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[sweetalyssm.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the bleeding so much, it's the PMS that's a real bummer.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

and the cramps.

and the bloating.

and the ouchie boobies.

*snarl*

i started today, so i'm quite vicious. *poutpoutpout*

[geminigirl]

Pimples. That's what bugs me. I was always lucky to have really clear skin...but I get pimples as part of PMS. And mood swings.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

*touches chin* yup. i was wondering where that monstrous thing came from. i never break out anymore, and couldn't figure out why i was NOW. phooey.

[geminigirl]

I nicknamed the gigantic one I often get on my chin which coincides with my period "China", and the other large one that appears opposite it some of the time "Canada." Most recently, I got one in the middle of my cheek-an unusual place for me to get a pimple; mine usually appear on my chin or forehead, not anywhere else.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

i had REALLY bad acne for many years, but haven't really had any problems since i moved to arizona (thank goodness). i almost never wear foundation, so i truly hate even getting one or two.

i'm hoping mine don't stick around long enough to require a naming process *wink*

[geminigirl]

It's not so much that it sticks around-it just recurrs...same spot every time. It's one of those big honking red ones too, not a nice little whitehead that will go away with a little salycilic acid and some warm compresses. And of course a painful, honking, red pimple is just what one needs to deal with on top of PMS...

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

ooh. those are my FAVE. a couple of years ago, i had one on my left cheek, about an inch or two under my eye, that would NOT go away, it was literally there for over six months.

THAT sucked.

and, yes, honkin pimples are thee last thing we need to deal with on a monthly basis, along with everything else *sigh*

[geminigirl]

Cheap white toothpaste is one remedy. I like Queen Helene's Mint Mud Mask better though. It calms the red, and seems to help the pimple go away.

I just want to curl up in my house for the duration of PMS and the second, and sometimes third day of my period. Don't wanna see nobody, don't wanna do nothing, just stay away.

And yes, kittens make me cry.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

really?!?! i had no clue! that rawks!

yup, that's how i'm feeling today: still cramping, craving weird things (right now, it's bbq tofu), bleeding like a banshee, practically bursting out of my clothes.

they should pass a law that would let us stay home the first two days.

[geminigirl]

Some people also say lemon juice, but I find that dries my skin out too much-I have incredibly sensitive skin though. IME, darker skinned people than I am (I'm a fair skinned redhead-alternativly know as "glow in the dark white" or "you don't even need to put make up on to have gothskin") seem to have fewer problems with the lemon juice than I did. Put a bit on a q-tip and dab it on the pimple, then wash gently and go through your standard skin cleansing routine-mine is wash with noxema, apply salycilic acid if necessary and then moisturize. Keeps things pretty well in check.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

*note to self*

i'm so lazy when it comes to cleansing, etc. i imagine i'd look younger than my 27 years, had i have taken better care of my skin in the past.

[geminigirl]

Heh. I'll be 27 in about six weeks and got asked last night if I was in high school-I work with peer educators in high schools and sometimes get asked for a hall pass, and got asked if I was in college. Ah well. It's never too late to start.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

lol - one of the benefits of being goth-white, eh?

i used to be really good about staying out of the sun, even living in arizona, but have gotten lazy. i used to be totally paranoid about wearing sunscreen and stuff.

but GEEZ that takes work sometimes ;)

[geminigirl]

I wear a hat too, when I'm out in the sun. I just hate the constant peeling/burning thing.

But, I find myself more sensitive to the sun since going on the pill...

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

aha.

see? that's another topic altogether.

i had thought about it, but each time i have gone on birth control in the past, i'd put on an average of 25 lbs each time.

[geminigirl]

Ah. Not me. I lost a bunch of weight when I went on the pill. My boobs did go up a cup size-I was amply endowed before.

And instead of bleeding for two weeks I have a period of five days or so. And it's only heavy for two.

I sort of want to try depo, but my last doctor decided it was a bad idea since I'd had allergic reactions to a bunch of medications before, and we'd found a pill that didn't make me sick and did what we wanted it to. (Granted, I lucked out and it was the first one I tried too.)

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

i was on depo for 2 years - i didn't have a period for that time, as well as for over a year afterwards. granted, it's great in the convenience area, cuz you only have to deal with it every 3 months, but some of the ramifications can be bad. most people that i talk to put on weight. i'm QUITE suceptible to weight gain (i'm a complete yo-yo on SO many levels *giggle*), so i'm terrified to try it again, although i've been working out and stuff.

i'll talk to my doc when i go see her for the first time. i purposely chose a female doc this time, since i've always seen males in the past, and i figured that a girl would understand more about what's happening to my body.

[geminigirl]

I have horror stories about male gynos...and I found the most wonderful dr. before I left NY. She was this amazing holistically oriented, naturopathic and traditional medicine practitioner. I called her for referrals down here but the one doctor she would have sent me to had just closed her practice to move away. So I took a chance last year, went to the lesbian health clinic and had the most incredibly positive gyn experience I could imagine. Okay, it still wasn't a good thing, but who actually enjoys going to the gyn? Now, stupid insurance won't let me go to her anymore. Instead I have to go to one of their doctors or they won't cover the birth control pills which I can't survive without.

Ugh. Total ickiness. I'm going to have to give in and actually pick j. random doctor out of the book and make an appointment and hope that she (I won't go to a guy) is good.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

i've been going to a gay clinic for the last 6 years, every health thing i've been on let me go there, and now humana says the account with them is frozen? mmmmmkaaaay....?

i purposely picked a d.o. instead of an m.d. because of past experiences i've had. my m.d. kept blaming every symptom i had on my allergies, my d.o. ran different tests and diagnosed my hypoglycemia.

[geminigirl]

I went through the book for my health plan hoping to find a DO. No such luck out here. *sigh*

I wish I could still go to the lesbian clinic, at least for gyn services. Since they're a part of the biggest HIV org. around here, they don't offer a lot of other health services to people w/o HIV (though they have a great breast cancer program.) Instead I'm trying to find a queer friendly doctor on my health plan. That so totally sucks.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

lol!

def, good luck with that! i forgot again today to set an appointment during lunch *hangs head in shame*

[geminigirl]

Bad girl. No biscut for you.

Some of the teens I work with get all bugged out at the thought of even going to the gyn. I hope my attitude doesn't betray how much I absolutely hate it, cause I'd hate for some kid to end up fearing or stressing over it as much as I do.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

lol - i absolutely hate it, too, but i'm SO on the hypochondriac side of things sometimes! i've seen so many things go wrong with people, and am always paranoid that will happen to me *tiny giggle*

[geminigirl]

I hate going to the doctor, all together. It's not paranoia about what might be wrong. I've been like this since I was a kid though...always had doctor-phobia. Just need to grin and bear it I guess. And manage not to get sick, which is hard because someone has to manage my asthma, which usually means doctor's appointments.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

ugh.

asthma is a rough dealio. *hugs* that's one thing i've never had to deal with, thankfully.

[shadowsionnach.livejournal.com]

wow... these comments stretch out reeeally far
lol

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

wow! ha! its amazing... and, yeah, um, i SWEAR i was working - VERY HARD, mind you - all day. yup yup yup. never got off the phone once, boy howdy *whistles as she avoids eye contact*

[geminigirl]

I worked hard. But I also work a very long day on Thursday. Course Monday is always dreadful-at least when I have my evilgroup.

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[aubreystar.livejournal.com]

grah.

freaping mondays, anyhow.

i want another weekend.