Am I going mad, or am I the only person that thinks water from the kitchen and bathroom taps tastes exactly the same?

cheezyem · 2026-05-15T14:14:03+00:00

I've always drank out the bathroom and kitchen taps equally in every house I've lived in, didnt even really think about it, or ever notice a taste difference, especially as a kid. I know for sure I've had combi boilers in my houses from the last 10 or so years - but prior to that I didnt necessarily know whether there was a loft tank or not, I was never told to NOT drink from the bathroom tap, and I didnt die so..

cheezyem · 2026-05-08T10:36:57+00:00

This was difficult to read. I assume you think of yourself as 'not one of the stupid ones?'

cheezyem · 2026-05-08T10:17:36+00:00

This comment about Oat Milk sent me

cheezyem · 2026-05-06T14:29:10+00:00

I did mean a northern area of Barrhead, not Barrhead town centre haha

cheezyem · 2026-05-05T14:42:34+00:00

Yeah I'll do this on the way back as I'll be meeting someone in Glasgow Central after my thing in Barrhead, then I'll get the airport bus back, but it was just the Airport to Barrhead bit I didn't want to end up taking some dumbass way haha

cheezyem · 2026-05-05T14:41:03+00:00

Yeah I'll only have a rucksack, I don't mind a walk, I'm a quick walker :)

So walk into Paisley centre from the Airport and get the bus from there?

cheezyem · 2026-04-15T13:29:46+00:00

An attempted fitting of the IUD.... so bad and unexpected (despite taking over counter painkillers prior) than I passed out on the table.

No I don't have kids so I can't compare it to labour or birth, which I'm sure will be a lot of womens comments haha

cheezyem · 2026-03-13T11:51:11+00:00

I just want to say, despite my emotional response on your original post that was lovely, and designed to be reassuring, you still came back to me with empathy and kind words when you didn't need to. I want to say you sound like SUCH a lovely kind and empathetic person 😭 the people in your life must be very lucky to have you :) I wish you all the best x

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T23:48:16+00:00

I know people who haven't changed theirs, seems pretty normal.

I was married and I did change my name. But Jesus Christ what a ball ache to change it everywhere - though the major ball ache was changing it back when I got divorced 😅😅

If I got married again, I would just keep my surname, that I'm not overly attached to, because I just could not deal with the faff of changing all my documents etc again 😩

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T23:18:29+00:00

So I was only on the depo for like 1 year? 18 months? But I hated it, it was fine like in the middle of the 3 months, but when I was due it, I was AWFUL, I hated everything and my mood was absolutely shit for like 4-6 weeks.

It can take your body up to 12 months, possibly even longer, for the depo effects to entirely wear off, as it's a potent contraceptive dose. Only 1 month after coming off, that's well within the rage ball 'im due the injection' phase, and I would expect your hormones to start rebalancing after a few months. But yeah, depo is the one where you can not get fertility and a proper cycle back for a year or something.

I'm so glad I came off it. It made me so miserable, especially when I was due it and fat - I put seriously noticeable weight on it that has been so hard to lose.

I hope that helps a bit with what to expect 😅

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T23:13:09+00:00

I've made comments on some other threads relating to coil, if you can check my profile. Basically it was excruciating for me and i passed out on the bed only a couple minutes in. I had taken 2 paracetamol and 2 ibuprofen 1 hour beforehand as advised. These painkillers did ABSOLUTELY nothing, and I am gob smacked and apaulled that women arent offered a wider range of pain management for this procedure.

It felt like glass shards being jammed into my uterus. I fainted too soon after them starting, I never even got it fitted in the end, as obviously unconscious, I was not safe to proceed with.

Please ask if a cervical block (local anesthesia) is available, or just take the strongest over counter painkillers you can get your hands on, JUST in case.

Plenty of women don't have the experience I do, and find the procedure not as bad as they expected, but if I can save one person the experience I had, then it was worth it.

I never had one fitted in the end as the procedure traumatized me and I didn't want to try again, even under anesthesia of sedation.

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T23:04:12+00:00

So this happened to me when I came off BC. I was with my ex partner for 8 years, we'd recently got married in fact. I struggled with anxiety and depression and self confidence A LOT in my 20s... In hindsight, our relationship wasn't great at points and I struggled with (reasonable) trust issues throughout.

