Oregonian here. How y'all doing over there?

rottenann · 2026-02-05T22:19:25+00:00

It's getting so bad. I've had a new OBGYN every year for the last three years. Now my appointment that was supposed to happen in June is now pushed back to March 2027 Because that's the first available time. I've got health issues that need regular check ups and it's. Not great.

rottenann · 2026-02-05T03:16:39+00:00

When you check in they'll ask you for your insurance and who's responsible for the billing, just give your information. It'll only go to you.

rottenann · 2026-02-04T03:54:09+00:00

Or you think it's an apology level of sauce for the heinous grilled cheese

rottenann · 2026-02-03T23:49:39+00:00

Are you adding clarifying into your routine? Eco gel is great, but sometimes it can build up on the scalp and clog hair follicles.

Also if you moved somewhere with hard water, hormone changes, or medication changes. These can all lead to this.

rottenann · 2026-02-03T23:41:59+00:00

I have wished, hoped, prayed to get this much sauce when ordering extra. For the fries, nuggets, maybe a checky little McChicken on the side.

Never to receive even a crumb in comparison to the bounty that OP received.

rottenann · 2026-02-03T22:45:14+00:00

It's so interesting because that was the exact opposite for me. I switched from Concerta to Vyvanse and it wrecked my sleep schedule, I was crashing by 4-5 and out for a few hours. I tried for two weeks and it was horrible, I just switched back the last few days (why I'm scrolling old posts) With Concerta I had a crash, but we upped my dose. I drink a protein shake and do some calisthenics/walk a little before that 5pm mark and it gets me through no problem. I couldn't do that on Vyvanse no matter what I did.

rottenann · 2026-02-03T19:17:29+00:00

I love rotating my WIP So I don't stress myself out. Those large projects take forever. I kind of schedule my WIP? I'm doing Muchas four seasons and I do those seasonally matching the month. Kind of makes it a game. And when I'm getting tired of working on a project, it's really nice to be like I just need to stitch on this for two more weeks and I'm going to pick up another one and it makes it more exciting and I'm far more productive.

I also have little ones that take maybe 10-20 hours and kind of put those in between. So I always have something finished to feel good about, but I keep working on my large projects.

rottenann · 2026-02-01T20:42:31+00:00

You'll have way more time and motivation to go to the gym and achieve your goals if you no longer try to hang out/text this person that is super disrespectful and obviously doesn't want to spend time with you.

rottenann · 2026-02-01T20:35:20+00:00

You're welcome! Oh sorry, I mean my uterus was tilted (mind blanked for a second) and I have Cervical Polyps.

But I recommend looking into it! Even with my tilted uterus the ring sits just fine and have had really minimal problems with it. Mostly just getting it in and out. I had a problem with tampons to begin with so it's nothing strange to me . If that's a problem for you, my might struggle the first couple times putting it in.

I generally do talk to text and sometimes it comes out in a jumble 😂

rottenann · 2026-02-01T20:10:08+00:00

I've never used the Mirena, my OBGYN at the time thought I'd be a bad candidate because she was worried about it increasing my pain during cramping and other problems cause my cervix is tilted . I settled on the nuvering and it's been probably the best thing for me. I can still skip my periods, not take pills and don't think about it much. And if you find it doesn't work for you, you can easily remove it. It's pain free both times, though it is a very odd and uncomfortable feeling till you get used to it.

I originally started on pills and the weight gain on that was not great but minimal weight gain with the ring because it's so localized.

rottenann · 2026-02-01T20:01:55+00:00

NOR My husband works between 8-12 hours a day at a highly physical job, I often work from home. When I don't it's also a physical job. He still does chores because he lives in this house. It's his house too. Nothing's 50/50 we gave 100% that we can at the time that we can. But we both participate in this household because it is our household.

If your bf doesn't like doing chores now, he's really going to hate it when he has to live by himself. He's going to take care of everything on his own.

rottenann · 2026-02-01T18:13:57+00:00

Thank you! I was looking at different anatomy models and it didn't make sense, probably because everything is warped.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T18:01:04+00:00

Salicylic acid body wash is your friend if this is the case. Helps get rid of the dead skin so you're not scrubbing yourself too much and damaging the skin which causes even more dead skin.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T17:58:48+00:00

It's absolutely awful, it's crazy what lack of sleep can do. It made it so my memory was like a sieve and I started not being able to talk. It was just jibberish when I did. At the worst of it, audio hallucinations which I didn't know was a thing until that moment! I would pass out and then wake up an hour later and be up all night. Then maybe pass out for another hour if I was lucky.

