Posts by crimsonmason8

So I’m getting ready for Route... but if the place actually has a jukebox, I'm definitely gonna blast some heavy stuff... feels like you can really let loose there, hopefully it's not some stiff crowd...

All in all 🙂 all night long

Noah Myers67 said:if you order a spritz, they just hand you wine in a plastic cup and expect you to go find some sink near the bar to mix in your own water... 🙏

Djizz..😲 then I am definitely skipping that spot, I’d much rather hit up somewhere more chill... just a laid-back crowd and a jukebox sounds perfect to me.. honestly, I might just swing by Routea.. see if it actually lives up to the hype... 🙂🙂

Noah Myers67 said:Route66🥳

Come on, if you can, give us the lowdown on the crew, what the prices are looking like, the vibe there, etc...

thanks

I was doing a little digging online and stumbled onto this place that actually looks pretty cool, though the comment section is absolutely brutal... does anyone actually know what it's like over there?

I’d definitely swing by if I were in downtown Chicago, but I’d probably need to hit up a rock show first to get the vibes right... and honestly, the prices have to be decent too, because let's face it, that's a huge deal for me 😉

Alright, if anyone’s got a lead on a decent dive bar where they actually blast real rock music—nothing too fancy or over-the-top...

Thanks 😍

Chloe Robinson80 said:A friend of mine ended up pregnant three different times just by trying to track her fertile and non-fertile days...

Look, about your friend—I’m pretty sure someone was finishing inside her, but if you’re actually being careful with the pull-out method and you happen to be on an infertile day, the chances of getting knocked up are slim... it’s honestly not as easy to get pregnant as people make it out to be...

Chloe Robinson80 said:I’ve actually been using this thing for a year now; I picked it up because I was worried my PCOS might be messing with my ovulation cycles... It’s honestly great, but you seriously have to use it right, like, that's the make-or-break part. It’s super sensitive to the salt levels in your saliva during your fertile window, so you gotta do the sample first thing in the morning before brushing your teeth or eating or drinking anything... or if you aren't doing it first thing, you have to wait at least three hours after your last meal or drink. And another big thing—you really need to let that saliva dry on the slide before you even try to look at it, like, give it at least an hour for those crystals to form properly. If you follow the rules, it works perfectly, so any girls whining about it probably just aren't reading the manual correctly...

That’s exactly how I handle mine, I just spit into it first thing in the morning before I even get moving... though I don't usually wait a full hour, I can usually read it in about 20 minutes, which is what the instructions say since it probably just depends on how much saliva you're working with, and if you put down way too much then yeah, you'll definitely have to wait longer for it to dry.

Quick question though: since you’ve got more experience with this, what does ovulation actually look like when it forms that fern pattern they show in the manual all over the lens? All I ever see are just little tiny crystals or dots... and do you use this as a way to prevent pregnancy too?

ironscout15 said:let me know how it goes😉

It’s alright... nothing from ovulation just yet... really hoping this thing is actually accurate...
Every single morning I’m basically just spitting on the glass to try and read it...

Jamie Gray86 said:seriously please stop scaring me and making me feel so depressed...😢
i've been dealing with my period for 8 years now and it’s still totally irregular, just a mess, plus my mom keeps telling me i probably won't be able to have kids even though i really want at least 4😢 😢😢 😢

Don't sweat it!! Honestly, I think you gotta remember what my doctor told me, like, when I actually decide I want to get pregnant, it probably won't just happen naturally without some hormonal help from a specialist or something?? I've had my period for 14 years and it's never been regular unless I was on the pill, but that doesn't even count properly!!
Btw, I just picked up some maybe baby tests and I'm already deep-diving into how they work😍..Hopefully they're actually accurate...

Jamie Gray86 said:but did you actually sit down and talk to your OBGYN about birth control? because my cycle was a total disaster too—I’d go months without even seeing a period and my hormones were completely trashed, so I've been on the pill since I was 17... (I'm 21 now). I tried taking a break last year and didn't take anything for a full year, but my cycle just went totally haywire again. I know for a fact I missed my entire period over the summer 😢
so honestly, if your hormones are the issue, maybe you really should look into the pill to get things back on track.

anyway...

here's this article

don't skip the last paragraph.

I get what you mean, but looking at this article, it's pretty obvious a woman can ovulate any day during her cycle and be fertile then, which I get, but what I'm really wondering is if those pregnancy apps can actually give you a reliable answer on exactly when ovulation happens!!
Plus, my doctor flat out told me to stay away from birth control because it would just mess everything up more, like making ovulation non-existent... I've tried supplements and stuff, and now I'm thinking about doing a short course of vitamins before potentially using one of those tracking devices (if I can find one) to monitor my fertile days, assuming I even have them...😕
This whole mess with irregular periods is driving me insane... especially since I've been dealing with this for a few years now, so I highly doubt it's just going to fix itself...

analogscout72 said:where can I find LH ovulation test strips online that are actually cheap and don't suck...

Now I'm actually curious... what even are these strips? Like how much do they run you, and are they even reliable...

ironscout15 said:It’s not even like they timed things wrong during their fertile window, it's just that their cycles are so messed up they don't actually have a predictable window like most women do...
it's the exact same deal with me, my cycle is completely out of whack and there is zero chance I can figure out when I'm actually ovulating... 🤷
someone mentioned Maybe Baby earlier, and if I remember right, it's pretty pricey

I'm on the same page, using the fertile window method as birth control is basically a disaster waiting to happen when your cycle is totally unpredictable, which is why I'm asking if anyone here has actually used Maybe Baby and what the verdict is?
I checked at the local CVS and it's about $127, which honestly doesn't seem like much compared to the cost of pills, especially since people say those things last you for years...

Also, does the fact that I skip periods mean my fertility is already tanking? Personally, I'm leaning towards yes, but I really don't want to mess with hormones until I absolutely have to... And wouldn't birth control pills just make ovulation issues even worse anyway?🤷

Alex Patel96 said:I don't get it. I had a brain CT scan done, there wasn't even any contrast used, and the whole thing was wrapped up in maybe three minutes tops...🤷

I honestly don't see how things would be any different when they're looking at the orbits.😕

Thanks for that... guess I can stop freaking out then. Now I might actually get some sleep...🙂

fadedmarlin402 said:The contrast dye just depends on what they're looking for, and honestly, there’s zero real danger involved—unless you happen to have some super rare allergy, but even then, it's usually fine. A CT scan is basically just a rotating X-ray machine. The longer you're in there, the more radiation you soak up, but the risk is pretty much negligible, especially if you aren't getting scanned every other week.

I am actually terrified of that contrast dye 😲, I seriously hate the idea of someone sticking a needle in my vein, brrrr, it scares me so much I almost want to just bail on the whole thing...
Plus, I was doing a little digging online and apparently for some CT scans you have to be completely naked... they didn't even mention that to me, which is just such a crappy way to handle things...

I don't really buy the idea that it’s that unreliable... mostly because I know women who have stuck to the rhythm method—you know, avoiding anything messy and just pulling out—and then using condoms during their fertile window, and they still haven't even conceived... For me, the real headache is trying to pin down my actual fertile days since my cycle is a complete disaster. So, I'm curious about how much you can actually trust this device to track ovulation and if anyone's actually used it...

Hey, if there’s a doctor lurking online, can you just walk me through something? I need to know if they absolutely have to use contrast dye when doing an orbital CT—which, from what I gather, is basically just a head CT... Is that stuff actually dangerous?
Also, is it true that the radiation from a CT scan is like, a hundred times stronger than a standard X-ray?😲
Thanks...