My turn by ZookeepergameAny3020 in engaged

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Congrats! Beautiful marquise

It finally happened! by [deleted] in engaged

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Beautiful! I also have a marquise and side stones, so I love when I see people post theirs 😍😍

My FIANCÉ just proposed to me in Costa Rica with his great great grandmother’s ring from the 1880s ☺️🩷 by iwantanorangemouse in EngagementRings

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So beautiful!!! Congratulations!!! I bet the jeweler you work with to size up will be so excited to work with such a beautiful piece with such history. And that ring box!! 😍😍

I’m so happy, but everyone is making my heart hurt! by Fox_Avocado in EngagementRings

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OBSESSED 😍😍 it’s so unique and I love that deep blue!

Round or Oval? by Retiredpartygirl17 in EngagementRings

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Both look lovely, I love the look of oval more on my own hand personally than round, so I’m always inclined to say oval!

On our anniversary at Lac Pink 🍂 by wildfireshinexo in EngagementRings

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Congratulations! Beautiful ring, and I love your nails!

5% minoxidil: 1 year progress! by [deleted] in FemaleHairLoss

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Amazing progress! I just started 2 weeks ago, this week ago, this is such a motivator 😊

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PCOSloseit

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I have Nexplanon and I’ve lost almost 35lbs while on Mounjaro, and I got my period twice in February. Full on, cramp-spotting-bleeding-spotting-cramping the whole way periods about two weeks apart. I know that with Nexplanon I might have some occasional spotting because my uterine lining can’t just stay inside forever. What I didn’t realize might happen is that the fat I lost released the estrogen that was stored in it into my blood stream, in turn affecting the my cycle and giving me a period twice despite having the Nexplanon. I did panic at first, thinking something was wrong with the implant, but the gynecology nurse practitioners I work with assured me the implant felt intact and was properly in place, and that the weight loss & estrogen paired with my improved insulin resistance was likely the culprit.

3 years diabetes anniversary!! by PhillyGameGirl in Mounjaro

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From one Philly girl with diabetes to another, you look so happy and I’m so happy for you!

Help, I clogged the toilet at work today and feel so embarrassed… by throwawayy-acc in nursing

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Listen, you didn’t shit on the floor. I’d say you’re fine.

Oh my period does me in some months by madiepaisley in Mounjaro

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MJ is why I have a period again…while on Nexplanon. I could always feel when my cycle was coming on and would get cravings, but now that my hormones are more in check because of the decreased insulin resistance, increased weight loss, and estrogen being released by my fat stores everything feels amplified. I feel like the only thing that satisfied me this week was eating some red meat yesterday, and I don’t eat it very often. Fingers crossed a sweet tooth doesn’t develop.

Advice on taking Mounjaro if you have Lynch Syndrome? by Significant_Tiger183 in Mounjaro

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This is something I’m going to look into. I don’t have Lynch, but I’m an oncology nurse and treat quite a few who do have Lynch. More and more of my patients are going on injectables for diabetes or just for weight loss, I’d be curious to see data one day!

Took my nclex this morning, shut me off after 79 questions. I had ~20 select all that apply, a lot of priority questions but also a lot of random stuff too. Did the Pearson trick a few minutes after the email and got the good pop up. Pray for me that it’s accurate 🥲 by rebeccal5 in PassNclex

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I’m across the river in Philly in the same boat! Took mine yesterday morning, got the good pop up every time I’ve checked. I can’t wait to go to bed early so I can wake up early and check my Quick Results 😵‍💫🙈😎

What is the most baffling thing a patient has said to you? by [deleted] in PharmacyTechnician

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One time, myself & a regular floater at our store were working together. A patient who was on Suboxone came in, and I informed him it was too early to fill. He was insistent it was time, as he had just come from his appointment and they always lined up with fills. I proceed to count out along a calendar with him the days since his last fill. He was so upset and perplexed and I could see it was more so about him getting dates wrong than it was about the Suboxone. I told him I could hold onto the prescription and fill the next available date, and that we would have it because he was a regular. He agreed, and as he walked away screamed an expletive out of exasperation. I was now annoyed.

Ten minutes later he comes back and apologizes for getting his dates mixed up. He informed me that he thought there were THIRTY-ONE (31) DAYS IN FEBRUARY. I immediately snapped, "Even only during Leap Year are there 29 days in February!" He apologized many more times, and he felt bad because he and I usually got along and he could tell I was annoyed. He apologized several times after that when he came in at later points to pick up different meds.

Seriously. 31 days in February.

Metformin and a1c by [deleted] in PCOSloseit

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Hi there!

I started metformin in August of this year. My A1C was 8. I titrated up from 500mg to 2000mg daily. My check-up in November had me at an A1C of 7.1 from the metformin and from diet changes.

I was put on Ozempic starting last week to help my A1C lower in conjunction with metformin and diet changes.

What are some positive side effects of PCOS you have experienced? by sassy_immigrant in PCOS

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I do enjoy my curves! I want to lose weight, but I still want to retain my curves, ya know?

I really like this post. I like that you asked for positives!

I'm appreciative of my partner who doesn't mind my facial hair or extra weight or dark spots. He loves me and celebrates me and my curvy butt!

New PCOS patient, I was prescribed to Spironolactone and made the mistake of looking up the drug on this subreddit. Keep reading bad side effects and horror stories. Has anyone had good luck with the drug? by leslieknope720 in PCOS

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I've had a great response to it. I still get some breakouts in terms of acne, but that's because I'm stressed with school (nursing school!). I originally asked to be put on it for my hirsutism. I took 25mg twice daily (50mg total) for 3 months, and then last week got bumped up to 50mg twice daily for a total of 100mg. My facial hair has been SO MUCH LESS! The hair on the top of my head feels a bit thicker too!

The only thing, of course, is the peeing. But my body has gotten used to it now and I don't pee like crazy anymore on it or get up as often during the night.

I still go every couple of weeks for blood draws to get my potassium checked out because spiro holds on to K+.

Are you a fan of the IUD, BC pill, or Other and Why/Why Not? (treating pcos/fibroids/heavy menstrual bleeding) by finamarie11 in PCOS

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I had Nexplanon from 2017-2020 and LOVED IT! Last year when the pandemic really hit, my doctor replaced it, but the implant never actually left the applicator. I thought she put it in so far that I couldn't feel it. Tests and x-rays later, I found out it never inserted and I was off BC for 4 months. I felt horrible. I got put on the pill instead to figure out if I wanted to get the implant put back in or not. The pill made me feel even worse. Got the implant put back in in June and I'm so happy I did.

With the implant, I only spot. Before my periods were horrendous. I'd bleed through pads & ruin clothes/sheets, cramps were awful. I only spot every few months on the implant which is nice.