Having spent the last forty minutes (until my maxidol finally kicked in and my hot water bottle started to help) curled on my side with the worst cramps I've ever experienced, I need your home-remedies, DIYs, and life-hacks. How the fuck are we supposed to deal with periods??
I had to call out sick from work today, which I hate doing at all (no PTO, so not working means no money - my recent raise has helped my finances, but they're still tight), and I especially hate doing at the last minute (I called out just a little over 30 min before I was supposed to go in). I actually like my coworkers, so leaving them shorthanded makes me feel like shit (though at least it's Sat, we're slower in the mornings).
So anyway, I called out sick, and I told my boss it was because I woke up with a sore throat and was nauseous. Which was true. I just let him believe those two things were related, some gross generic bug. In fact, the nausea had nothing to do with being sick, and everything to do with my stupid freaking uterus.
I used to get sick a lot when I first started getting my periods in middle school. It got better in high school and college, and in college I finally learned how to swallow pills which meant I could actually treat the pain. It was a lot more manageable. Then about 4 years ago I had a cancer scare. I had masses on my thyroid, and a family history of thyroid cancer. So they removed the half of my thyroid with masses, which were thankfully benign. But after that, my hormones changed and my periods changed. I can still function most of the time, but they're a lot worse.
This morning was the worst I can remember. I was OK for a little bit after I got up, just normal cramping, painful but manageable. Then it got worse. I was doubled over in pain, seeing spots, crying, nauseous - and because of the nausea I couldn't take anything to help the pain (I still have problems swallowing pills, so if I'm even a little bit nauseous it's usually a no go unless my life literally depends on it).
After 2 hrs of lying in bed in the fetal position it finally subsided enough to take drugs. Three pills later and I'm still having cramps, but they're more of a low level annoyance right now.
I'm seriously considering talking to a doctor about options for better management. Problem being I don't have a doctor, and even with the insurance I just bought I'm nervous about taking on healthcare costs, especially something ongoing like hormonal birth control pills. Although at least my insurance covers BC (I think), obligatory fuck you to Hobby Lobby.
I also need to go to the dentist, I'm fairly certain I have at least three cavities and I should take care of them before they become something that needs more than a simple filling.
And that's not even touching the fact that I should probably be in therapy/possibly on medication for my anxiety and depression again.
Isn't being poor awesome. I just love having to choose which medical condition gets priority.
You can be against abortion, you are entitiled to that opinion.
But do you know what having that opinion entitles you to? Know what that means for the world?
It means YOU can't have an abortion.
My opinion is that bananans are devil penises.
What does that mean?
I don't eat bananas.
It's not hard guys. Get out of each others' uterus.
If you're so against abortion, don't have one. But you can't force your opinion on others. If you could, bananas wouldn't exist.
