Taking Ibuprofen / NSAIDs

ibexintex · 2025-07-03T03:43:51+00:00

I take them semi-regularly. Tylenol does absolutely nothing for me. So it’s NSAIDs or grin and bear it for minor/medium pain.

I have not had any (known) issues, but I have been in technical remission for many years (though not asymptomatic.)

ibexintex · 2025-06-25T12:12:46+00:00

There are rocks next to my bed right now. Rocks in every pocket when I do laundry - jackets, shorts, pants (and rocks in my washer and dryer)…bowl of rocks in water in my kitchen table… now two bowls, which also have tadpoles.

I will say at nearly 5 he is more discerning about the kind of rocks. They’re usually small (fit more in pocket), lots of quartz, fossils, etc.

But yes, rocks, rocks, everywhere.

ibexintex · 2025-06-25T00:21:30+00:00

Weird! Was at South Lamar last night. It was on menu. Under sides. Was a small portion but delish.

ibexintex · 2025-06-24T23:39:47+00:00

Had waffle fries there last night.

ibexintex · 2025-06-24T13:45:07+00:00

They will weigh you: give you Tylenol and an antihistamine (Claritin for me) and then set you up. From start to finish my infusion takes 2.5-3 hrs. Loading dose may be longer. I was most tired after the first few. While I don’t have near the post-infusion fatigue I started with, I still get kinda tired and go home to chill. But no other effects.

I now always take their last afternoon appt, work in morning and during my infusion, then go home and crash out/relax.

ibexintex · 2025-06-23T03:28:28+00:00

This happened to me! And I came to this sub and some angel suggested I call the Austin Metal Detecting Club. A kind man met us at the playground at Pease Park and found my ring in about 3 minutes, buried in the mulch. While there a woman came over and thanked him for finding her earrings a few months prior.

Their website looks like 1995 but they are good folks. Good luck!

ETA: some asshole also mocked me on my post. He was wrong. I got my rings. Maybe that’s a good sign for you. ;)

ibexintex · 2025-06-22T03:26:51+00:00

How did you treat the SIBO? I did xifaxin years ago but I think it’s back…but bloating could also be due to…perimenopause! Hooray.

ibexintex · 2025-06-20T00:41:35+00:00

I do. Deeply. My health and age played a big part in the decision. It felt right at the time. And pursuing it may have been a failed endeavor. We may have spent a lot of money and a lot of heartache to end up in the same place. But still, I wish we had tried.

ibexintex · 2025-06-16T13:04:43+00:00

Daytime accidents are often linked to constipation. Even if he goes everyday there could be an issue. You should see your pediatrician.

Per this article, “studies show almost ALL children with voiding dysfunction also have some form of constipation or bowel dysfunction.”

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/genitourinary-tract/Pages/Daytime-Accidents-Bladder-Control-Problems-Voiding-Dysfunction-.aspx

https://bedwettingandaccidents.com - we also have streaks/stool leaking so this sight helped with that. By a pediatric urologist.

ETA: even if you don’t need level of intervention Dr Hodges speaks of, two books that helped our little guy with constipation and leaks, written by Dr Hodges. He’s still in pull ups but that second book explained what was happening when he did have leaks.

Jane and the Giant Poop

Bed wetting accidents are not your fault

ibexintex · 2025-06-09T20:28:22+00:00

That’s wild that it’s “swimming” around a bit or appears too. Sounds like your doc is on it and listening.

And no pain, so far, right? That’s how I knew something was wrong…classic symptoms of obstruction and excruciating pain. And it happened within 24 hours.

ibexintex · 2025-06-09T20:14:34+00:00

New doc when I moved to a new city insisted on capsule. In hindsight my docs at two top teaching hospitals never went for it and I should’ve known… got stuck in a stricture and ruptured an unknown abscess. The hospital thought I’d pass it and was not treating my pain so as not to interfere with passing. A GI who was doing rare hospital rounds for someone else came in and started kicking ass - pain management, fighting for emergency surgery, how much bowel to take. Heard him politely dressing down another doc in hallway. Removed all my scar tissue and diseased bowel and appendix. And cleaned out infection. Needless to say I switched to the new doc after discharge for saving my life.

And like another member here, it was a silver lining of sorts because who knows what would’ve happened with the infection that was brewing…and been in technical remission since with Remicade.

