I really hope this whole thread is just some kind of sick joke, because if it isn't: It sounds like you were trying to trigger an emergency contraceptive effect by force, and now that it didn't work, you're spiraling into a panic. Clearly, nobody ever sat you down to explain how birth control actually works. There’s a reason "morning-after" pills exist; they aren't meant to be replaced by someone just chugging a whole pack of regular birth control pills. If you aren't ready to be a parent, go see a doctor at a clinic and have them handle a medical abortion professionally. Trying to DIY this is just amateur hour, and honestly, you're probably going to end up seriously hurting yourself. I'm assuming you're incredibly young, because I can't imagine anyone over 18 being this reckless. Use actual contraception in the future. Now you've finally realized that pregnancy doesn't just happen to "someone else."
William Sanchez15 said:Yeah, and is it even possible to bleed a few hours after sex, or maybe just the next day? Because I feel like I've been totally played here..
Any of those scenarios could happen. It doesn't necessarily have to hurt, it doesn't have to bleed, and yeah, bleeding can definitely be delayed. Even the hymen doesn't always break during the first time. That happened to me. Mine was just too stretchy and wouldn't budge😁. My guy used to joke that I was a "failed virgin" with big boobs (like some character out of a bad sitcom). But honestly, what I really want to know is why you care so much about whether she actually is a virgin🤷. Are you really at the point where you're trying to fact-check her life? And why would she even lie about something like that in the first place? Honestly, if I were her, I wouldn't even bother trying to convince you—I'd just walk away and find someone normal.
dustyowl29 said:I honestly thought I could just power through it. Figure if I bulked up a bit, I'd be fine. I mean, we've all taken a tumble or two at some point... I'm not really the type to run to a doctor over every little ache. I usually wait until I can't take it anymore. Maybe that's a bad habit, but that's just how I am... My boss is an absolute moron, regardless of his health issues, but knowing how he reacts, I tried to push myself to work as long as possible. It just wasn't happening... That's just capitalism for you...
Watch out for that arm. It’s probably going to stay a little sensitive forever. My guy had his shoulder pop out once, and then it happened twice more on that same side—not even from anything heavy, just from being careless. Once the pain subsides, start doing some strength training to stabilize it and definitely go talk to a physical therapist. And yeah, your boss is an idiot.
So, I’m heading over to Dr. Zrinke Maleš Mihanović's office at 37C, 358-808. She’s a younger doctor—really open, easy to talk to, and down-to-earth. My GP actually sent me her way since she goes to her too.
Here’s my take on the whole thing. You’ve got a kid from a messy household where the parents were probably too wrapped up in their own drama to notice they were neglecting her. When she was first snatched, sure, she was terrified of him—that’s a given. But honestly? It’s entirely possible she ended up forming a bond with him later on. In some twisted way, he might have been giving her the kind of attention her parents never did, and maybe she even felt a sense of power over him. I think these two fell into this sick kind of codependency, and thank God she finally snapped out of it once she grew up. He probably couldn't handle being left behind, which explains why he took his own life. Either way, we're looking at a serious mental health issue that needs real treatment. Of course, this is just my amateur opinion, and I could be totally wrong.
Anthony Grant37 said:tell your aunt to try some Camilla tea—don't rinse it off, and obviously, let it cool down a bit so she doesn't scald herself🙂 Camilla helps with all sorts of things, so give it a shot!
St. John's Wort tea is even better. You brew it, let it get lukewarm, pour it into a little basin, and just sit in it for a while (I usually bring a newspaper). Then you do a quick rinse with it at the end. It works wonders for your aunt and for hemorrhoids too.
Honestly, I don't run into rude nurses very often. Sure, they exist, but I just shut them down immediately. What actually scares me? Incompetence. Like, someone who misses the vein seven times in a row because they have no clue what they're doing (trust me, I've been there), only for their coworker to nail it on the eighth try without breaking a sweat. Or those fake-nice types who feed you completely wrong information. That’s happened to me too.
I absolutely laid into him, gave him hell, and really let him have it, but then I went ahead and bought him this gorgeous bouquet. Everything is totally fine now.🤣
lonefox7 said:The Light Therapy Device definitely helps with joint and back pain, plus it speeds up how fast scars and wounds heal, and even works on cellulite and broken capillaries—as long as you actually use it every single day.
I've had good results with the Philips too, but I already went through my device a while back.
Honestly, as weird as this sounds, I’m really hoping it’s just stress talking. The stuff you’re describing... it could be early signs of Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s. That was my exact experience. It started with bouts of diarrhea that would last a while, then just disappear, only to come back a month or two later. I kept blaming it on being stressed out. Eventually, though, it got so frequent they wouldn't stop at all. It took doctors two or three years to actually figure out what was going on and give me a real diagnosis. Are you seeing any blood or mucus in your stool? (Though with UC, you don't always have to—I've been dealing with this forever and still don't have that symptom). Don't try to play doctor with this; just go see a professional. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything turns out okay.