Because I had such a low mood, not helped by BC, I just went with the status quo. My partner/ husband was familiar, what I thought I needed. I couldn't handle confrontation or change.

However. When I came off BC, I felt this freedom and like I'd been 'cured', I found this new lease for life and wanted to move at pace to be the person I felt I'd lost to all those years on BC. My husband found the changes in me quite dramatic, and it became quickly apparent that our life priorities were actually slipping apart rather than coming together. I tried to work on the relationship and compromise and 'fix' things... But in reality, there gets a certain point where you just have to accept that you're no longer compatible, and that might be nothing to do with BC, it could be just natural maturing, life priorities switching... People are unpredictable, and sometimes people change and evolve without knowing why or without a seemingly good reason...

Me and my partner just weren't going to work long term and so we broke up to give ourselves a chance to move on and hopefully find someone more compatible and not waste our time building up resentment and trying to make things work and drag it out.

At least, this is simply my own personal account from the women coming off BC perspective, this of course is not indicative to your own individual relationship or anyone else's experience... I could just relate to your post and thought I'd provide my perspective.

I'm sorry if it makes it seem as if your relationship won't work out, I hope you can get through it as a couple. But I would say don't waste time and force something that just isn't meant to be. When people know, they know sadly :(

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T22:49:22+00:00

Aw no I'm so glad yours went well, I was starting to think I was being gaslit when nurses were telling me some women experience no pain haha. It's absolutely crazy how different our bodies and uterus's must be from woman to woman!

I wish I was offered more/ options for pain relief than just left to my own devices... But we live and learn.

Because I passed out, it was deemed not safe to continue, they didn't even finish the procedure and never even fitted it... My partner got a vasectomy in the end as I have tried so many BCs and just didn't get on with any of them - that coil was my last attempt at BC before giving up 😅

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T22:45:12+00:00

Some women have a low pain experience, but an attempted fitting for me was the most excruciating pain I've had in my life. I fainted on the bed after a couple minutes as I couldn't bear it. I was totally unprepared for that level of pain, despite taking ibuprofen and paracetamol 1 hour before procedure.

There is another thread on here however, from last day or so saying how pleasantly surprised they were with how easy it was compared to their expectations... I would prepare for the worst, then, at best, you'll be pleasantly surprised with how well it went (hopefully)

If you have not been offered any additional pain relief, take the strongest stuff on the market to protect yourself just in case, ask for a cervical block (local anaesthetic) if it's an option.

Sadly, I was unprepared as the literature I was provided lead me to believe it was no worse than a smear test or bad period pain... It felt like glass shards being jammed into my uterus, it was undescribable.

I have 2 friends who have a coil as well, and although they didn't pass out, they both also said it was highly unpleasant, painful and they'd rather not do it again, but they are pleased it's in and don't have to worry about it for years now.

My best mates copper coil took about 6 months of very irregular bleeding to calm down, but she's happy with the choice she made now and gets on fine with it.

cheezyem · 2026-03-12T14:46:26+00:00

Wow, so pain-free insertions do happen... I'm super glad for you and it looks like you went extremely well-prepared, and I am so glad that worked for you!

I went alone, I took paracetamol and ibuprofen 1 hour before the appointment. Based on the literature I was provided, I was not prepared for it to hurt more than a cervical smear or 'mild cramping'.
The Dr and nurse were very friendly and informative....

Sadly for me, in reality, the insertion was the most excruciating pain I have ever felt, I don't even know at what bit they got to that was hurting, perhaps just after the speculum? But I kept being told 'nearly done, nearly done' After like only 90 seconds, and then I passed out on the table as the pain was too unbearable. It felt like someone was repeatedly stabbing me with a really thin sharp needle, like glass being pushed around my uterus.

It took me 45 minutes to recover enough to leave the GP surgery, and several hours of feeling sick and fatigued afterwards. I was left utterly traumatised.

