the Red Tent

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:02 pm

But do they have to feel like you're getting stabbed? Geesh!
My cycles were always messed up, right from the first one. I never got my period monthly....more like every other month or so.
Now my sister, she counts to the day.
When I was younger I'd get doubled up with pain so bad I couldn't move. I'd have to lay on a hotwater bottle and take ibuprofen. And I'd flow right through a pad in 15 minutes!

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:11 pm

Herbs, herbs, herbs. Crampbark and skullcamp tinctures. Chamomile and raspberry leaf tea; I drink it all month and swear by it.

the endometriosus can make it worse for me if I don't stay on top of it. Also, too much caffeine and sugar make it worse for me (which breaks my heart, caffeine junkie and sugar addict that I am).

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:18 pm

Have you ever tried Licorice Root tea, Giggles?(not the same as licorice spice tea) It's kinda weird....... when you drink it, as it goes down the back of your tongue then you can "taste" it. Sweet tasting. I don't add anything into it, no sugar or honey.
I usually drink it when I have a sore throat.
(Alvita brand)

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:25 pm

I'm not real fond of the flavor, but I've added to more bitter herbs before to make tea that's slightly less unpalatable.

Popping a pill is so much easier, but I just feel better when I do it the hard way, it seems.

A future goal is to study herbology more formally as I really know very little now.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:16 pm

{finds a tucked away corner and burrows, pulling blankets over her as she goes}

good night everybody, sleep tight....

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:48 pm

Sleep well, sweeties - all of you.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:48 am

*sigh*

it's a moot point now.

you know what? I don't have to care what my vibrator thinks.

let it flow let it flow let it flow!

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:27 am

Hey, that is what shower sex is for.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:50 am

yeah well, i'm not having any of that any time real soon either.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:25 pm

{carrying in large thermos of hot cocoa & bailey's, giggles sits at hte desk and begins to write}

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:49 pm

Lydia Love wrote:yeah well, i'm not having any of that any time real soon either.

Not when you come over here and violate all rules of decency and go through all my email while I'm sleeping.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:55 pm

hey, take that brouhaha outside, wouldja??? We've got menstrual women in here, it's like striking a match in a fireworks factory. sheesh.

(what the hell is wrong with this damn door, anyway?) {gives it a few good hard kicks}

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:18 pm

**Donita comes in, sits down on big fluffy red pillow, wiggles around and gets comfy, opens journal and begins to write also**

I came into the red tent because I need a "time out". I am about to lose IT. I think I might also be PMS-ing. I have a cold. I feel so emotional today. I think I need a cup of chamomile tea.
**scribble**scribble**scribble**

I like your pics, Giggles. I like "Be Yourself Day". I like your Red Tent and this thread. I didn't know you lived in Arkansas. Can I drop by for a day when I move out to NC in May? You have a cute little girl too. My girl got into an accident Thursday night (read the Fuck thread). I am glad she is not hurt. I would absolutely die if anything happened to my baby girl.
**scribble**scribble**scribble**

My employer is monitoring our web access. I deleted the program. Heh.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:30 pm

{warm easy hugs for Donita}

sorry about your tough time. You've got so much going on, oh my! I'll stop my complaining now.

I like that, deleting the program, heh.

I would be so tickled for you to stop in to visit! If you girls need a stopover point on your way, you've got one in Little Rock. That is, if you can deal with not one cute girl but three (and a nice cat named stella).

{passes warm cup of chamomile tea, motions for her to stick out her tongue onto which she drips a few drops of rescue remedy}

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:46 pm

martian: licorice root is a topical antistheitc... it's good if you have a sore throat.

I had a biopsy done a few years ago after an abnormal pap schmear: hurt like fucking hell. Those people, who say that there are no nerve endings on the cervix: they're all male. fuckem. that hurt. and i bled. a lot. and I was traumatized. a lot.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:00 pm

{falls backwards onto an ocean of pillows and daydreams}

ahh, it finally came. I love how when things just flow.

*deep contented sigh*

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:05 am

{pushing together couches, throwing in pillows, covering it all with blankets}

.....eeek! A fan club! I'm gonna have to get movie star glasses to hide behind when I go out and about. In hte meantime, I'll just hide out here in my 'fort'.

