How long ago was the meet-up in your hometown? Sometimes things linger for a little while just in a "road not taken" kind of way, but it doesn't mean that you have strong feelings that need to be dealt with.

I do agree with PolCat that, unless this conversation was a year + ago and you really don't see any way around…

That's totally a reading comprehension fail on my part, sorry! I guess it comes down to whether you have the space in the budget for the extra $105? I mean, any chance that the fact you're doing research as a grad student means there's some funding for your stay?

I'm glad you're on top of that! It was my biggest concern when I was reading your post. When I am not on HBC, I get crazy heavy flow and my docs keep a close eye on my iron levels. Haven't dropped into clinical anemia in a while, but it's always looming over me.

You know yourself better than anyone. For me, I know I would be FURIOUS at myself if I spent $45 and have things go wrong. If I spend $60, sounds like it's more likely things will go well, so the extra $15 is worth it for me. But I know I am not the most easy-going person, so I know I would be mad at both the…

Do you mean you're trying to decide if you should bring it up with your spouse, or that you're trying to decide if you can talk about it here? I always find this place is a great space to talk about things I don't necessarily want my real-world friends to know about. You can always make a burner account if you don't…

Yeah, it sounds like your main priority is just getting yourself to the point where you can get a work-up in April, because it sounds like there could be something going on. If you just continuous cycle for the next few months, you can go see a gyno after your insurance kicks in.

The other thing to think about with…

Dismissed your other comment, and an email is coming your way :)

Ooooh, Jenny, I actually have a question for you then: my bestie just gave birth in France, and her wee one has the same issue. And apparently they don't use modern techniques to treat it in France, so she's looking into heading over to the UK to get it taken care of. Did you like the doc who helped out your son? And…

Trazadone has been linked to priapism in the past (my hubby won't take it for sleep issues because he's worried about it) so it's possible that it was the trifecta of wellbutrin, trazadone plus an additional libido enhancing drug was what caused it. I've heard really good things about wellbutrian not nuking your sex…

Queen Gaenor, I humbly pledge my service to your Royal army.

It's the perils of working on a computer. I teach part-time and edit manuscripts written by folks who have English as their second language the rest of the time... It was a lot of work to reign in my What the Fuck Face in the classroom...

"What? I'm really passionate about my job! I'm seeing a discrepancy in the numbers and I'm thinking 'What the Hell Is that!'"

I'm sorry that your living situation is so stressful. I just wanted to offer a little bit of reassurance, as someone who rents a place with oil-based heat: I have let the tank run dry... 4?... times since I moved in less than 2 years ago. First year, it was because I had no idea how much oil we'd actually go through.…

She is channeling Audrey Hepburn here! Oh lordy that's beautiful.

So I went completely under, and my SO got the "twilight sleep" option or whatever - the one where they administered something that created amnesia. I'm not trying to alarm you, and my SO doesn't have any negative memories associated with the experience itself, but, you know, info can't hurt.

Yeah, if I was actually librarianing, I would be so excited. I'm just being a library tech, but it's in a school library where I want to someday teach, so it's a pretty awesome place to be for right now.

Get moving for a little bit, even if you feel like ass. If the weather is cooperating, a gentle stroll around the block might help. You feel shittier when you start moving, but it's worth it when you lie down and feel able to sleep because you did *something*.

That's awesome! I just got a job working in a library and, even though it's below my level of training/kind of outside my field, I'm SO HAPPY with it. It's a job I wouldn't otherwise have, and working with books makes me so happy. I get to see all the new books as they come in, and it's so quiet and peaceful and…

Yeah, no kidding. I had a "wait, do you even GO HERE?" moment there.

I love this! Very sweet. And you could re-wear it! I'm very bummed about the lack of re-wearability of my wedding dress