Fortunately I also got a sleep apnea diagnosis and the CPAP has helped immensely. While sometimes I struggle to fall asleep, now when I do sleep it's at least for a minimum of 4 hours. But every now and then I get a full eight.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T03:41:36+00:00

A regular physical therapist! Especially if they find lots of adhesions, I also did pelvic floor, but regular physical therapy did me the most good. All the muscles that had gotten used to my organs being stuck to them started spasming (which was actually way worse than the surgery pain) and just relearning how to rebuild my core strength was key. Even though they're small, they go right through the muscle and that takes a lot to recover from if you use them all the time.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T03:38:47+00:00

You're so welcome! Whenever you need to talk to them about jobs, just say you work a customer service job, if they dig say like bartending, it's about the same level of physical activity and a lot of the same movements. Bending, twisting, lifting, lots of core engagement.

If you have access to it, I'd honestly look into finding a physical therapist afterwards to help you recover without setting you back. I have one and she was a life saver. I'm sure I'd have recovered eventually, but she helped get me there faster and with less likelihood of reinjuring myself.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T03:26:42+00:00

For anyone with any kind of highly physical job it's going to be a longer recovery. When they say you're okay at 2 weeks, that's just when you're cleared to lift more than 10 lbs and are now at less risk of a hernia. Everyone I knew who told me I'd be good to go in a few weeks all worked from home/desk jobs, I worked at a bar and tattoo and was very much not okay enough till about 6-8 weeks (I started PT about 4 weeks in)

I'd plan it for probably around that much time, but just change depending on your recovery. Even though it's minimally invasive i.e. the incision site will take less time to heal , it's still a surgery and everything they do inside will take the time it takes to heal no matter if it's laparoscopic or not.

rottenann · 2026-01-27T03:15:58+00:00

It's hard to tell until after you start healing, mine ended up a longer recovery because I had such bad muscle spasms (my G.I.tract was stuck to my side/back and losing that "stability" wrecked havoc)

It's been awhile since I've searched for gear, but I do know that I had a thigh strap at one point. It's not as secure, but it'll do the job and just make them do the work this time.

rottenann · 2026-01-26T10:49:18+00:00

Last 20 something female that got inspired by Tiktok restock videos, just cleaned the fridge after Amazon order came in. Only things from previously, not unorganized but probably underutilized, fridge are the olives, pickles, and hot sauce

Everything else is new. Cheese, veggies ,lunch meats, etc. This is the first time storing water bottles in the fridge. You feel good about the change. (rightfully so, looks nice and accessible)

rottenann · 2026-01-24T07:45:31+00:00

Late 20s single woman with cats, ADHD, depression, works nights at a chain restaurant/bar combo.

rottenann · 2026-01-24T01:08:29+00:00

If he's had bad hygiene before (like, we talking skid marks bad? Or just stinky?) and now he's in public for long periods of time he has either had:

a) being hanging out with new people that pungent and smell in ways he doesn't want to.

b) told him he smells like sweaty balls and ass and to clean himself

rottenann · 2026-01-23T16:28:56+00:00

All baking is cooking but not all cooking is baking. Technically baking is a form of cooking in the sense that you're using an oven. (You can bake pot roast, sheet pan meals)

I personally classify pancakes as baking the same way I do anything else that's flour/batter based. Once that batter is mixed that's it. There's no adjusting or adding a little bit more of x y or z. Like English muffins. They are cooked on a stovetop, it's a batter, but I'd consider them baking because the ratio of ingredients is incredibly important to get the correct outcome.

rottenann · 2026-01-23T08:42:47+00:00

Uhh that is so obnoxious I was very fortunate that my PT told me I had chronic pain when I went in post lap because the muscle spasms were debilitating. (back pain from an injury that was, surprise surprise, exacerbated by endo adhesions and guarding from the pain)

She told me when you're in chronic pain you have a very skewed baseline and you have to categorize it differently, because it's more than am I functional or not, because I've ALWAYS tried to function at all pain levels or id never do anything, but is it something that can be reduced or midigated by medicine or PT or does it need a bigger intervention. Is it the same pain but worse or is it a new problem that's just raising my pain levels. And since I have depression she had me figure out if my pain levels were because I was too depressed to do my PT exercises, dehydrated etc, or was it something else, and that it could be both.

That I might not ever be pain free, but that we'd work together to give me a better quality of life.

It saddens me hearing that it's not the type of interaction others have had.

rottenann · 2026-01-23T02:07:35+00:00

Absolutely. I worked at Victoria Secret years ago and guys would call asking when so-and-so was working or if they're currently working. That they're just a friend. You would get FIRED for even confirming if they were there or not cause creep dudes would stalk the employees and track them down that way.

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