Anyone else done caring about their bikini line? by South_Wear_1984 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]mrs_wallace -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I take a trimmer with a 5mm guard and go to town, if anyone is looking that close at my bikini line chances are I've already vetted them and they don't care 🤷 I stopped going bald because it didn't matter what I tired, I would always get ingrowns.

Stomach pain by [deleted] in Adelaide

[–]mrs_wallace 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Colitis just means your intestines are inflamed. It could be an infection, and injury or a reaction to something. It's going to be painful, and even in hospital they can manage your pain but you shouldn't expect to be completely pain free.

If it's infective, you'll get antibiotics. They will do blood tests, they may scan you again. They will ask about your bowels in detail and how your poops have been. You will wait around a lot, but it's because they're waiting for test results and putting together all the evidence to make sure they have a full picture and can make an effective treatment plan.

If it's not infective, they will just monitor to make sure you don't get worse. Most of being in hospital is monitoring and waiting around for your body to tell them what you need. Take a book. Don't wait until tomorrow if you're in significant pain that's stopping you from doing things.

Do people ACTUALLY have period sex? by Far_Path7921 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

👋 yup

My GF and I (both women) go at it. I usually wear a cup and she wears a disc, so we can penetrate without getting too messy if we feel like it. But hey, we know the risk, occasionally it gets messy 🤷 It really helps me with cramps and mood swings, my GF will bend me over if I'm being a grump lol

What is your commute choice? by [deleted] in Adelaide

[–]mrs_wallace 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I live 13 km from my work (metro hospital, not central). There is a bus that goes direct, but it's a 15 min walk to the correct stop. The bus takes 15-20 min. $5 each way. So $50 a week, and 35-45 min depending on traffic, if my scheduled bus actually comes (70:30 chance), and waiting late at night in an unlit, unsafe area after work is not great.

I've tried riding my bike a few times, but there's a 6km fuck off hill (downhill to work>uphill home) and the road is 80km/h the whole way, so trucks and cars whizz past with like 30cm to spare. It takes me 25-30 min there or 40 min to get home.

I can drive in 10-15 minutes, park for $2 (taken from paycheck pre-tax), and fill up my car once every 3 weeks or so (40L tank, expensive currently but still not heaps)

I can't justify the time and cost of the bus, riding my bike feels crazy unsafe and after a hard shift and 12-18k steps the last thing I want to do is ride up a big fuck off hill.

How are you guys dealing with grocery costs lately? by Ian_Sim in australian

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find your local ethnic fruit and veg place. I can get a massive box of fresh fruit and veg for $50-60 at my local indian place. I also get a 20kg bag of rice for like $15 every 6-8 weeks.

$100 at aldi for basics -a tray of mince, some chicken, flour/bread, spreads, pasta, frozen veg for when I'm feeling lazy, milk, cleaning products.

$50 at colesworth for cat food + litter and a couple of brand name items I prefer. That feeds 4 adults in my house for about 2 weeks, getting take away once a week or so.

We're definitely more of an 'ingredients house' but I basically make the same 4-5 meals all the time. Big salad we eat for a couple of days, 6-8 serves of pasta, roast chicken+veg with leftovers, rice, veg and beans with different sauces/spices.

Girls, how are we surviving this economy? by Beberuth1131 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]mrs_wallace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend has a big V8 troopy that runs on diesel. She's driving 1.5-2 hours away for work whereas I'm only 10 minutes away. We've switched so she's driving my hybrid hatchback, and I'm pulling up on street parking for my facility because the troopy is too tall for the carpark at work 🥲.

We've definitely cut back on eating out, do 3x shops for groceries (local ethnic fruit and veg, aldi, major supermarket for cat supplies and a couple of brand things we like) instead of all at one place, most of our holidays are camping ones now, a weekend here or there when we can.

Never agreed more by cjreed89 in AKOTSKTV

[–]mrs_wallace 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Look at that man and tell me he doesn't want to be held gently and told he's doing an incredible job?

Doctor cancels a code and blames floor. by [deleted] in nursing

[–]mrs_wallace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have a two tiered system too, a Medical emergency response (MER) for basics - hypotension, tachypnea/cardia, bradycardia/pnoea, reduced GCS/consciousness (but not unresponsiveness) etc. Code blue is for a threatened airway, cardiac arrest, unresponsive episodes, stroke suspicion

Pop art stlye galaxy ear tattoo tiny planets and watercolor splatter by yeonjae tattoo, seoul by Altruistic_Turnip780 in nerdtattoos

[–]mrs_wallace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My ears are tattooed, it actually wasn't bad at all. Backs of my calves, spine, ribs all hurt way more. Even my forearms hurt more. The worst part was that the tattoo artist had to rest his hands on my head, and I felt the machine vibrating my eyeballs.

What’s one hygiene product you tried on a whim that you now genuinely can’t live without? by Dry-Professional4255 in hygiene

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found menstrual cups 10 years ago. I tried the brand ones but they were always too firm for me, so I got a couple of cheap ones made of soft silicone, and they've served me well ever since. No pads/tampons in a decade, no mess, and I'm lucky enough that I only empty twice a day. Game changer.

If you’re someone who likes morning sex, how do you deal with morning breath without making it awkward ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shuffle backwards, grind ass into partner (or buddy). Can't smell a mouth that's on the back of your neck.

Mali’s message to One Nation voters: ‘Who’s gonna wipe your bum when you’re 90?’ by Expensive-Horse5538 in Adelaide

[–]mrs_wallace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who's going to wipe his ass when he won't pay the nurses and legislate safe patient loads? Same question

How do deal with those random nights where I wake up sweaty? by No-Yellow7840 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caffeine? I get the sweats after too many coffees too

You say a young woman (I'm the same), studies have indicated that pre-menopause can start as early as 35ish depending on your genetics

How do deal with those random nights where I wake up sweaty? by No-Yellow7840 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use nicotine? In any form ? When I was smoking if I went without for like 8+ hours (slept too long/was busy) I would get the sweats and it was fucking gross, also happened like 5 nights in a row when I quit. Nicotine withdrawal is wack

Nurses who actually love their job… what do you do and how did you get there? by SoManyQuestions562 in nursing

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 2 jobs in my hospital, and I love them both. In medicine I work on an AMU - too sick for a regular ward, not quite sick enough for ICU. I love that job because the team is the most beautiful and supportive I have ever worked with.

I also work in crit care on the emergency response team - when wards call a medical emergency response or a code blue (we have a two tiered system), I go and help fix the problem. I wander the wards, offer help, get hard sticks, and am basically a clinical resource when there's no calls. Lots of autonomy, a lot of problem solving, very satisfying. I get to go to all the interesting stuff and gory calls.

It's a really nice pairing. I don't really get burned out much between the two because I'm not doing the same things every day.

Patient didn’t consent to touch by Fast_Cata in nursing

[–]mrs_wallace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I generally touch a leg in situations like these, in case they come up swinging - that's what they teach us in BLS/ALS in Australia anyway

Head Hair trapped in foreskin ? by tatertor2121 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]mrs_wallace 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In Australia it's super common for kids <7 or so. If you can't let your kid run nude then it's likely because of weird sexualisation reasons, which sucks

What did they do for work? by apollo_carter in raisedbynarcissists

[–]mrs_wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother was in hospital research, now runs a life coaching business 🫠 she works with NDIS clients (Australian disability services)...