
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I’m so sorry for your loss….agreeing with others that it’s a really personal decision. We lost our beloved 13-year-old dog a year ago…..dd was especially heartbroken. For a variety of reasons, we didn’t think we should get another dog at that time, or now. But, we did adopt a kitten about a week and half after we lost our dog. She’s super sweet, cheered us up, and is a wonderful addition to our family.
ETA: my point isn’t to get a cat😊, just that I think everyone is different as far as how long to wait to get a new pet. For us, getting a new pet soon was a good decision.
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All four of us had it in June, and it was like a bad cold. None of us had fevers. Main symptoms were fatigue, headache, congestion/runny nose. Dh was the only one that had a sore throat. Symptoms were gone within 7-10 days, with the exception of being more tired than usual that lasted a couple weeks. We were all vaccinated and boosted.
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We all got the new booster and flu shot about a month ago, as did my parents. Our family had Covid in late June. My dad had Covid back in April, and we were very worried because he has a number of other risk factors for severe illness, but it was very mild for him thankfully. He did take Paxlovid. My mom didn’t get it and hasn’t had it despite being a close contact to someone several times.
I thought I was getting again last weekend….woke up Saturday with a pounding headache, congestion/runny nose, and sore throat. Tested on Sunday night, and it was negative. Monday morning felt completely fine. No one else has been sick in our household, so I don’t know what that was…..-
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We don’t have plans to fly anytime soon, but did fly once in September. We did mask, mostly because the plane was completely full and was crowded beyond my comfort level. We’d recently had Covid a couple months prior, but I didn’t want a cold or anything else on vacation.
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15 hours ago, KeriJ said:
If it's coming and going and seems tied to your period, it can be hormonal causes rather than a physical reason. That was a perimenopausal symptom for me. Nothing I changed helped. I just had to treat the symptoms.
Same for me….I saw my gyn and was tested for yeast, bacteria, etc. All were negative. She said it is hormonal/peri menopause.
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7 hours ago, fairfarmhand said:
I’d be more likely to buy the house and let them rent it at a lower than typical rate.
This is what I would do as well rather than loaning them money.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢
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Dh had symptoms for 3 days before testing positive on PCR. He had been testing with rapid tests, that were negative. He knew he had Covid because I was positive. He never tested positive on a rapid test, but his PCR was positive.
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Prayers for you that the worst is over…..I’m still traumatized by the little kid puking on me days and am so sorry you’re going through it now.
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15 hours ago, KSera said:
I’m curious to know of the people who are no longer doing much in the way of precautions, how many relaxed those things after getting Covid and finding it not so bad for them personally. Among my circles, the pattern I’ve seen is that many people who were cautious for a long time completely stop being so after they finally get Covid. Not as much true for those that got it and had either a very unpleasant illness or lasting symptoms.
I can see psychologically why that’s pretty natural—once people who were worried about the effects have had it, it’s better/easier to assume it actually isn’t a big deal and hasn’t caused any effects on your body, since you can’t change it. It also fits with the general phenomenon that a risk feels less risky the more you’re exposed to it, even if the risk level hasn’t changed (I feel that myself as things that used to really worry me exposure-wise don’t anymore, just because I’ve been in the situation enough times now with nothing bad happening. Doesn’t mean the risk has actually changed.)
While I haven’t thrown all caution to the wind, I am more relaxed in precautions since having Covid in late June and a recent 4th booster. I still avoid crowded indoor spaces and do a lot outdoors, grocery pickup, selectively masking (airport/travel, if a store feels more crowded than I’m comfortable with, etc). Covid was pretty mild for our family. I don’t personally know anyone that has a severe infection or post/long Covid issues. Pretty much everyone I know has been vaccinated with at least the original series. The only person close to me that hasn’t had Covid is my mother, despite her being a close contact many times.
I do still watch the trends, and if I start to see cases increase and/or a new variant emerges, I will take more precautions again. While Covid was mild the first time, I don’t really want it repeatedly and am under no illusion that it would be mild again or new variants will be mild.-
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We currently have Netflix, Disney/Hulu combo, Prime, Peacock, and HBO Max….the last two are free with our cable. I mostly use Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max. Dh watches Disney for Marvel and Star Wars stuff
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I’ve used Tres Semme for years and also like it. My hair stylist always comments how healthy my hair is (even highlighted and colored), so it’s fine for me. 😊
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I think some precautions have become second nature, though I’m not really thinking about them anymore. We were ‘extremely’ careful and severely limited our social lives for about 2 years. I had anxiety pre-pandemic and it just became too much after a couple years….I was always thinking about how to prevent our family from getting Covid. When we got it this summer, had mild illness, and recovered, I was actually relieved. It allowed us to relax our precautions. Of course we still wash hands, vaccinate, don’t go out if ill, and selectively mask. I still mostly do grocery pick up and shop at off hours if I am in stores. I work from home, as does dh. We masked at the airport and on the plane when we traveled. But, I don’t mask in stores if they aren’t crowded. We will see friends indoors now unmasked. We go to church again—also not crowded. We eat in restaurants when they aren’t crowded. I wouldn’t be comfortable yet in a large crowd, especially indoors. But worrying about Covid doesn’t dominate my thoughts anymore, and it was before to a level that wasn’t healthy for me or my family.
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2 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:
That gives me hope!
Although DH seems to be feeling cruddier than he did with the first booster, sigh. He just got his. He never reacted THAT badly before, either, so it's fine... but it worries me!
I hope he feels better quickly!! For us, I’m wondering if our Covid infections helped us not feel as bad with this booster…..for our area and timing of our infections, we most likely had BA5.
Perimenopause and Cold Chills.
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I’ve had “cold flashes” in the night since my 20’s…..always a couple days before my period….that’s usually how I knew it was coming. I wake up shivering, teeth chattering cold….this lasts for about 10-15 minutes, then goes back to normal. I’m 51 now, and still having them monthly or twice a month depending on what craziness my period is doing…..no hot flashes yet. But, yes, cold flashes are a real thing.