in which smartness avails me not

[jinian]

Still with the goddamned motherfucking cramps today. I woke up at 2am to take naproxen (and drink soy milk, which I do not like straight, so I wouldn't get sick), then thought it was okay this morning, but NO. Sweaty and shaky and my head hurts. How the hell did my ancestors survive this bullshit?

I did come up with a bike-enabled solution to an errand-running problem while complaining about it, which was good. It even gave me enough time to make an extra stop, to replace the crummy old bike helmet that some bastard had stolen. (Dammit!) But all that nice, productive time I was super-bleedy girl, and managed to stain the heck out of my jeans. Had I realized, I could've added a Val Vil stop, but no. I have nothing clean to wear and will doubtless set the stains in real nice by the time I get home. Good news? The stains are where you would think, so not immediately obvious -- except if I want to, say, get on or off my bike. *facepalm* I think I have run out of expletives.

Comments

[lakmiseiru.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Extremely un-fun. Have you gone to see a doctor about the cramps? It sounds like they've been particularly bad this round, and out of timing too. Yuck.

In other news, I've had luck removing blood from things using apple cider vinegar (mom's blood from the couch, amusingly); you might try that if necessary. And cold water, obviously. I've had both (and maybe some good strong soap, handwashing) do wonders on stained underwear.

*HUGS*

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I'm bitching about the cramps more than usual, but unfortunately this is within (the bad end of) my normal range. The three-week timing is definitely ridiculous, though. Doctors gave me naproxen before it was OTC, for which I'm profoundly grateful, but at this point all they can really do is throw hormones at it, and the last time I tried those they made me stupid. I guess now I'm old enough that I might be able to get someone to agree to one of the fancy ablation techniques, but that assumes that I don't want to get pregnant ever, which I am feeling incompletely certain about at the moment.

I don't think we have apple-cider vinegar, but that's one I haven't heard before. Will try it sometime. I find the best way to deal with underwear is to wear black in the first place. :)

[thatmathchick.livejournal.com]

There should be a special reserve of expletives that can be accessed in extreme situations like this one. Good gravy!