May 12 2008
Day 15 of Month 359
Today’s picture is a bit more… personal. I figure most of my readers are women anyway, so what the hell, right? Let’s talk about birth control.
I was on Seasonique for years and LOVED it. Then the whole breast cancer odyssey began and my doctors wanted me to take a lower estrogen pill. I switched to Yaz. There are no words to convey how miserable this made me. Horrible breakouts. Unbelievable mood swings. Plummeting libido. Did I mention the mood swings? Yeah, it was awful. I determined that I was done with hormones and decided to get a diaphragm.
I went to my doctor to get fitted–another horrendous experience. Has anyone ever seen one of those things? They’re the size of a dinner plate!! (OK, maybe I’m exaggerating, but they’re waaaaaaay bigger than you think.) The smallest one they had was still far too big. Back to the drawing board…
Then I remembered a certain episode of Seinfeld. A certain spongeworthy episode.
Yes, ladies, it is back on the market!! Rejoice!
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I’m often tempted to write about BC on my blog, because yeah, we’re all ladies and this is kind of a big part of life, but then I remember my dad sometimes reads it. Not so cool.
PS I recommend the IUD!
My hubby and I are planning for a vasectomy reversal at the end of summer, so I guess I’m going to have to figure out some BC in a few years, after baby one. I don’t want to go back on the pill.
No IUD for me, ever. I beat an IUD in the womb that should have aborted me. Then, since it didn’t do its job, my mom asked to have it removed, which could have made her miscarry me. The alternative was that it would probably come out lodged within my body somewhere. She went for the removal. I survived. Her next pregnancy did not. She knew she was pregnant before the IUD did its job.
What’s the story with the sponge, anyway? I could probably go for something like that. Better than making hubby use a condom after uninhibited play time for so darn long.
LMAO - I REMEMBER that Seinfeld episode! Too funny!