Don’t be jealous men
February 12, 2007
Today I have my annual-ish obgyn appointment. I am so excited.
I can not believe that it has been over a year since I last heard the words, “Scoot down more to the end of the table. more…. more… more…” and “Let your legs flop open, like a frog.”
Also, I can’t wait to see if the poster of the kittens is still hanging on the ceiling. Nothing makes me forget the icy cold speculum like a cute poster of kittens with thought bubbles over their heads.
In preparation of this visit I shaved my legs this morning. Yes, BOTH of them. I know, crazy. No one had better say that motherhood has made me boring and predicatable.
I will also be talking to her about switching to a different anti-depressant. The zoloft I am currently taking just isn’t doing it for me any longer. It has reached a point where the side effects are greater than the benefits, at least in my mind, which probably doesn’t say much.
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For one small second, I thought you said you were going to ask your doctor about changing to a new ANTIPIRSPIRANT, and I was curious about what she might recommend, as my antiperspirant isn’t doing it for me any longer either.
I was thinking, wow that’s one HELPFUL doctor.
February 12th, 2007 at 11:20 amHave fun today! My dh gets jealous, so I stopped shaving, lol. (he doesn’t buy the “your so special I don’t feel the need to shave for you.”)
February 12th, 2007 at 11:29 amI had my annual on Friday. Oh, the joy.
February 12th, 2007 at 11:31 amMine’s next week. Dreading it already.
February 12th, 2007 at 11:35 amI hate those stupid kittens.
My appointment is in March. But we don’t have insurance right now and I’m not sure I’m up for spending the 200 plus dollars to have my privacy invaded, if you know what I mean. I’m considering postponing it….
February 12th, 2007 at 12:06 pmwhat! you get kittens!
February 12th, 2007 at 12:10 pmYou get kittens? I get a photo of a waterfall. Gee just what I want to be looking at while they are poking at my girly parts. Not the time you want to feel the urge to pee.
February 12th, 2007 at 12:44 pmI have mine today too, six month check up on “bad cell removal.” I shaved, and trimmed. Hope he doesn’t think I have a crush on him…
I don’t get kittens, I get pictures of babies. And the knowledge that this doctor has seen the Vajayjays of each and every woman in my office. Huh.
February 12th, 2007 at 12:54 pmEver hear a man complaining about the indignity of receiving a “digital exam”? My husband’s younger coworker was waiting with him to receive a required baseline physical, and was unpleasantly surprised to learn that the “digital” aspect has nothing to do with a clock.
No, men don’t get much sympathy from me. They’ve never been violated two ways down there. Not to mention the ice-cold breast smashing mammogram, but that’s another story.
February 12th, 2007 at 12:57 pmWhy do Mondays (well, and Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Fri. for that matter) go by so slowly, but when I walk into the Dr. office for my yearly pap, I swear that I was JUST HERE last week-??
February 12th, 2007 at 12:59 pmi had no idea quite how badly zoloft was for me until i was switched to something else. amazing! i’m almost like a real person, i swear!
February 12th, 2007 at 1:19 pmOh the joys of being a woman.
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February 12th, 2007 at 1:28 pmI’m with Susan. My antidepressant is fine, but my antiperspirant stinks. If you get info on that will you share so we don’t have to look at kittens?
February 12th, 2007 at 1:30 pmOh Man. My husband thinks it’s funny that I pretty much shave more for my ob/gyn than I do for him.
February 12th, 2007 at 1:55 pmUgh…you just reminded me, I have to make an appointment. gee..thanks!
February 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pmI love the kittens! Good luck at your appointment.
February 12th, 2007 at 2:21 pmHey, I get to look at the kittens, too. My appt. is next month. I can’t wait for that.
February 12th, 2007 at 2:49 pmMy Dr. always says “you can never be too skinny or too close to the end of the table.” I guess that’s just a funny OB/GYN joke. Ha Ha. I forgot to laugh.
Good luck!
My favorite is when they say (after you’ve finally scooted down far enough): “just relax!” Um, no thanks — couldn’t relax like this if I wanted to!
February 12th, 2007 at 2:55 pmCIPRALEX (escitalopram oxalate). I have had no side effects. None. Not ONE. Ever. Go for it.
February 12th, 2007 at 3:03 pmOK, so now I’m feeling guilty since my annual is gone past annual and is now 18 monthal… sigh, time to make the oh joy phone call.
February 12th, 2007 at 3:13 pmI had REALLY good luck with Lexapro!
