Tylenol 3 and arrhythmia

Day 0!
5/13, total lap, took uterus, cervix, tubes, and did a bladder check. Edit: both ovaries intact.
I checked in about 840, surgery about 1040. One final pregnancy test. The staff was amazing (except the anaesthesiologist was a bit of a dick to one of the nurses, I didn’t like that-I think I might be reporting that… but he was fine to me). Even my gyno who I wasn’t a fan of during our appointments, I could tell surgery is where she was meant to be. I met my OR nurse, anaesthesiologist, and my gyno/surgeon in pre-op where every single person (plus surgical day care nurse) went over everything with me again and again, and ensured I was comfortable with what we were planning to do, and confirmed that barring any issues, my catheter would be removed during surgery, and then a camera check up the urethra and into the bladder. There was a slight hiccup in something in the lab with my pre op blood work where they listed me as a c section (ABSOLUTELY NOT) and something in the test regarding transfusion expired within 3 days and I did my pre op Thursday. I was worried it was going to delay things but since I have been fortunate and never had a transfusion (and the surgeon believed me and didn’t want her day messed up, plus they had the Thursday results) they called the lab, they were there super quick, and it was drawn up then I was wheeled in to the OR. Once in the OR they had me transfer onto the table, got me situated, introduced the surgical team, and my surgeon went over everything one last time while I was still conscious and made sure everyone was on the same page and ready to go. I was given oxygen and told to take a few deep breaths, and then they started pumping meds into my IV and I was out.
From what I hear (my surgeon called my mom/pickup person) it all went like clockwork. I was out in under two hours, into recovery to wake up and when I came to, three nurses (or health care workers, whatever their role, but I think RNs) were chatting about me near my bedside on how I had a lack of requirements before I could be discharged. I don’t think they realised or expected me to be awake so quickly but I said I had been told that as soon as I could walk to the bathroom and pee on my own, I could leave. They looked a little shocked. Not sure if because I was awake or because I knew what I needed to do.
I did say in recovery to my nurse that I felt like I needed to pee, but they wanted me to wait until the hour was up in recovery and I was transferred back to surgical day care.
Once I was in day care I was given juice, digestive cookies and my phone and started texting my mom, who was right outside, and said I was back to where she could come see me. The person at the desk at the front tried not to let her in and said I wasn’t back yet (not sure if there was a lack of communication or no) but mom insisted I was texting her and telling her I was back, and the woman from the desk had to come in and check for herself that I was back… and asked my nurse-who was again nearby-and I heard the front desk woman muttering and said something about “her mom”. I piped up and said don’t try to stop her from coming in, she won’t go away and she would get in either way, I’m texting with her now. The woman didn’t like that much, but my nurse laughed and okay’d her coming in.
Nurse back in day care listened to me pretty quick, did her checks and made she I could sit/stand and disconnected my IV line. She walked me to the bathroom to make sure I was okay. I peed without issue-it was a bit tender coming out but no burning… but man. Maybe bring your own toilet paper. That rough stuff is even rougher when you’re sensitive😳
I felt immediately better cause now I knew they could let me out once my final hour in recovery was complete. Another glass of juice, some more post op checks done, and I was able to get my IV out. (I know most people wouldn’t like IVs but it was a huge hang up for me… my veins suck and it was tender and once they confirmed I could leave I wanted it GONE.
Passed the rest of the time chatting, going over discharge paperwork/instructions, then I was given the official go ahead to change and leave. Slow going, changing, and man the hospital pads are atrocious (and no wings?!). I peed once more, hating the toilet paper but loved the mesh ish shorts they gave me and asked for a couple more, and they gave me two or three more. I was allowed to leave just after 230pm.
I was able to walk out of the hospital on my own two feet. Slowly, but walking and being upright felt much better than sitting. The nurse said it was allowed as long as mom was right there (which she obviously was) in case I got dizzy. We walked out to the front entrance (elevator, no stairs of course), and I stood at a safe spot where I could sit if I needed to, while she went and got the car from the far side of the lot. I probably could have walked it, but it was slow and didn’t want to chance anything.
The ride home was a bit rough-I forgot my pillow and I think that would have helped. Held my hands/palms onto my lower belly for some support. It was manageable, I wasn’t crying out in pain or anything, but definitely internally felt every little bump despite mom trying her best to avoid them.
I’m staying in my own apartment, (parent’s offered me to stay at theirs but I’m far more comfy in my own place, and no stairs) my dad’s sleeping on the couch while my pup is at the house with my mom and their two dogs. So far I’ve been able to manage on my own but it’s nice knowing he’s here incase I need something. When I got home, much to my dad’s chagrin (he wanted to do it for me), I made myself buttered toast, had an ice cream sandwich, some arrowroot cookies, a Tylenol and after eating upright and walking in circles a bit, I went to my bed with my heating pad, pregnancy pillow and about 8462619 other pillows I adjusted as needed. I’m very happy I had a pregnancy pillow. I was debating getting the wedges but decided with the option of Amazon same day/next day delivery, if I changed my mind it wouldn’t be long without it.
