Olly Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I use Milton at the end of every cycle. I was too worried that if I put it in a saucepan, someone would come round and go 'ooh, what are you cooking' and lift the lid ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I had similar once when a friend (a macho bloke at that) went to get ice to add to his drink. I had been expressing milk into icecube trays at the time as, despite being able to feed baby well, I was "Ooops, word censored!" at expressing, well...you can imagine the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I have had my mooncup for well over a year. With all the sailing & swimming I do it has made life soooo much easier. I just boil mine in a pan then put the pan thro' the dishwasher.I have to say I wait to boil it until there's just me in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I boil mine when home alone too. I just use my smallest pan which does also get used for boiling eggs. You boil to sanitise therefore the pan is sterile too. Not that I advertise this to the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 My OH generally notices if I am a bit moody and guesses that I will need my mooncup the next day, so boils it at night for me so it is ready for the morning - bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 My OH generally notices if I am a bit moody and guesses that I will need my mooncup the next day, so boils it at night for me so it is ready for the morning - bless him. Now that's love for you! I know that a lot of men are phased by 'anything menstrual', but some just embrace the subject as it's part of the woman they love. I find that refreshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 My OH generally notices if I am a bit moody and guesses that I will need my mooncup the next day, so boils it at night for me so it is ready for the morning - bless him. If mine did that he'd be boiling it up every night! I also use my egg boiling pan then bung in the dishwasher, when I'm home alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I knew I shouldn't look in here whilst eating a jam doughnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 So am I the only one that "boils" mine in the dishwasher then? It goes in there at the end of my period (suitably washed first ) and gets popped in its bag for next time. Re travelling, I always take mine. The first holiday I needed it on after I had it was to China, Tibet and driving over the Himalayas to Nepal, and the mooncup was great. A lot of "interesting" toilets and rock-stops, but just needed some loo-roll or tissues and a bottle of water. Didn't need to stop every hour on the heavy days either. Definitely would not now return to tampons - ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Bumping an old thread here... I've also joined the Mooncup throng on this forum. I found them in my local Boots for £20 and nabbed one straight away - it coped pretty well with a few very very heavy days and for the first time in years I managed to get through the week without painkillers. It did make me realise just how heavy my loss can be though - on day 2 I had to change four times in one HOUR and it was full each time. The rest of the first few days I was emptying it about once each hour to two hours. So if that is the same this month I think I shall be taking myself off to the GP to ask a few questions and test for anaemia! I've worked out that it will pay for itself within four months - which makes £20 seem a bit of a bargain! I haven't dared to put it in the dishwasher though... YET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Well done . It is great once you get used to it . How do you cope having to empty it that frequently . I have one day and night which are a bit like that (every 2 hours or so) and find that quite hard (have to use pads too ). The rest of the period is a doddle . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Well done . It is great once you get used to it . How do you cope having to empty it that frequently . I have one day and night which are a bit like that (every 2 hours or so) and find that quite hard (have to use pads too ). The rest of the period is a doddle . I was lucky that it happened on a Friday when I was at home. If I have a work day like that it might be a different story. No way can I dash out of a lesson every 15 minutes into the loo! In the past I've managed (just) with two thick pads and the largest size of tampons known to womankind but still been pushing it to last a 45 minute lesson at times and I always carry spare underwear and tights at that time of the month. A few years ago my GP recommended I try taking ibuprofen as they deal with the pain and also reduce the bleeding (I think it's the anti-inflammatory action). However I do get indigestion fairly regularly and so I don't like taking them, even though they're very effective. If I have a work day that's as heavy I might have no option but to dose up. However the pain was definitely more manageable with the Mooncup than with tampons so I didn't take any painkillers at all. I honestly didn't know how heavy things had got, thanks to the ibuprofen, but this has made me a bit so I may well book in to see my GP. At least I know how much my loss really is - before I had no idea at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I was lucky that it happened on a Friday when I was at home. If I have a work day like that it might be a different story. No way can I dash out of a lesson every 15 minutes into the loo! In the past I've managed (just) with two thick pads and the largest size of tampons known to womankind but still been pushing it to last a 45 minute lesson at times and I always carry spare underwear and tights at that time of the month. A few years ago my GP recommended I try taking ibuprofen as they deal with the pain and also reduce the bleeding (I think it's the anti-inflammatory action). However I do get indigestion fairly regularly and so I don't like taking them, even though they're very effective. If I have a work day that's as heavy I might have no option but to dose up. However the pain was definitely more manageable with the Mooncup than with tampons so I didn't take any painkillers at all. Go see your GP now and do not take no for an answer. I take mefanamic acid which reduces the pain (I could not get to work without it), and lightens the flow slightly. Unfortunately it does upset my tummy a bit but I really don't care for the releif. My friend who suffers with more heavy periods than me and sounds very similar to you has been prescribed tranexamic acid. This really reduces the amount of blood she looses. It is worth asking. New generations of drugs are coming out all the time and I know we all like to keep things