Author Topic: Cyclists' cycles  (Read 41369 times)

Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #25 on: 18 October, 2011, 05:58:17 pm »
I never got the hang of applicator tampons though. I always managed to pinch a bit of me with the applicator.  :o

You're not alone.  :-[ But at least I can get them in with an applicator - the non-applicator ones just get wedged half-way.  :-[
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #26 on: 18 October, 2011, 05:58:46 pm »
I never got the hang of applicator tampons though. I always managed to pinch a bit of me with the applicator.  :o

You're not alone.  :-[ But at least I can get them in with an applicator - the non-applicator ones just get wedged half-way.  :-[

Me too!

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #27 on: 18 October, 2011, 05:59:40 pm »
ETA: my periods have gone haywire since I got the IUD at the end of June.

Ugh, I really could not be arsed with that sort of shite either.  Bloody hormones, why can't we programme them with a computer or something.

Sympathies and hope they settle or family planning can help!

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #28 on: 18 October, 2011, 06:02:36 pm »
ETA: my periods have gone haywire since I got the IUD at the end of June.

Ugh, I really could not be arsed with that sort of shite either.  Bloody hormones, why can't we programme them with a computer or something.

Sympathies and hope they settle or family planning can help!

You could ask Kim...
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #29 on: 18 October, 2011, 06:04:17 pm »
Retroverted uterus - me too!

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #30 on: 18 October, 2011, 06:25:18 pm »
Ugh, I really could not be arsed with that sort of shite either. Bloody hormones, why can't we programme them with a computer or something.

You could ask Kim...

I think if she could she would!

Although her specialism is electronics which would probably mean nasty zappy things coming out of wires  ???

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #31 on: 18 October, 2011, 06:28:20 pm »
I have a Mooncup and I think it works well, but I find the "emptying" a bit messy so have never tried to use it while out on a ride - I'd need a lot of wipes

Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #32 on: 18 October, 2011, 07:15:17 pm »
I'm a bit of a mooncup convert, this year. It took me longer than it should have done to be brave enough to trim it's stalk.
Last year I bled all bloody year (do you see what I did there? Do you?) and ended up with unpleasant investigations (what joy) anaemia and finally a progesterone coil nestled among the massive fibroids. Niiice.
I was hoping (Arabella-style) that would cure it. It made it much worse before it made it better.
As far as cycling while cycling is concerned: both 600s and both 400s and the Semaine federale last year, this year 600, pbp, and 2 400s. Fuck yeah, lets make it right messy and inconvenient. I suppose this is inevitable if I ride alternate weekends (cause of childcare) and it always coincides.
The more riding I do, the less physical symptoms; no cramps and so on if I'm (relatively) active. The lighter they are, too, I think, though that could be hormonal build up this year.
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« Reply #33 on: 18 October, 2011, 08:24:48 pm »
Thanks to the combined pill, I almost haven't for the last 20 years (not quite but it's practically spotting). Thank crunchie cos they were a right pain at the time. I dread when they tell me I'm not allowed to be on it anymore.
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #34 on: 18 October, 2011, 09:30:15 pm »
I never got the hang of applicator tampons though. I always managed to pinch a bit of me with the applicator.  :o

You're not alone.  :-[ But at least I can get them in with an applicator - the non-applicator ones just get wedged half-way.  :-[

Me too!

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #35 on: 18 October, 2011, 09:47:57 pm »
I have a Mooncup and I think it works well, but I find the "emptying" a bit messy so have never tried to use it while out on a ride - I'd need a lot of wipes

I use tissues. If there is nowhere to empty it at all, I leave it alone - there is always a pub or cafe soon and it can stay in for quite a while :).
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #36 on: 18 October, 2011, 11:44:30 pm »
Thanks to the combined pill, I almost haven't for the last 20 years (not quite but it's practically spotting). Thank crunchie cos they were a right pain at the time. I dread when they tell me I'm not allowed to be on it anymore.

My doctor told me I should switch from the combined pill this year because I am getting a bit too old for it :O (I am 40) because it carrys a higher risk of blood clots as a potential side effect in women over 40. I should have waited until after PBP to try switching though methinks! I complained that I was bleeding for over 1/3rd of my life on the progesterone only ones and so am now back on the combined one anyway. Apparently because I am active and have low blood pressure and no circulation issues I'm pretty low risk for a clot. Hopefully!

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #37 on: 19 October, 2011, 07:45:17 pm »
I thought this thread might have potential to turn into another Mooncups! thread (from the days of C+ I think)....

FWIW I find that my pain is a lot better than it used to be, which I put down to (a) being a lot fitter, (b) yoga - particularly doing any of the 'supine' back bends with a block supporting the lower back - and (c) - bit of a pet theory this - drinking more water.

I am sure that period pain is due to dehydration, after a horrible experience involving 24 hours of travelling, not drinking anything much and having the most horrendous cramps wake me up in the middle of the night. Mr M was slightly concerned as I necked four paracetamol (which didn't touch it) and lay on the floor in a foetal position moaning in pain! I never used to drink enough at school either, and my pains were bad when I was a teenager.