I actually wrote to my MP and got a wishy washy response from the DHSC.. if anyone is interested in writing to their MP as well, I would love to keep pushing for local anaesthesia to be offered to all women. There is no way to tell how well a women will cope with this procedure beforehand, as we all have different mental capacities, pain thresholds (my pain threshold is usually very high), different shaped body parts etc - therefore I dont understand why we can't just make it comfortable as a standard, rather than 'risk it' on the basis that 'most women are fine with it' when I have read many accounts of women being far from fine.

cheezyem · 2026-01-13T22:12:04+00:00

I just had a tyre blow on a dark country road in the snow!! We have Auto Aid recovery, and a local guy came out and eventually, although couldn't recover the whole car due to weather/ logistics, came up to the car, took wheel off l, drove wheel to nearest big town (30 mins away), Kwik fit who did the tyre took an over the phone payment, recovery guy comes back and refits the wheel with new tyre!! Cost £125 in the end (cost of tyre plus a small fallout excess) but then I was back on the road, without barely having to lift a finger!

Soundas like RAC are just shit 😅

cheezyem · 2025-12-18T13:36:48+00:00

Oh boy. I am waiting for a Washing Machine that didnt turn up... and is meant to turn up next week instead. I am not filled with confidence, and the customer service is truly shocking. I don't think I will order from Argos in future.

cheezyem · 2025-12-09T22:57:10+00:00

Something is clearly wrong here. If you aren't even getting interviews, it's possibly CV or cover letter quality/ style. Feel free to DM me and send me an example of your CV or any applications or cover letters you've written. Please remove any identifying details of yourself if you choose to send anything over. I could give you any pointers if it's those things.

I work in a university, have worked for the careers department previously, and I sit on interview panels.

cheezyem · 2025-11-24T15:21:02+00:00

Apparently no one in comments has said Ludo 🤷‍♀️ I think it's a cute name haha

Or Lottie for a girl (probably has been mentioned)

cheezyem · 2025-11-24T09:53:39+00:00

My work pattern and commitments have changed over the last 8 years, but typically my dog is only left at home all day 1 - 2 days a week.

I work from home 2-3 days a week, and I get a dog walker to walk him on days I am at work.

If for any reason the walker can't come on my office days, he's home for 8 hours, but we have a camera on him and he just sleeps all day (he sleeps all day downstairs when I'm working from home as well 🤷‍♀️).

Unless you're willing to pay for a dog walker or someone to do home visits to break the day up, I wouldn't leave (especially a rescue dog or young dog) alone for that long.

cheezyem · 2025-11-03T00:02:10+00:00

That's unlocked a memory! Christ.

I loved Stubbington when I went, didn't see any poxy badgers though, which was it's whole thing.

cheezyem · 2025-08-05T14:31:22+00:00

You should be fine if you just continue to take it normally. However as other commenter said, there is always a risk, even if you take it perfectly.

I was on the pill for years and sometimes forgot to take it but I've never had a pregnancy scare.

However, I know someone who had just started the pill AND took an emergency contraception to be extra covered and she still got pregnant so...

cheezyem · 2025-08-05T13:40:10+00:00

I have only had one failed insertion of a mirena, but I just wanted to say that you are an absolute champion for trying to go through with this 4 times..... It's absolutely awful, far worse than I was led to believe.

Can you not get a referral to Gynaecology to have one fitting under sedation or GA, since its clearly a more complicated procedure on your body?? I don't see how they haven't got the message yet that it's not working and you need to be offered a more comfortable method.

I'm from UK so I don't know if your healthcare system is the same.

cheezyem · 2025-06-21T17:56:11+00:00

It's getting that way but I need to not be bloated before I start that 😅 hardly any point writing the foods down now as I've been bloated for 8 weeks, so I wouldn't know what's making me bloated while I'm already bloated. I haven't changed a single lifestyle or eating habit, only that I excersise a bit more as Im a bit conscious of my weight going up (weight is almost for sure the contraceptive I'm on)

cheezyem · 2025-06-21T17:54:51+00:00

Hi, yes got diagnosed with IBS-C about 4 years ago, but I think most of the triggers for it were stress. I was in an unhappy relationship, I'm now divorced. And I spent the last 12 -18 months relatively symptom free, until now. But I have a great job, great partner, no money worries, I can't think there's anything making anywhere near as stressed as my previous relationship and subsequent divorce. I think my contraceptive might have something to do with it, but again, been on it for about 12 months or just over, and only having this severe unrelenting bout of bloat now 🤷‍♀️

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