{writes a sign and hangs on teh door that reads 'no monkey poo allowed' then dissappears into the secret opening of hte 'fort'}

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:38 am

Martiansky wrote: Then my doc wanted me to have a biopsy. Have you ever had one? They freaking hurt like hell! The so-called small pich is BS!! It hurt so bad the doctor was like...breathe breathe breathe!!

I will never ever ever EVER have another biopsy again unless they fucking knock me OUT. I went through something similar. The bastard said, "You're going to feel a slight pinch." Slight pinch, my fucking ass! That doctor was lucky I didn't take my foot out of that stirrup and KICK him in his face!!! Don't believe them when they say it's not going to hurt. They are liars.

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:04 am

gigglesnort wrote:writes a sign and hangs on teh door that reads 'no monkey poo allowed'

Monkey: Woo-Ooo-Ooo-Aaw-Aaw-Aaw
Translation: Monkey respects the sacredness of the Red Tent and its menstruating sisters and would never fling poo in here.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:54 pm

Donita wrote:
Martiansky wrote: Then my doc wanted me to have a biopsy. Have you ever had one? They freaking hurt like hell! The so-called small pich is BS!! It hurt so bad the doctor was like...breathe breathe breathe!!
I will never ever ever EVER have another biopsy again unless they fucking knock me OUT. I went through something similar. The bastard said, "You're going to feel a slight pinch." Slight pinch, my fucking ass! That doctor was lucky I didn't take my foot out of that stirrup and KICK him in his face!!! Don't believe them when they say it's not going to hurt. They are liars.

No doubt!! That's why I went with the DNC, they knock you out for that. I'm glad I did too (higher power watching over me, made the pain so I would have a DNC) otherwise I would never have known about having polyps and the cancer cells! My doctor also told me that pap smears don't show much, they use it as an excuse for you to get an pelvic exam to check ovaries. I'm still worried because I still have my ovaries (glad I kept them..don't get me wrong)but the only way to check if them is to see if they are bigger then the last exam!!

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:28 pm

{giggles ducks under the flap of hte darkened tent; as she does so, hte light of nine large pillar candles flickers around the space. She drops her mary poppins bag to the ground, fishes out a flashlight, and then crawls with it through the hole into 'the fort.' Shadow rabbits dance on a sheet.}

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:57 am

I'm bleeding. Should I be happy? Sad? Relieved? Does it make me "Queen for 5 Days" or anything? Do I get a parade? A massage? A cup of tea? A new toy to take home? Anything?

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:42 am

{Appearing instantly on a high table to Monkeypoo's right a warm cup of raspberry leaf and chamomile tea and a small package wrapped in red with a bow; from a spot near the opening of 'the fort', giggles claps three times immediately upon which a parade of costumed midgets, dancing monkeys, and vegas showgirls issues forth from the hole and wends around the room. Sven the hunky swedish masseuse beckons toward his massage table, and giggles kisses Queen Donita's cheek while bestowing the diamond-encrusted tiara upon her head}

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:46 am

Damn, I gotta bleed more often!

I'm lovin' IT.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:16 am

{giggles revises the handwritten sign on 'the fort' to read "no monkey poo allowed but Monkeypoo is welcome"}

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:18 am

I'm taking Sven home with me tonight. He says he's got a cure for my cramps.

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:37 pm

gigglesnort wrote:{Appearing instantly on a high table to Monkeypoo's right a warm cup of raspberry leaf and chamomile tea and a small package wrapped in red with a bow.....}

*pulling on the bow, ever so slowly, opening the package ever so carefully*Suddenly it jumps out of the box*

**B-O-I-N-G**

*To Donita's amazement and pleasure, her eyes gaze upon a brand new 12-inch purple-jelly vibrating dildo!!!!!!!!!!! **

The card inside reads: This will help the cramps. Enjoy!!!

Kristines · Post by **Kristines** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:39 am

Martiansky wrote:

I want to tell you my story because it's kinda scary..........

It is scary ... You poor baby!! I'm sorry you had to go through that.

Kristine

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:56 am

Thanks, Kristine!

*hug*

Donita · Post by **Donita** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:55 pm

Rule #132: The Red Tent cannot be on page 2.
Okay, folks, I got the Rescue Remedy. Not bad. Went kinda wild at the healthfood store/co-op. Got some Lobelia drops (for stress), Valerian/Poppy drops (for sleep), mega B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, and some kind of green spirulina/whey protein powder to put in orange juice. MAKES YA FEEL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.