Ladybits, Aunt Flo and other female annoyances (Guys: you have been warned!)

[Tommy TwoTons]

** I searched for several applicable terms (periods, cramps, uterus etc.) but didn't find any threads dedicated to lady issues!  If I have missed it, please let me know.**

This could probably go in the "Things that annoy you" thread, but I didn't want to squick out the guys!

Okay:  I have cramps from hell today.  This is not unusual, but it's being intensified by the stupid, giant Ace bandage-looking support thing that is currently strangling me that I have to wear due to three abdominal surgeries in as many months (and a new complication: an incisional hernia, which will require another surgery next month.  So I am stuck with The Strangler for a while...)

Also: I have PMS that even that stolen truckload of Hershey bars couldn't appease, and the collective IQs of most of the people I'm dealing with today might not even reach room temperature.

I'm drinking tea, doing some deep breathing and have taken Aleve, but I still feel the urge to snap a neck with my bare hands.  Not good: I still have to do some grocery shopping.  God help anyone who blocks the aisle with their cart while obliviously chattering on their cell phone...

Your turn, ladies!  Let your freak rag fly!

[jazmunda]

I've been with my wife for 15 years and as a result I've felt like I get my period each month because I have to put up with the above. Oh and the complaining. Sheesh.

Ducks and runs.

Please don't tell my wife I said that.

[Tommy TwoTons]

I've been with my wife for 15 years and as a result I've felt like I get my period each month because I have to put up with the above. Oh and the complaining. Sheesh.

Ducks and runs.

Please don't tell my wife I said that.

Oh, I totally agree with you.  It can't help but affect the spouse/partner.  That's why I'm always upfront about what's going on; communication (and a heating pad) is key.

Most days of the month, I have what my friends call "dude-brain" (as you may have witnessed from some of my posts, heh.)  So the week of irrationality and moodiness frustrates me to no end.

Btw, your secret is safe, Jaz

[Sambo]

This is where pot brownies would come in handy

[Tommy TwoTons]

This is where pot brownies would come in handy

I think I'm one of the .0005% of people who don't use pot in Seattle- where it's legal!  Ah, well.

[Treading Water]

I've been with my wife for 15 years and as a result I've felt like I get my period each month because I have to put up with the above. Oh and the complaining. Sheesh.

Ducks and runs.

Please don't tell my wife I said that.

Oh, jaz, you poor, silly, man.  Sorry, T, I can't lie to a guy with an accent like his...  :

Once one of us reads something like this, we ALL read it.(It's the G-gene, kinda' like the G-spot)  So, your wife already knows...    But unless it's incredibly bad "timing"(if you know what I mean) she'll probably just let it slide....

And, T, fuzzy dog toys worked for me.  They're pretty durable and you can tear them apart without actually harming small, harmless creatures.
Good luck on the upcoming surgery.  I'll be sending you all the positive energy I can. 

Ibupropfen, heating pad, big ole' box of Kleenex(for tears).

[Tommy TwoTons]

Oh, jaz, you poor, silly, man.  Sorry, T, I can't lie to a guy with an accent like his...  :

Once one of us reads something like this, we ALL read it.(It's the G-gene, kinda' like the G-spot)  So, your wife already knows...    But unless it's incredibly bad "timing"(if you know what I mean) she'll probably just let it slide....

And, T, fuzzy dog toys worked for me.  They're pretty durable and you can tear them apart without actually harming small, harmless creatures.
Good luck on the upcoming surgery.  I'll be sending you all the positive energy I can. 

Ibupropfen, heating pad, big ole' box of Kleenex(for tears).

Ah, the collective consciousness of the universal uteri... Poor Jaz.  Hey, I bet we could make a fake "new age" group with that name, put up a crappy website & get on C2C!

An even better tip that a friend (who is a therapist- lol) gave me was this: throwing ice cubes into the bathtub, as hard as you can.  Feels close to breaking glass   I tend to save that for the really bad days though, because it freaks out the cat.

Yes to ibuprofen & the heating pad, but I won't need the Kleenex.  This month, it's not the weepy, emotional kind of PMS: it's the "I will rip out your spine and strangle you with it" kind

Thanks for the well-wishes, TW.  Much appreciated!

[Treading Water]

 

[UnscreenedCaller]

This month, it's not the weepy, emotional kind of PMS: it's the "I will rip out your spine and strangle you with it" kind

You could conquer the world with that kind of PMS. Put on the Wonderwoman cuffs and own the power! BTW, I used to do my best code writing with that type of PMS, and the beauty part was everyone knew enough to stay far, far away. 

[Tommy TwoTons]

You could conquer the world with that kind of PMS. Put on the Wonderwoman cuffs and own the power! BTW, I used to do my best code writing with that type of PMS, and the beauty part was everyone knew enough to stay far, far away. 

Yes I could, if all these mudderfuggin' sons'a rotten cocktail weenies weren't in my way!    (traffic is unbaleefabuhl tonight...)

When I can harness it and focus, it can be quite a powerful force.  You're right, the extra solitude is an added bonus