Ok, I apologize in advance if these are stupid questions. First, it was posed on the General thread about wearing make-up. Now I asked about wearing make-up in the OR, and one person said it was ok (but pointless). Just wanted to ask everyone in here....who wears make-up. Now I don't mean lipstick, eyeliner and the such, like you are going to a club. But foundation and/or powder. If you do, what works best? Won't rub off on masks or melt when you get sweaty. Is it a lost cause even trying? Any of you work for hospitals that say you can't wear any because of possible contamination of the sterile field (Like powder flaking off).
And now second question....something that has been bugging me but I have searched the past discussions and haven't seen an answer. Sorry if this is TMI....and for those men reading this, you might want to stop, LOL. But what do you do when you are on your period? What happens if you get stuck in a 4, 6 or 8 hour surgery with no breaks? Mine has always been quite heavy, and the first couple of days I MUST use a restroom to change every two hours. I don't understand how you all do it. Partly I am just curious, but mostly I am very interested in the OR and have doubts about these things. Thanks.