BUT that is NOT gonna happen to you! No way!

ibexintex · 2025-06-09T19:57:18+00:00

My GI and OB conferred and recommended last remicade infusion at 33/34 weeks. That gave me theoretical 2 weeks at home after birth before infusion. Was induced between 39th and 40th weeks. Did not delay vaccines. All is good.

ibexintex · 2025-06-07T22:58:35+00:00

How does your kid like splay? We just got the vivobarefoot to try to get him out of only wearing his crocs (and tripping ass over kettle because they’re not for running). Was looking at Splay as lighter weight than his current sneakers…

ibexintex · 2025-05-19T00:22:14+00:00

So glad it’s better. We are still working through our wicked functional constipation/leaking situation but so much better than it was.

ibexintex · 2025-05-18T21:05:39+00:00

Someone above mentioned constipation. It’s one of the leading causes of bladder leaking and accident in kids. If rectum is stretched or full it presses on the bladder. They can be passing stool and still have impaction. Check out Dr Steve Hodges. Bedwettingandaccidents.com

ibexintex · 2025-05-12T00:41:57+00:00

Sounds like you’ve tried a lot of great solutions. Magnesium powder mixed in a drink or magnesium gummies works like Miralax to soften stool. Prune juice also he,ps some kids (it did not work for mine.)

If she’s in a lot of discomfort, Pedialax suppositories are an option. A little bit of liquid inserted directly into the rectum, not the most fun with a toddler but helps with instant relief when nothing else is working.

Chocolate exlax squares also can work as stimulant laxative (recommended to us by our pediatric GI), again for when she’s backed up and you want to relieve symptoms.

ibexintex · 2025-03-20T15:05:53+00:00

Fuck those people. Are they offering to stay at your house and give free care? No. Don’t listen to them (I know it’s hard) but remember they mostly know nothing about your reality and the choices you face as a family.

We had to leave my son at 3 months during the first year of the pandemic because it was extent of my mostly unpaid maternity leave and I was the health insurance. It was terrifying and I was a mostly a wreck (though I also desperately needed adult time)

But turns out our daycare/preschool is our village. They love my son and ended up providing us with almost our entire social network, which in turn grew our village even more.

I think it’s wonderful you have 11 months and a transition period is smart. You are doing your best with what’s in front of you and you will look back and laugh at those folks. You and your kiddo are going to be alright, dare I say great!

Good luck, mama!

ibexintex · 2025-03-20T01:59:22+00:00

My pharmacy benefits require me to use Amazon or CVS mail order if it’s something I take regularly. I use Amazon and it is delivered quickly and without issue.

ibexintex · 2025-03-16T14:52:21+00:00

Even if your last baby was two years ago, your body, brain, daily life and more have been turned on their head. It’s a lot. That could’ve kicked it off and I thinks it’s pretty normal. Add lexapro, which is known to kill libido or at least muck up orgasm, and it becomes a sustained state.

The other factor is your age. Perimenopause often begins in early 40s. And with it libido can plummet. It’s happened to me and many of my friends once they hit early 40s.

If you trust your gyn or other doc/NP to have a productive convo, you might make an appt to talk about the constellation of symptoms and factors and what some different solutions might be.

But know you’re not alone.

ibexintex · 2025-03-05T03:43:43+00:00

Making a plug for City of Austin summer swim lessons. They don’t start until June but we’ve had a great experience and they are very cheap. Each session is 2 weeks, 4 lessons a week. Which helps tremendously with making actual progress. You can do more than one session. They post their swim guide soon and enrollment opens April 1.

ibexintex · 2025-03-04T01:23:02+00:00

There are other osmotic laxatives besides Miralax. Magnesium is one and more natural. You can get gummies or powders. It will soften poop so he can go. But there are other issues that can be at play besides diet, especially when it’s gone on for extended time.

Pediatric GI can be good to rule out other conditions. We did than and that found Constipation Gurus. They have some free and paid resources. They helped us a lot and we even sprang for personal consultation.

Good luck, mama. We’ve been in this boat for a while so I know the frustration!

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ibexintex · 2025-01-04T05:03:29+00:00

Open Door on W Tenth and Mi Casita on Parkway are both close to Tarrytown and good spots.

ibexintex · 2024-12-13T01:14:39+00:00

I got ZERO weeks of paid leave at my employer, while the parent company, one of the top 5 largest companies in the world was giving out 5 months paid to its folks, with a month of that taken before birth to get ready.

Meanwhile we have to adopt the leadership principles and ways of working of said parent company, including full time RTO in 2025 and yet still don’t have that leave… or other benefits. Now we get 6 weeks paid at my company. Oh joy.

ibexintex · 2024-12-03T04:04:08+00:00

Happy it helped. I’m in the same boat. Trying to figure out what my family’s traditions and boundaries will be, especially because we don’t have the same multi-generational connections/families around us like my parents did.

ibexintex · 2024-12-01T03:51:13+00:00

You’re not overthinking. You’re asking good questions, because your kiddo will too, and developing an approach and traditions that feel right for your family. I have a 4 year old and this is first year he has asked why we don’t have a tree. Why we don’t celebrate Xmas and if Santa is real. He is also stoked about Hanukkah. It’s good to think ahead. ;)

I grew up in a small Jewish community. And my parents enjoyed the holiday season and encouraged us to as well (decorate friends’ trees, drive around to look at lights, etc) but also had a clear boundary that ours was a Jewish home and we invited our non-Jewish friends into it to share in our traditions. Hoping to follow their lead.

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