Well, I toddled off to the gynaecologist's this morning, expecting nothing particularly exciting to ensue. I was right, although the electric-blanket-heated exam table/bed was much appreciated. It's COOLD outside. Inside, however, everything's where it should be, doing what it should be. Excellent.

Right now I have a beautiful purple bruise, ( Read more... )

A big big entry, so cut-tagged for everyone's ease of use.

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NOTE: I wrote this last night, and the computer decided to go whackier than my head. With some frustration and the brilliant HandsOfBen™, I have a connection and a found entry. Which you now get to read ...

So I'm back, and all is OK. I'm in a pretty wacky head-space right now, but that's to be expected, even if it is weird.

neongraal picked me up at ( Read more... )

Well, nine hours until showtime. Is it wrong that I'm terrified? Ben has done a good job of keeping me perky and feeling-loved, but still, this will be only my second time under general anaesthetic (the other was to have my wisdom teeth removed), and really, I'm more concerned about my girly bits than I was about absessed teeth. Although I ( Read more... )

* quote by Frank Lloyd Wright

Things are moving fast - I'm scheduled to have my procedure early next Monday morning. neongraal has been persuaded to get out of bed very early in order to drop me there by 7am, and growler_south is going to come and rescue a groggy Deborah afterwards and deposit me back at home. So many lovely men in my life ( Read more... )

I can't seem to get connected to the internet (oh, for ADSL instead of dial-up), but hopefully it will be behaving itself by the time I finish writing this.

And looking back over this, boy is my weekend boring reading! Feel free to skip onto a more interesting entry.The weekend seemed to go very quickly indeed. Friday night FuzzyBen and I ( Read more... )

Lovely icon from jidabug, and just perfect for today's entry. Thanks hon!

So here's the low-down for you all.
1: My IUCD is sitting really low, by the cervix. This is a) providing no contraceptive benefit at all, and we're very lucky I'm not pregnant; and b) what's causing the bleeding, probably.
2: That 'cyst'? Is a 'follicle cyst', meaning an egg3 ( Read more... )

Funnies
~ Remember Rainbow from TV in the 70's and 80's? Well, get out your broadband and watch this clip - it actually aired, and to my mind it's absolutely filthy-rude (and hence, classic). The Rainbow Plucking Orgy (courtesy of elyofborg)

~ The Passion of the Christ blooper reel (text only) - heheheheheh.
Jesus carries a heavy wooden cross through ( Read more... )

Mostly for my own benefits - some articles and webpages that caught my interest.

John Rock's Error

In the Blood; The Myths, Magic and Mystery of Moonflow.

Not a Pretty History

Periods Around the World

How Menstruation Created Mathematics

The Art of the Menstrual Cycle

Rituals and Taboos

A Call to Action for Women Who Bleed

AskMen.com. ( Read more... )

I went back to the doctor this morning. More v. heavy bleeding = more urine tests, more blood tests, a another script for pills. I'm now taking Tranexamic Acid, as well as Ponstan (2 pills three times a day for both, take with a large glass of water ( Read more... )