natural. But somtimes we need some serious help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Go see your GP now and do not take no for an answer. Sorry, just realised that sounds really bossy I just got fobbed off for so long by rubbish GP's that it makes me really angry that they give women with these problems the run around I had to plan my whole life around my cycle before I got my "magic pills". I should not have had to do that for years. Then a new GP came to the practice and said "OMG, "Ooops, word censored!"ody should suffer like that in this day and age, here try these". And that was that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 My ED takes mefenamic acid too, she had a horrible introduction to periods, they were heavy and painful right from the first one . She would never cope at school without her tablets. When I had my 3rd child my periods were awful and my GP recommended the Mirena coil which you have for 5 years at a time I am 3 years into my second one and they reduce the bleeding considerably it virually made my period disappear for most of the first year but I think I have developed a slight immunity to it now. Also has the added advantage of being just about the most reliable contraceptive. They do like you to have had you last child before you have it because they are expensive and last for 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks, and don't worry Mostin, that was taken in the way you intended it. In a way I feel silly for having 'managed' it for so long, but I think you're quite right. I shouldn't have to plan my life (my holidays, my kids' swimming trips.....) around my periods. Having the Mooncup has just confirmed what I had suspected for a while! I don't know what I am suitable to take or have inserted because I had a fibroid the size of a grapefruit removed twelve years ago and I know I still have at least one more. Possibly it's one of the causes. I have booked an appointment for next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Interesting to read about your fibroids Helen; I was workign my way down this thread and was just about to post suggesting that you ladies with v heavy periods might want to get an ultrasound to rule out the possibility of fibroids. I had the most horrible periods a few years back and it was sorted out beautifully with a uterine resection - very light periods and no pain after that. So it's worth getting it looked into. Due to a completely different gynae probelm, I had a hysterectomy in the summer - best thing that ever happened to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 It had entered my head that I might eventually need to have a resection or hysterectomy - I think I've been putting it off for a few years because I've already had a couple of laparotomies and really didn't want any more surgery if it could be avoided. Before the second one I had six months of hormone-blocking therapy - basically an artificial menopause that blocked oestrogen production and allowed the fibroids to shrink before they were removed. That wasn't fun (not many people have to go through the menopause twice in their life!),but it was successful and is the reason I have my children - without it I would have had little chance of conceiving at all and none of carrying a baby to term. My fibroids are unusual in that they are not inside or outside the uterus, but growing in between the muscle layers of the uterine wall, so removing them carried a fair risk of needing a hysterectomy - which is why the second is still there, it would have been just too risky to take out. However things have reached a point of no return, so I am off to see one of our female practice GPs tomorrow morning. Whatever she suggests, I intend to come away with some kind of plan of action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That's been tough for you Helen. If you need any info about having a hysterectomy, don't hesitate to PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 However things have reached a point of no return, so I am off to see one of our female practice GPs tomorrow morning. Whatever she suggests, I intend to come away with some kind of plan of action! Good luck with the visit, I don't know if it would be viable for you with where your fibroid is (inbetween the layers) but they do a procedure now where they freeze off the lining of the uterus instead the full hysterectomy. it's less invasive and a quicker recover time. Just another option to ask about if the subject comes up. Be thinking of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 However things have reached a point of no return, so I am off to see one of our female practice GPs tomorrow morning. Whatever she suggests, I intend to come away with some kind of plan of action! Good luck with the visit, I don't know if it would be viable for you with where your fibroid is (inbetween the layers) but they do a procedure now where they freeze off the lining of the uterus instead the full hysterectomy. it's less invasive and a quicker recover time. Just another option to ask about if the subject comes up. Be thinking of you That's similar to the resection Mostin, although I don't think that it would be deep enough to remove the fibroid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That's similar to the resection Mostin, although I don't think that it would be deep enough to remove the fibroid. I thought that might be the case, never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That's similar to the resection Mostin, although I don't think that it would be deep enough to remove the fibroid. I thought that might be the case, never mind. Good thinking though. The resection is where they mechanically remove any fibroids (usually by cutting them up) then they remove the womb lining and cauterise it so that they can't really grow any more. There is then less likelihood of the fibroids regrowing, but it's not 100%. The plus point is that recovery is very quick and subsequent periods are far lighter, some women never have a period again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Sadly that woudln't go anywhere near mine! However it may be that I have since grown a new crop on the inside... who knows! Thanks for your support and good wishes. I'll let you know what the doc suggests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Well, thanks to you lovely folk I was able to go armed with lots of knowledge and got a good result! The GP agreed that I was losing 'rather a lot' each month, so has immediately put me on tranexamic acid pills for the heavy days. In addition I wll be checked out for anaemia, scanned to check on my lumps and bumps and then possibly fitted with a Mirena coil. The Omlet effect strikes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
