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I'm currently on the pill and start my new grad residency in about a month. I've been on the pill for almost 6 years and I love it, but I want to switch to something that I don't have to take every day because I will be doing day/night rotations every 6 weeks and I'm not sure I can continue to stay on the pill and take it at the same time consistently. I am wondering what other birth control methods work for other nurses. I would like to stay on my current cycle of only having a period every 3 months. My doctor recommended nuvaring, IUD, or implanon. I asked her if I could try the patch, but she said I would need to lose about 60 pounds first. I'm working on the weight loss.
What birth control methods do you currently use or what would you recommended for a busy nurse.
3 hours ago, Davey Do said:Chest bump, dude!
What say we go over to the Men in Nursing forum, have a few beers, and share our stories?
Fact is, (heh heh heh) do you know how a guy with a vasectomy is like a Sunkist orange?
No, tell me!
I will say one thing. The recovery is a lot worse than they make it out to be. Ouch.
Just now, Luchador said:No, tell me!
I will say one thing. The recovery is a lot worse than they make it out to be. Ouch.
A bag of frozen peas on my crotch was my friend that day, I'll tell ya for sure, amigo!
A guy with a vasectomy and a Sunkist orange have this in common:
All juice and no seeds!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
24 minutes ago, Nurse Beth said:Nurse to patient after vasectomy "You can apply a bag of frozen peas to the area when you get home."
Patient "But I don't like peas."
I'm always mortified by the stupid crap I say once they dope me up. I don't remember (versed), but apparently I asked the nurse about alteration in discharge quantity etc. Ack!
@LostMyPen,RN how long did you have irregular periods before you started only having one. Is the one around the same time every year? Is it predictable when you’ll bleed?
13 hours ago, sillymu said:Also I don’t have kids yet. Does the insertion of the IUD hurt? I’ve heard horror stories.
The first time, I think I had a vagal reaction when it went into the cervix. A little crampy, a some cold sweats, almost fainted. Maybe hurt a little. The pain was temporary. Took a few minutes for the vagal response to calm down. Second time was fine. A little pain, but not long lasting.
Davey Do
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Chest bump, dude!
What say we go over to the Men in Nursing forum, have a few beers, and share our stories?
Fact is, (heh heh heh) do you know how a guy with a vasectomy is like a Sunkist orange?