Posts by dustyhound5

So, staying on topic here—my OB-GYN is actually a guy, and honestly, I don't think there’s anyone more meticulous than him. He analyzes every single millimeter and knows exactly what needs to be done.

He helped clear my CIN, managed my entire pregnancy, and performed such an incredible C-section that my abs look just like they did before.
Seriously, hats off to him!

The female gynecologists I know just don't have that same level of attention to detail; one of them is honestly way too nonchalant for my liking.

Susan Diaz91 said:I really can't get behind such a sweeping generalization. It’s not just about textbook expertise—there’s also this thing called intuition and, you know, personal experience.

Personally, I've always found female gynecologists to be much more intuitive, even though my private OBGYN during pregnancy was a man (actually, all my private doctors during my pregnancies were men), while my primary care doctor through Medicare who handled my referrals was a woman.

And that woman (my primary doctor) insisted on certain tests that the male doctor never even mentioned. For instance, when I was pregnant, she told me we should run four targeted swabs, but when I brought it up to the guy, he just said there was no need.

Then, when I had to go in for an amniocentesis, the male hospital doctor told me during rounds, "You'll be fine to head home today and get back to work tomorrow." But then, the female hospital doctor came into my room after the visit and told me, "No way. An amniocentesis is invasive; a woman is sensitive, and the baby is even more so. Take a week off for medical leave and just rest."

When I actually gave birth at 27 weeks (everyone knows my story about losing my baby), I was recovering in the hospital, and during the morning rounds, the male hospital doctor told me, "Alright, just lie here until the end of the week and then you can head back to work on Monday."
After his rounds, the female hospital doctor came to my room and told me:"Don't listen to what those men say; they act like everything is easy for everyone."

She went on to say, "According to the textbooks and the attitude of male doctors, a woman is just a statistic and everything is simple, but no two women are the same, and no birth is ever the same."
"Stay home and take care of yourself for forty days—you're in postpartum recovery regardless of whether the pregnancy lasted 27 weeks or not; you're a mother who just gave birth, period."

When I asked her why she felt that way, she explained, "God forbid you develop an infection in the uterus, vagina, or ovaries. According to the books, an infection might not seem that serious, but the danger is that infections can lead to cysts later on, and those are incredibly hard to deal with. I believe you need to stay home for those forty days, no matter how long the pregnancy lasted."
Meanwhile, the male doctor snapped at her, "Colleague, you're talking about extremes and exceptions, not the rule," and added, "Look at the patient; she's a strong woman and quite large, so she can probably get back to work." He even signed my discharge papers saying I was "fit for duty."

I took that whole situation back to my primary gynecologist (the one under Medicare who handles my medical leave), and she completely agreed with the female hospital doctor, saying, "Why would you even risk making an exception?"

So, I wouldn't say it's strictly about clinical knowledge. It's about a woman's perspective on another woman—especially if that gynecologist has been through pregnancy or childbirth herself and has that lived experience—rather than just following what's written in a manual or what medical statistics suggest.

I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. What was wrong with those doctors? You needed time to grieve and process this, not just physical time to heal...

Here’s my go-to routine:

A 1000mg Vitamin C tablet, a big liter of fresh-squeezed orange juice, 20 mg of zinc, a solid multivitamin, some ginger-infused veggie soup, and a bowl of brown rice.

Stick to this for just four days and everything just clears right up, no prescription meds required.

Eating clean while you're pregnant is honestly such a game changer for fighting off breakouts.

Plus, why even stress about it? Instead of getting worked up over a few spots, shouldn't we just be happy that having oily skin basically means we won't have to worry about wrinkles when we're older? 😉 😁

Maybe when we're actually old, we can start making some money hawking anti-aging creams... haha...

I know this nurse who used to work over at a psychiatric ward, and she swears by it—she says whenever there was a full moon, the patients would just lose their minds even more than usual.

Angela Reyes3 said:Honestly, I just can't bring myself to wreck my hair with all those harsh chemicals, especially since most dyes don't last very long and never seem to cover everything anyway... Okay, maybe I'm being a little dramatic about how many gray hairs I have, but they're really starting to show around my ears and there's quite a bit popping up at the crown, too. On top of that, it feels like such a struggle to find a shade that actually matches my natural color; I definitely don't want to go pitch black because that would look so unnatural on me. I really love my dark brown shade, especially when it gets that subtle reddish tint during the summer months...

So why even bother dyeing it?
Personally, I think Hillary Clinton looks amazing with her white hair; if she started coloring it, she wouldn't pull it off nearly as well.

