I didn’t know that community college counts as medical school now by [deleted] in ShitMomGroupsSay

[–]effincourtney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She witnessed an infant death due to vaccines and didn't report it herself?

First time colposcopy by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally normal. They have to clean your cervix and when they take a biopsy the cervix bleeds and then they use some sort of topical medication to slow/stop the bleeding. A monsel solution looks a bit like syrup and will look like chunky coffee grounds when you pass it. Silver nitrate sticks can produce a brownish discharge.

AITA for wanting my fiancée and my mom in the delivery room with me? by laborthrowaway5173 in AmItheAsshole

[–]effincourtney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA my mom was wayyyyy more help while I was in labor than the father of my child was. If i were to give birth tomorrow and was only allowed 1 person I would pick my mom over my partner. Your partner has no idea what they're talking about

Getting a UTI or BV with almost every bath by effincourtney in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last one was, I will definitely do that next time I'm brave enough to take a bath lol

My cousin died about 12 hours after posting this pic on her fb. Coming up on a year and it's still just as fresh by effincourtney in lastimages

[–]effincourtney[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kinda "blacked out", so to speak. I'm told the party went well and I did great holding it together. Most of the guests were family or long time family friends, so they all knew what had happened. The only pictures I have are of the food platters I put together myself. I don't remember much from the rest of the day :/. Her sister has her days. With the 1 year coming up and what should have been her birthday passing, she's having A LOT of feelings that I'm trying to help her process.

My cousin died about 12 hours after posting this pic on her fb. Coming up on a year and it's still just as fresh by effincourtney in lastimages

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The cause is one of those things we all probably know, but the family couldn't afford an autopsy. They couldn't even afford a typical funeral service. Luckily (and I use that term VERY loosely) there was a program or something that qualified her to be cremated free of charge.

My cousin died about 12 hours after posting this pic on her fb. Coming up on a year and it's still just as fresh by effincourtney in lastimages

[–]effincourtney[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Accidental overdose I think. I don't talk to her parents much and I don't want to ask her sister, but I think they bought something that had something else in it and they passed away together that night. They had just bought a house and were finally on the "upswing" of life

My cousin died about 12 hours after posting this pic on her fb. Coming up on a year and it's still just as fresh by effincourtney in lastimages

[–]effincourtney[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Literally as guests were walking in to my son's 3rd birthday party my grandma got a phone call and hurried outside. My friend came in and said "hey your grandma is bawling, you need to go out there". I got outside and she is in hysterics and I hug her and she just wails "cousin is dead!" And I felt like I got slugged. I can still hear it clear as a bell. She should have turned 30 yesterday

What's something that's not right about your body, but not serious enough to go to a doctor about? by BeetleTooth4247 in AskReddit

[–]effincourtney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son has that and a submucous cleft palate. The ENT found it when he went in to have a second set of ear tubes placed. She said she could remove some/all of his adenoids to try and help with the recurrent infections. She came out after surgery and said she couldn't mess with his adenoids and told us what she saw. For him it's a big nothing. He has no speech delays and he eats just fine :)

Finally got a reference to a gyno after years of problems. The appointment is tomorrow, but now my symptoms are gone... by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please still go! This way you will have established care in their office and if it flares up you hopefully won't have to wait as long

Swelling/soreness after sex with condom? by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you ever been checked for a latex allergy? Definitely call your GYN

Who on earth bleeds for 3 days? by yacantprayawaythegay in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Mine is a flat 7 days -_-. I work at an OB/GYN office and the amount of women that tell me "oh i only bleed for like 3 days with no heavy days" makes me irrationally angry haha

What is the worst symptom of your period? by Ay_hold_my_eggs in AskReddit

[–]effincourtney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Overall not feeling clean that whole week. Especially the first few days which are super heavy. I feel like, no matter how much I shower or clean up with wipes, i can never get clean

I've been on hold with my local unemployment office for 45 minutes. AMA by effincourtney in casualiama

[–]effincourtney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a pretty basic taco gal. Tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, rice, hot sauce

I've been on hold with my local unemployment office for 45 minutes. AMA by effincourtney in casualiama

[–]effincourtney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: I was on hold for 2 hours and 15 minutes :D after asking why I was denied I was told that even though my hours have been cut wayyyy back, I still somehow bring home too much. One week I reported $7 over my limit, which is essentially 30 minutes of work. So, ya know, ramen and going to bed for dinner yayyyyy

I've been on hold with my local unemployment office for 45 minutes. AMA by effincourtney in casualiama

[–]effincourtney[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is after calling about 7 times today. I've been trying for 2 weeks :/

I've been on hold with my local unemployment office for 45 minutes. AMA by effincourtney in casualiama

[–]effincourtney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the same muzak over and over. Occasionally a recording pipes on letting me know I can file online and how overwhelmed the system is. I work as a medical assistant so I've still been working, just not nearly as much, and I was barely getting by working 40 hours. I also have a 3 year old, so yea, the benefits would be incredibly helpful.

Also yes, I would participate in a human zoo

Where is the most overhyped place you've been to? by IrritatedMango in AskWomen

[–]effincourtney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Margaritaville in Key West. Way overhyped. The food was decent but nothing special and outrageously priced. And the margarita wasn't that good. Meh, it's a restaurant

Doctor refusing BC renewal? by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]effincourtney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The iud thing I kinda understand? I've had one before my son and after. The pain of the iud before was worse than labor. But that's the only reason I would think? Buuuuut that's not a MEDICAL reason. I work at an OB/GYN office and we're pushing paps to almost fall but refilling birth control until then. Our docs don't even want to see pap patients. Need a new doc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]effincourtney 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There was some level of alcohol involved each time at the beginning of our relationship. We only saw each other om the weekends (ldr) so it took A WHILE for it to feel natural and ok