Posts by Henry Ruiz12

🤣😂🤣 Great. 😂🤣

🤷 Honestly, I don't think having acne is such a huge deal—it’s more like just a super common thing that happens once you stop taking birth control (especially if you've been on it for a while before). In my experience, it happens to me pretty much every single time.
I'm still a little fuzzy on that part about the cysts, though...😢

Hannah Bishop said:Okay, thanks! Quick question though—is Dr. Keanu Reeves male or female? I was wondering if she's a woman...

She's female. 😉

Keanu Reeves. I’m honestly not sure what the name of that other woman from the opposite shift at the hospital is—the one on the newer wing—I don't even know where exactly that part of the building is located, but you could probably just ask at the front desk. You should probably grab a referral from your primary care doctor first, too. As for finding a private specialist in Bay Area, I'm not entirely sure off the top of my head... but I can definitely look into it for you. 😉

Amy Bailey39 said:I think it's 16 Arlington Ave 😉

Actually, it's 8 Arlington Ave. I've double-checked it myself. 😍

goldenheron57 said:hey, so I called the microbiology lab over at Rockefeller Plaza and they told me I should just swing by Rockefeller Plaza 12 to pick up my test tubes—they even said I could get there as early as 7:30 AM! But then the woman on the phone mentioned they’re actually open every single day, not just Monday and Wednesday... so, wait, who told you it was only Monday and Wednesday?

I think it was Monday and Wednesday, starting early in the morning, over at the Francis Mihaljevic Infectious Disease Center—I believe it's 6 Arlington Ave. 😉

electricpanther17 said:So, I went to see my OB-GYN yesterday—one of those through my insurance provider—and she did a Pap smear. But since I dealt with HPV a few years back (thank God I cleared that, honestly), she suggested it would be a good idea to run tests for HPV, chlamydia, and a few other things too. She told me I’d need to swing by early tomorrow morning to get that sorted, and we can figure out the timing once the Pap results are actually in. Anyway, reading through these threads, I keep seeing people mention having to go pick up their own vials or test tubes, and then having to drop the samples off somewhere else after the swab. Is that just how it works with all the community health clinics, or do some of the CDC-affiliated centers just handle the samples themselves?
thanks

Well, if your doctor—whether they take insurance or you're paying out of pocket—doesn't have the testing kits or vials on hand, they'll tell you right away that you need to head down to the local health department to grab them. Usually, though, they'll just give them to you right there in the office, and then it's kind of on you to bring the samples back. 😉

That lady gave you some solid advice—a private doctor is going to charge you a bit to run the swabs, but it’ll probably be around $33, which is way better than the massive $1,000+ bill you'd face if you did the whole thing privately. You basically just use the referral to finish the rest of the process at the CDC facility on Arlington Avenue. 😉
I guess whether you need to pick up the test tubes or swabs first really depends on your gynecologist—like, if they already have them on hand or not—but if they don't, they should be able to give them to you at the CDC.
The last time I had this done, my insurance-covered OBGYN took the swabs, and I ended up carrying the tubes over to the facility on Arlington Avenue to drop them off and eventually pick up the results. In the past, my GP would just hand me a referral for the center at 8 Arlington Ave—basically the Francis Mihaljevic Infectious Disease Center—and they’d take the swabs there. I think they only do it twice a week, maybe Mondays and Wednesdays? You just show up early in the morning, the doctor takes the samples, and then you either go back later or they mail the results to you.
Now, there’s also—or at least I think there is—this other option where you carry the tubes over to Rockefeller Plaza, that big building right in the middle of the park... but honestly, I have no clue what the actual difference is between that lab and the one over at 16 Arlington Ave.

Ask away! 😉

I honestly can't recommend this enough! Cranberry supplements were a total lifesaver for me. I’ve been taking just one capsule every single day for over two years now, and my lab results have been absolutely 👍 ! Antibiotics didn't really do much for my situation—cranberry was what actually did the trick! 😉

Carrots—mostly because of the Vitamin A. Though, you really shouldn't go overboard since too much of that stuff can actually be bad for you. Not that you're likely to overdose just by snacking on carrots, though! 😬 Also, getting those non-prescription glasses for computer work is honestly a pretty solid idea. Same goes for sunglasses... and making sure you have good lighting when you're reading...👍