u/Ihavebadkneees

I'm in a bit of a spiral and would love to hear your experiences with birth control, IUDs, and bioidentical hormone therapy managing your endo!

I'm scheduled for a diagnostic lap/hysteroscopy in a couple of months.

I was put on BC in my late teens to manage painful and heavy periods, I went off it in my early 30s just to see what my body felt like and I felt like a veil was lifted. My libido and emotions came back with full force, my period was worse but emotionally I felt so much better.

Now I have surgery scheduled, my OB-GYN put me on norethindrone to see if it helps in the lead up to surgery. I hate it. I have no libido or desire, I feel like there's a fog over me, and I'm still bleeding more than I normally do without BC (they did say i'd spot in the few months but this is way beyond spotting).

My OB basically said this BC is the main way they manage endo after if it's found and I can't think of anything worse. She also said they could insert an IUD while i'm under, but I have a lot of uterine trauma and the idea of having to take it out if I feel the same way I do (emotionally) on this pill is making me nervous.

I've done bioidentical hormone therapy through another provider a couple of years ago for a different period issue, so I was hoping I could do that, but my current OB says it doesn't really work in the same way and wouldn't manage endo effectively if they found it.

What are your experiences? TY in advance!

I have a section of my yard I'd like ripped out and paved to match another part of the garden, but it's been a nightmare finding anyone who'll even respond to a request for a quote.

Does anyone have any recommendations for people/businesses who've been great to work with? Bonus points if they also do lawn leveling or grading as well... our lawn also needs a little love 😄

I'll start by saying my dad has never pressured me to have kids, but I do think for a long time he thought it was a phase i'd grow out of it. Especially since my brother was on the childfree train until he wasn't 😉

A couple of weeks ago my dad and I were babysitting my 6 year old niece, and after she went to bed we were sitting on the couch and he turned to me and said "aren't you glad you don't have your own?!" - not necessarily in a bad way, my niece is a gorgeous, fun kid and I love her to bits, but I think he's more understanding of how hard having kids is AND that my energy and personality would just not be suited to having kids at all.

It was such a nice feeling and honestly I was kind of surprised how much that recognition meant to me, it was so affirming in such an unexpected way.

Yall, accutane and some recent highlights are ruuuuining my curls. I normally do fine with color treating, but I think that alongside being on accutane was probably a stupid idea lol.

Current routine was very simple:
- Wash 1-2x a week with innersense pure harmony hairbath
- condition with something light (I have a bunch I cycle through) and occasionally the redken acidic bonding concentrate
- style with r+co cool wind and innersense i create hold. I brush through with the bounce curl volume brush and I'll typically finger roll the very front section.
- Diffuse upside down
- Pineapple at night with satin pillowcase

Hair details: 2C/3A, fine, high density, low porosity

Typically anything heavy has weighed my hair down, but because my scalp and hair are so dry nothing that I have is doing the job. I just styled this morning with the pattern leave in conditioner and it's looking alright, but not great (but that's saying a lot since this product used to be too heavy for my hair type).

I'd like to stay with my shampoo, but can anyone recommend a conditioner, cowash, and/or styling product that has worked for your fine and dry hair?