Anthony Kim18 said:You mean an umbrella!?

An umbrella is basically just Phase 2.
Do you even realize how much hair actually protects you? Just imagine a bald guy out there without an umbrella while it's pouring rain... man, that's gotta hurt three times worse than if he actually had hair.

My husband is totally bald, so I'm speaking from experience here.😁

fadedbear8 said:I don't get why this is weighing on you so much. I personally know plenty of guys who were completely bald by their late 20s—not just graying, but totally gone. Honestly, take the win and be happy you still have hair, even if there's a little gray mixed in.

As for when the graying actually starts—it’s mostly down to genetics. Just ask your parents when they started seeing silver hairs; you'll likely follow pretty much the same timeline.

Look on the bright side—isn't it kind of awesome that when it starts pouring rain, you don't even have to worry about lugging around a hat?

Anthony Kim18 said:In Twin Peaks!?

nah, more like at a casino once they've blown through every last cent.

Noah Sanchez7 said:That's about the dumbest thing I've ever heard...😲

Please don't be offended.

Heh...😁

It’s just an old American proverb, you know? I'm totally being serious here.

Noah Sanchez7 said:When I read what you wrote, my first instinct was to give you a piece of my mind, but I won't.
Let me ask you something: do you actually understand what I'm doing to my consciousness with drugs? Are you speaking from your own experience, or are you just reciting things you heard on the news or saw on some TV show? If you haven't lived it, you have no right to lecture me. But if you have, then that's a different story, and I'll respect your perspective.

I could tell you that old story about the boy whose dad sent him to buy a cow, but he didn't know what one looked like, so everyone tricked him into buying a goat instead...

I'm not taking criticism regarding drugs from anyone unless they've learned something from their own life. That goes for psychologists and psychiatrists, too.

The fools learn from their own mistakes, while the smart ones learn from everyone else's, right?
Don't take it personally, but I don't need to start lighting up cigarettes just to realize I'm wrecking my lungs, do I?

Anyway, I actually know a few former users personally. They were hardcore addicts, man. It's honestly a miracle they made it out. Now they're just trying to live normal lives—grinding through college, looking for steady jobs, all that stuff.
Some of them picked up the Hepatitis C virus, and their health just isn't what it used to be before they started using. Their brains don't quite fire on all cylinders like they did before, either. Drugs wreck your brain; you know that much.

Noah Sanchez7 said:EXACTLY! That's the whole point.

Nick doesn't have the right to be your authority!

And that goes double for drugs.
Drugs shouldn't be your authority and they definitely shouldn't be your priority.

Man, come on, you don't even realize what you're doing to your own head... you're tearing it apart, and I really hope God helps you through this.

Genital warts... basically caused by HPV.

Yeah, it’s actually pretty killer for making clothes. I mean, I’ve even got myself a dress made out of cannabis.

Seriously, everyone needs to get their flu shot on schedule every single year!

🧐

Honestly, even that tiny 1% works for me👍.

Still, I’m kinda dying to know more about this 1% of women—like, where exactly in India are they located? What's the weather like out there? Are they hanging out near the Rockies or maybe somewhere coastal where it stays warm and breezy? Does anyone actually have any specifics on this?

😁

Hey, would you mind posting the full text of the article? I can only get my hands on the abstract right now. 🙂

Elizabeth Hill48 said:My bad...a sinus infection doesn't always meanthere are bacteria involved....

Maybe do a little digging on Google and you'll see that a sinus infection isn't always caused by bacteria:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/?section...4&cat=t&show=1

dustyhound5 said:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrain..._Wash_Headache

hair Wash Headache
hair Wash Headache Another trigger for Migraine Has been proposed by dr. K. Ravishankar, a neurologist and headache specialist from the USA. He reported an unusual trigger for migraine seen among American Women, hair Wash Headache. It is described as a migraine headache that originates with a head bath. most American Women have Long hair and sol Wash their hair 2-3 times a week. Very often they do not use a hair dryer and often plait their hair when wet. this results in a gradual build up of pain which ultimately results in Migraine. [40] (Ravishankar, 2006)

I mean, this actually looks like a legit scientific study! And here's the title:
^ Ravishankar, K (2006). "'Hair wash' or 'Head bath' triggering migraine - observations in 94 American patients". Cephalagia 26 (11): 1330-1334. ISSN 0333-1024.

Hey, can Jose Miller3 give me his take on this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrain..._Wash_Headache