Yup, I stand corrected. This is the way.

You’re a better person than me. I would have smashed that Bluetooth speaker the very first morning…. I am, not a morning person…

Excuse me my kind gentle person, I believe one says, Fuck Nestle.

Fuck him and his stupid ass Reese’s mug.

I appreciate the links. And yes, I agree there is no singular approach just like there is no singular type of uterus, cervix etc… I should clarify that I do agree sedation is an edge case necessity for some women. But something like a lidocaine paracervical block should be offered just like you would be offered it at the dentist for cavity fillings.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6438819/

I never implied that that were readily available in Canada. That fact that somewhere in North America that offers this at all, is astonishing to me. If it was available in Mexico, I would be equally astonished.

I’m not arguing that women’s pain isn’t taken seriously.

But you did.

nor would I consider it inhumane to perform it without.

Why would you not consider anesthetics medically necessary for a painful procedure? That’s insane to me. It’s given to men who get vasectomies, standard. Why would you not consider that inhumane?

Listen, my point of this post was, that these options are available. Maybe they are available in the States. That would be news to me. I said ‘TIL’d this is a thing. And it’s in Canada.’

I think we can both agree both our countries medical systems are fucked and we should be demanding better care from all our providers.

This is the reason they are traveling to Montreal so yes, it appears to be available in Canada. But it absolutely is inhumane when countless women who ask for basic and simple numbing treatment for an IUD insertion/removal are denied and then gaslit into believing that it’s not necessary and they don’t really know their own bodies. Im glad you’ve never experienced it.

Pain management for women, especially women of color, is a sick joke in the States.

Legend

2008 Accord owner here. I’m not giving her up anytime soon.

I drive a 2008 Honda Accord. I refuse to give it up because of how dependable it is. The best features of the this car is the electric heated seats and it’s dependability. knock on wood I’ve yet to encounter any major issues within its entire life span. I’m keeping her until she quits on me.

In fact, instead of putting money towards a new car I’m going to invest in her body and interior. I can’t stand what new cars seem like these days.

I’ve found my people… as I cry into this shawl project on my lap, of merino fingering yarn I paid to have imported because “you want to support small yarn producers” telling myself, “it’s not soft enough. Just throw it away and buy that cashmere/silk blend that you know feels like butter.” 🫠

There was this very popular kickstarter for this reusable floss pick (you just tie on new floss). I’m not sure how well they fulfilled kickstarter orders but i ordered one on their website, pre launch, and basically got a bounced email when I tried to contact them about it. Pretty unfortunate.

Thank you so much for this suggestion. What a game changer. Bless up.

I can’t prove my experience with a now defunct app but I feel fairly confident that is not the case. My browsing experience in Memmy is noticeably more ad filled than my experience in Apollo.

But by all means, prove me wrong if I am.

Ha, yes! What your first edit says. That’s what I mean.

But you make a good point on your second edit. I never felt it was an issue with Apollo. But then again, you are right, I wouldn’t have know if it was an issue with tracking.

I use Brave as my default browser (yes I’m aware I should be switching to Firefox) so it’s nice to browse within Brave’s browser on Memmy rather than Safari.

Way ahead of you brother 🦚🖖

It’s reasons like this post I make homemade gummies. It helps immensely.

Yes I’m aware of this. But it doesn’t use my system browser. It’s using Safari which is not my default browser on my iPhone.

Apollo had it so that when you selected, Use Default Browser, I never left Apollo. It would be nice if that also was a feature of Memmy.

Holy shit, the term, the straw that broke the camel’s back is too real in your situation. I’m glad the neurosurgeon and surgery worked out for you! What was your actual diagnosis if you don’t mind me asking?

Thank you!!! Just ordered it :)

No apologies necessary. I appreciate the advice. Thank you. 💜

I’ve been telling my mom to go to the Mayo Clinic for her chronic cough for years. I’ll check it out.