My late mom had this weird habit where she’d grill people about their health issues, and without fail, she’d decide she was feeling those exact same symptoms and suffering from the same exact illness. Like, one time my uncle was complaining about his prostate, and she goes, "Well, my prostate hurts too." She was constantly pestering everyone around her to drag her to the doctor, and then she’d get all worked up if the physician didn't prescribe something specific or tried a different way of treating her. Usually, the doctor would just toss her some vitamins or give her a quick injection—I have no clue what was in it, probably nothing more than saline—and she’d head home all happy, grumbling at her son for not wanting to take her in, saying, "See? He gave me pills and an injection after all."🙄
Look, I’m one of those miserable people who deals with intense pain on the first day—sometimes even vomiting—until everything finally starts flowing properly. It’s not like I have heavy bleeding or anything, just that initial struggle. Luckily, any standard painkiller does the trick, though Advil is my absolute go-to. Before that, I used to rely on things like Buscopan or Excedrin. There’s actually this one little trick I use to try and head off the cramps before they get bad. As soon as I realize it’s starting, I have a little bit of alcohol. Some people swear by sipping brandy, but I can’t stand the stuff, so I’ll just have a beer or maybe a liqueur. It seems to get things moving faster, so I’ve managed to dodge the worst of the pain quite a few times.
The weight gain is most likely from those corticosteroids (like Medrol or Decortin...). I’ve been through it myself. If she ends up staying on them for a while, she really ought to get her bone density checked and make sure she's getting plenty of calcium.
Donna King said:I used to sell them a few years back, but honestly, I’m embarrassed to admit I never actually tried using one myself. My mom, though, swears up and down that it helps manage her rheumatoid arthritis. I don't know. I just can't shake this fear that most of the results are just a massive placebo effect.
With my nails, it definitely wasn't a placebo. The difference was right there in front of me. Sure, you could argue about pain relief being psychological, but if it actually helps? I really don't care.
Look, I’ve had a seriously good experience with this bioptron thing. A few years back, I dealt with this absolute nightmare involving my nails—doctors couldn't even figure out what was wrong with them. Two of my nails were basically ruined; they were bleeding and getting infected constantly. It was a miserable two-year struggle. I tried everything from random creams to various solutions, but nothing worked. My friend used to sell these lamps, so I finally caved and bought one out of pure desperation, thinking it might just be another expensive mistake. Thankfully, I was wrong. It started drying things up pretty quickly, and soon enough, healthy new nails started growing in. Honestly, if it had only fixed my nails, it would have been worth every penny, but my mom ended up using it too after she broke her hip, and it actually helps with pain relief. Of course, if you're dealing with something long-term like my nail situation, you can't be inconsistent. You have to use it every single day. I saw the first signs—just a slight drying effect—after three days, though it was so subtle I actually thought I was imagining things. But by day seven, there was no denying it was working.
I spend a lot of time searching through medical records and sitting in hospitals. Honestly, my experiences with the nurses, the front desk staff, and the ward teams haven't been all bad. I've been dealing with health issues since I was 14, and during that time, I ran into maybe five or six terrible nurses—but I never gave them a reason to dislike me. I get it; their job is incredibly demanding, and I’m not going to judge a woman just because she isn't smiling ear-to-ear every single second. I actually have nothing but praise for the nurses on the internal medicine ward at Mount Sinai. They were so patient with everyone, even when I found myself wondering how they managed to stay so calm. My absolute worst experience, though, was with a nurse during a CT scan. She was literally mocking her colleague because she had botched the contrast injection so badly that it hurt me seven different times. There wasn't a single vein left in either of my arms that she didn't blow. On top of that, she was so incredibly rude—acting like it was somehow my fault she couldn't find a vein properly—that I eventually told her I was leaving without the scan. I have to give credit to the young technician there, though; he was a total gentleman. He held down my bruised, mangled vein to try and stop it from bruising further. It didn't work, but I appreciated the effort, and he was actually quite handsome, so I didn't mind him holding my hand—when you're in a miserable situation, you take whatever help you can get 😁 . When I finally limped back to my room, feeling totally poked and prodded, a nurse walked up and said, "I just need to prick you once to draw some blood." My arms were blue from my forearm all the way up to my shoulder. Despite how it looked, she got the blood on the very first try. Not only was she skilled, but she was calm and kind, too. We ended up joking about it at the end; I told her that even though I'm a die-hard Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, my arms were looking more like Los Angeles Lakers colors with all that blue.
Susan Gonzalez4 said:I was stuck in the hospital for 8 days, just got out about half an hour ago. Doctors think there's a 90% chance it's ulcerative colitis or maybe some weird atypical inflammation starting up. My bloodwork didn't show much, just some mild inflammation, so now I'm just playing the waiting game for the final diagnosis. They took biopsies during my colonoscopy, which I'll get results for in two weeks at the follow-up.🙂 For now, it's diet changes and pills. If anyone has any helpful links, please share them—I really want to get up to speed on this.🙏
If you check the link in my signature under "thanks Hucuk," there's a general section with a link to the old forum dedicated to ulcerative colitis. You'll find plenty of answers and personal stories there, though you do have to register. If you read something and have questions, just post them here on this new forum. There’s also a link on this site to a pretty solid article about UC written in English. Honestly, I'm sorry you had to go through a colonoscopy; I know how much that sucks. If it makes you feel any better, they're working on those tiny camera capsules so we won't have to deal with invasive exams as often—fingers crossed they become standard soon. Let me know how you're doing and what specific type of UC they end up diagnosing (check the forum for info on the different types).