As far as cycling goes, I feel OK once I get going. Sanitary products are a bit uncomfortable, it has to be said...I have a mooncup but that thing is HUGE....The main problem I have (TMI ALERT) is that my 'flow' is very uneven, so I can have a day with not a lot happening and another day with not much and then tonnes all at once, and yet another day that looks like the chainsaw massacre has gone through.

Menstruation, I dunno, it's not a very good design, is it?
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #38 on: 19 October, 2011, 10:44:23 pm »
Menstruation, I dunno, it's not a very good design, is it?

Same people who invented testicles and B&M battery contacts, I reckon.

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #39 on: 20 October, 2011, 12:21:03 am »
Menstruation, I dunno, it's not a very good design, is it?

Same people who invented testicles and B&M battery contacts, I reckon.

Whose testicles have you been attaching to your front dynamo?  :o :hand:
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #40 on: 20 October, 2011, 12:22:34 am »
Whose testicles have you been attaching to your front dynamo?  :o :hand:

That is, I fear, a very specific invocation of Rule 34...

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #41 on: 20 October, 2011, 08:31:35 am »
I think the Mirena is absolutely fab have had two now and they make life so much easier! I don't get any periods at all with them which is a bonus!
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #42 on: 22 October, 2011, 10:25:28 pm »
I am sure that period pain is due to dehydration, after a horrible experience involving 24 hours of travelling, not drinking anything much and having the most horrendous cramps wake me up in the middle of the night. Mr M was slightly concerned as I necked four paracetamol (which didn't touch it) and lay on the floor in a foetal position moaning in pain! I never used to drink enough at school either, and my pains were bad when I was a teenager.

I think that's very sound theory.
I'd even suggest using Nuun hydration tablets to keep hydrated. I don't think it's purely water and that salts come into it too, which I guess you'd be losing if you're losing blood. Nuun tablets seem to do a good job at fending off cramp when I do long rides in hot conditions.
If I feel a bit unwell, I usualy have a bidon to hand with water and Nuun tablets and constantly sip from it. It does seem to help.
Keeping hydrated is good for you anyway, a very good way of fending off headaches and migranes too, apparently.

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #43 on: 08 November, 2011, 09:35:27 pm »
Well here's a quick sitrep on the first period using my Mooncup. 

I wish I'd had one 30 years ago.  What a wonderful little thing it is.  Much more comfortable than tampons, and it feels far more natural than a cotton 'bung' of a tampon.  I've also found out why I'm always anaemic.  For the first time I've been able to quantify my (large!) blood loss properly.  Years of discomfort and (it must be said) unhygienic inconvenience, dispensed with at a stroke. 

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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #44 on: 09 November, 2011, 06:54:38 pm »
Oh, I'm glad you're getting on well with it. I'm a bit evangelical about them. And think of all the money you'll save!

ETA: I am delighted to note that my periods seem to be settling down after the insertion of my IUD in June. My latest was only 9 days long.  ::-)
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #45 on: 09 November, 2011, 07:09:20 pm »
Well, LG, you and everyone else who has recommended them here, have persuaded me to try a Mooncup again. 

Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #46 on: 09 November, 2011, 07:22:17 pm »
Re mooncups, may I recommend the following 'different ways to fold a cup' page.
http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/453392.html?nc=58


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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #47 on: 24 June, 2012, 10:55:26 am »
ETA: my periods have gone haywire since I got the IUD at the end of June. From 4-6 days, they're now 10-14 days, which is just fucking ridiculous. So if they haven't settled by Christmas, I'm going back to family planning and demanding they Do Something.
I didn't get around to going back to family planning until 1st June, where after some discussion of the inconvenience of 10 day periods, they wheeched the IUD out of me and replaced it with a Mirena coil. Of course I hadn't take any painkillers before I went (when I had the IUD inserted I took mefenamic acid ad paracetamol before I went and didn't feel a thing) but the wheeching out was painless. The burrowing in of the new one was like really bad period pain but only for ten seconds, and then it settled to like moderate period pain and by the time I'd got to Peter's Yard to meet bobb for a coffee and a cake, it was hardly hurting at all.

The doctor said I could expect unsettled periods for six months and after that they'll probably be lighter. I was due on Thursday and nothing's happened yet, so I'm wondering if I'm one of the people whose periods just stop altogether with it. I don't know how I feel about that. After 30 years of them, it's weird to think I might never have another one.  :D
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #48 on: 24 June, 2012, 12:29:37 pm »
But really handy! That's what I like about the Mirena. Saves a fortune on sanitary towels, etc, although I do neewd a pantyliner for a day or two every three months or so.
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Re: Cyclists' cycles
« Reply #49 on: 24 June, 2012, 01:05:44 pm »
Or it might not work like that at all for you, and you get 'periods' of spotting that last a month.
 :(