And I’m so with you on the full-force awkwardness that is the annual “Well Woman” exam. My sister started working for my doctor and well, I had to find a new doctor after that. It’s bad enough that he “knew” me that well.
February 12th, 2007 at 3:23 pmI once had an ob/gyn who tacked Far Side cartoon posters on the ceiling.
February 12th, 2007 at 4:24 pmCrud. You just reminded me I need to make my appt.
February 12th, 2007 at 4:40 pmSeems you’ve done a public service…reminding everyone to do their checkups. Thank all that’s holy that mine isn’t due for another 4 month or more!!!
February 12th, 2007 at 5:06 pmWow the “annual” apppt….I am so jealous!!! hahahahaha Good luck!
February 12th, 2007 at 5:58 pmdawn
Delurking to say my appointment was in December, but it’s time to make another one. (Gee, thanks.) My doctor books up 7-8 months in advance, she’s that good. She even gives me updates on the new latest “styles” down there.
February 12th, 2007 at 6:38 pmOkay….here it is! The best anti-perspirant. Donna Karan - Cashmere Mist! I have been using it for 3 years and have got all my girlfriends hooked on it too. It is expensive (around 18 bucks at Nordstrom’s)) but lasts for a year! Seriously, THE BEST!
February 12th, 2007 at 6:43 pmZoloft is currently working for me… sorry it’s not for you!
Wellbutrin gave me dizziness and headaches - however the upside is a VERY increased sex drive.
Cipralex gave me the most vivid dreams EVER. Every night. And also, NO sex drive. Pft.
But, they work differently in everyone, so good luck finding one that works for you!!
And thanks for the reminder that I need to book a doctor’s appointment. I don’t get any posters… I just count the holes in the dropped ceiling tiles.
February 12th, 2007 at 7:53 pmI don’t get anything on my ceiling! I might have to put that in the suggestion box.
Also, I’m the Wellbutrin poster child. Can’t say enough about what a wonder drug it has been for me.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:25 pmLexapro is supposed to be very wonderful. I have several friends on it and none of them are having side effects. Not even when getting off of it. Bill says the generic or similiar drug is Celexa, and it is $4 a month at Walmart drug store.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:28 pmI am now on vitamins. No I am not a Tom Cruise follower, just hate taking meds. I was on Zoloft for 5 yrs in my early 20’s. It was okay, but ridiculous when you are up to 150mgs. Good Luck with the switch.
I always roll my eyes when I mention that my hubby should go for a prostrate (sp?) exam. He complains that it would be weird and uncomfortable. I ask him how does he think I feel being a hand puppet once a year. Better growing a life and then expelling it. Geesh!
February 12th, 2007 at 9:17 pmSure soft solid “unscented”
The best antiperspirant ever
Effexor has been forking for me for quite some time now on the anti-depressant front.
I never got kittens….
February 12th, 2007 at 9:55 pmMy nurse practitioner does my exam and chatty-chat-chats the whole time so I have no idea what might be on the ceiling. She doesn’t keep me updated on styles “down there” - where’d you find that one, anyway? - but rather the latest female medical news. She had a new speculum this year that was plastic and actually lit up. Weird, huh? She used to warm the metal one in warm water and apolgized because the light-up one doesn’t really warm up, but I couldn’t much tell the difference. What did bother me was when she said “okay, this will feel like a big pinch” and I didn’t feel a single thing - making me think I am numb someplace I shouldn’t be.
February 12th, 2007 at 10:03 pmI just get to count the holes in the ceiling too . . . my appointment is coming up soon as well. Can I still have PPD two years after giving birth? How do you even bring up these things to the doctor while she’s “in there”, I always feel too dumb to bring it up.
February 13th, 2007 at 8:25 amI too am the kind of person who shaves her legs for her OB. Not for my husband mind you, but the OB yes… Because that’s what she’s focusing on.
February 13th, 2007 at 2:29 pmLuckily for my husband I’m pregnant so I shave once a month now!
Way to go, Lexapro! I have decided that I am a much better person when I am on it. Beware, it took away my sense of “fullness” when I ate, thus gained 20 lbs. that I am struggling to get off.
February 14th, 2007 at 2:26 amAll I get to look at is a picture my Dr’s kids made about 10 years ago. I have to laugh about the antidepressant comments. I just started taking Effexor and for the first time in a long time I feel normal. It’s very odd to feel normal but I’ll take it.
February 14th, 2007 at 1:36 pm