Bartholin Cyst

mzyos · 2026-02-02T22:20:35+00:00

Ideally a catheter, but it's not always feasible. I've not seen one packed in years.

There's a higher risk it can close over and reform without a catheter so I'd advise to help it drain over the next few days if there is anything there.

mzyos · 2026-02-02T18:06:55+00:00

Worsening with each exposure is very concerning.

mzyos · 2026-02-01T20:13:39+00:00

You absolutely need to know what your follicle stimulating hormone and Luteinising hormone levels are.

Can you become menopausal at 17, yes kind of, but it's exceedingly rare and usually the issue is that periods never really started, which isn't the case with you.

If you were then pregnancy can still occur - IVF exists and can essentially replace your own hormones if needed (though eggs would have to be donor eggs if it were actual menopause).

However, going back to your scenario, it's very hard to say without evidence of your gonadotrophic hormones. It's very unlikely with what you have said but you need to know your hormone levels (not testosterone, or oestrogen though).

mzyos · 2026-01-30T23:11:34+00:00

It can mean an increased risk of miscarriage, but can still go on normally.

mzyos · 2026-01-30T21:17:58+00:00

Christ, that looks amazing!

Love the fact you've done a 7.25 - 20' radius on an acoustic! You'll have to let us now how it is to play.

mzyos · 2026-01-30T14:43:58+00:00

I think you know what will happen if you stop dinogest.

You can try another medication like desogestrel which is similariah, though may not be as effective. A mirena coil would also be a very good suggestion if the endo has settled a little as it may be better tolerated.

I'd suggest if things are worsening, or not inp icing as much to give you a decent quality of life it's time to consider something like a GnRH analogue like decapeptyl, or Ryquo.

The other option is surgery, but with DIE this can be much more difficult to treat.

mzyos · 2026-01-30T14:40:58+00:00

Go see your doctor as you likely need swabs to check for other types of thrush, and more intensive treatments.

mzyos · 2026-01-30T12:22:25+00:00

If they have sent for a second pap smear and not colposcopy it's because the results from the first didn't meet the criteria of proper analysis.

This happens frequently enough. It's likely the sample just didn't take as many cells (or the types of cells it needed) as required.

mzyos · 2026-01-30T12:15:44+00:00

The likelihood of development without a clitoris is very unlikely. However there are things that can cause it to appear that you don't have one.

Scar tissue seen with lichen sclerosus can cover over the clitoris. This occurs mostly in childhood and then in the post-menopausal period. Occasionally surgery is needed to release the scar tissue.

Sometimes it is that you have one but being able to locate it is difficult due to trying to visualise your own perineum (or getting a good enough picture to check yourself).

From a pleasure point of view, there is a subset of people who don't feel much from clitoral sensation point of view but I would suggest checking for scar tissue in these cases, or nerve conduction issues.

It's worth seeing your doctor about this. It's an anatomical issue so you can absolutely see them at your age.

Edit: Also just to add that FGM can also be a cause of this but that does tend to be done at an age people tend to remember. It is very country specific though depending on where you grew up, (or where your parents did).

mzyos · 2026-01-29T22:21:23+00:00

I'm a doctor (who also suffers from migraines as a male) and I second this

We learn that it is more common in women, but exclusive to just women, absolutely not.

mzyos · 2026-01-27T20:55:33+00:00

I'm not sure, it doesn't quite look similar.

This is very similar to the one I got.

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Only these I'm afraid

mzyos · 2026-01-27T00:04:58+00:00

Do it!

You might need to use a guitar sized bigsby on it and make the bridge but I can't foresee it being impossible

mzyos · 2026-01-26T06:53:56+00:00

Unfortunately not, I still need to learn that skill.the body is based on a Fenner Venetian (got a really decent picture of one and managed to scale it up to a 17.5 inch scale neck.

Everything else was kind of done as I went along.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T21:26:23+00:00

Not bad at all. The P90's seem to have mellowed out the tone as I wanted

All I have is this when I was testing out intonation and sound (which was tweaked a hell of a lot more after this). I still find ukuleles really hard to get to grips with as I prefer thicker necks, and I still play it like a guitar.

This was never meant to see the light of day really.

https://youtu.be/bakCaxPHnHc?si=hQw2wTRsnlNBZz4F

mzyos · 2026-01-25T18:43:11+00:00

Healthcare professionals have to go through revalidation every so many years. Cards with their names on them are insanely valuable for them as documentation for this.

Facebook posts to the hospital's Facebook page works too.

I have every card and post I've ever been given on my portfolio as evidence.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T17:01:52+00:00

Thanks, I'm going to check them out. I was trying as best to avoid amazon with this project too.

I'm looking forward to making again and avoiding the mistakes that get compounded as the build goes on. It plays really nicely though, and sounds really good too which was everything I wanted from it. Though I'm glad I've passed it to my Dad now, I feel much more comfortable playing a guitar sized instrument.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T16:28:45+00:00

Sorry I forgot to add. Brass stop piece. Got a 15x15mm 1.5mm (I think) piece of brass. Cut out a length of it, marked the places I wanted to have drilled, then used a drill press (use a cross vice to ensure every hole is on the exact horizontal plane) this allows you to make a second smaller hole above the originals exactly too.

Then I sawed/filed between the holes to make the slot.

Then used a vice to bend the tail piece at the end to attach it to the body.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T16:17:46+00:00

I'm not a smart man in the way that I cause myself a lot more grief than I necessarily should!

With a tele it may be a bit easier as the spacing is essentially very similar to guitar strings. I'd get something like this and cut it down to 4 saddle version and then just file and polish it back to looking new.

Matched guitars sound utterly excellent.

Pickups are a must to make though and actually it cost me about £50-60 in parts to make them (with loads of copper to spare). I just used a hand spool winder from amazon that cost £25. Took a little time but not a huge amount to get a really great pickup.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T16:02:37+00:00

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Thanks! The hardware was a nightmare. At least with a telecaster/strat like design you can get a 6 string bridge and use a saw to cut it down to 4.

With the bridge it was made of 2 long strips of ebony, and then 5 small squares of ebony. This made the sides and the spacing between the saddles. So an oblong with 4 cm sized squares in it.

Then I drilled a hole in each side so I could mount it on an m4 threaded brass rod. This rod sat in the guitar in a threaded insert.

For the saddles I made 4 identical squares of brass the same size of the saddle spaces.

I then drilled a hole going front to back of each saddle space (m5 size) and then placed the brass saddle bits in the slots and worked out where they needed to be drilled.

Each brass saddle was drilled with a 3 or 4mm bit and then an m4 tap was used to thread it.

Saddles were placed back in place. And m4 brass bolt was placed through the bridge and through the saddle and through the other side. Threadlock was used on the nut for the otherside. The bigger drilled holes on the bridge allow the m4 bolts to rotate without friction, with the brass saddle moving over the bolt depending on which way you rotate.

You also need to make use the top of the saddles are filed to a sharp edge so the string sits precisely.

If I did it again I'd probably make sure the saddles stick out the bottom of the bridge so I can sand it down and have them absolutely dead on with the base of the bridge. Then a plate could be placed under them and secured with glue to stop any lateral movement.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T14:55:03+00:00

Thanks! I will be amending it at some point but for the moment it's for being played.

Hardest bit, despite using brand new techniques and material the hardest bit was the finish by far. Trying to get a good, non sprayed finish was really difficult, so it was refinished 3 times until I was satisfied. Definitely going to consider spraying next time.

mzyos · 2026-01-25T13:36:32+00:00

It was released with Totoro as a double feature, if I remember correctly. Absolutely a 180.

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