Obviously there’s more internal room now, but a heads up-I’ve peed a few times since getting home (it’s near 1am) I have noticed that “hmm I need to pee” turns quickly into “YUP GOTTA GO” when I stand up. I think that little bit extra gravity assist hits when I stand. No burning, still just a bit sensitive, but I bought a peri care bottle with a nozzle on it and is it a game changer. The hospital gave me one but it didn’t have an angled nozzle, which to me is useless unless I want to climb in my shower every time or end up with water all over my floor. First time I used it, I just rinsed with cool water multiple times as it was soothing (not going into the vagina).
There’s been very little blood so far-some spotting but not much.
The pain? Feels like a concentrated day 2 of my usual bad periods, with low back pain (helped greatly with heating pad). Like most of us here… we’re used to heavy pain so it’s not all that unbearable.
I was given tramadol, and didn’t take my first one until 9pm. Didn’t love the feeling. And my limbs started tingling which was weird. That’s supposed to be a withdrawal effect. But my body doesn’t handle drugs well so could just be me. I’ll see what happens later in the night if I need something else, I’ll take it. But so far the pain/discomfort is reminding me not to sleep how i normally do-on my side with my leg up toward my abdomen.
I’ve got my naproxen and Tylenol that the pharmacy okay’d me to take instead of Advil and Tylenol.
Forgot to mention-my throat is a bit sore, but not nearly what I expected. Feels like I just spent some time around a campfire where the smoke randomly followed me. One Halls seemed to help, and of course, ice cream sandwiches 😂.
And now to wait for meeting the real me after 20+ years of being on oral birth control… should be some definite hormonal swings during recovery plus that, but can’t wait😂🤦🏻‍♀️
Edit: one thing I did that I haven’t seen posted otherwise in this subreddit is that I put a cooling cloth, soaked in water, in a ziplock bag, and stuck it laying down flat in my freezer before surgery. I don’t think I really needed to, but I had that laying (with clothing on and a tea towel wrapped around it) on my lower belly and it molded perfectly as it melted a tad, and felt great. I wasn’t told not to ice it, I wasn’t told to ice it, but I figure as long as it feels good, it’s not damaging anything or getting anything wet. Might be something for others to consider! I wouldn’t want the weight of a large ice pack or anything on me right now, but just that in the ziplock with a light pillow overtop was perfect.

18F, 5'7, possible endo, severe menstrual pain and appetite loss. at my limit with my symptoms and have no idea where to go from here.
Around March/April 2023 I began having 2 periods a month, significantly heavier than usual and significantly more painful than I've ever had. This pain has been so significant it will make me curl to the ground when I have cramps, even with alternating 800mg Ibuprofen 2-4x daily and Tylenol.
had been on Hailey Fe 1.5/30 for 4 years, and after discussing with my doctor I then went on Ortho-Cyclen (28). My doctor believed it to be PCOS after my ovaries appearsd to have too many immature follicules (I've had 4 ultrasounds since, all of which state everything looks normal), and stayed the Ortho-Cyclen was more effective for women with PCOS). I had no improvement and continued pain, so we discussed the potential of Endometriosis (I also have cyclic difficulty urinating with my period), and I had the Mirena IUD inserted.
Shortly after insertion (~2 weeks) I began noticing appetitie loss (not nausea, more just a complete lack of desire to eat food, nothing seems appetitizing ever and forcing it down makes me feel sick). Besides this, I've had a great experience with the IUD- no bleeding, and while I still have pain, it's tolerable if I alternate Ibuprofen and Tylenol.
Fast foward to now, the appetite loss has gotten so severe that I'm having difficulty eating more than a few bites of food a day. I haven't lost a TON of weight, but I feel insanely weak. I'm usually very active as I'm a full-time college student and figure skate (usually 1-2 hours, 5-6 days per week, now managing once or twice a weak for maybe 30 minutes). I had a hard time getting in with my regular doctor so I was placed with a different OBGYN, who told me it likely wasn't the IUD and to drink smoothies and protein shakes and cream (which I was already doing, main source of nutrition over the past 3 months). She also did several blood tests, which showed nothing other than a slightly elevated Anion Gap (14 iirc). I was told my next option would be remove the IUD and get a Kyleena placed, although that would carry the risk of returned pain. I was told if that would happen, I could get a laproscopic surgery to check for and remove any endometrial lesions. I weighed around 146 at this appointment at the beginning of March. I began bleeding once a month like a regular period just after this appointment as well, after having no bleeding since the insertion (the strings are still in place).
I had no improvement in symptoms and noticeably lost weight, so I visited another doctor (again, could not get in to see either previous doctor until June). At this visit on April 4th, I weighed 128 (~16 lb weight loss). This doctor was incredibly dismissive (as well as two different nurses saying to my face "they wished they had my problem") ans told me she's never seen a case where someone has had appetite loss from IUD and that it was more likely another medication of mine.
I'm on 300mg Modafinil daily for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome I developed in 2022 after getting Influenza A. I've been on this medication since early August 2023 (1.5 months after getting the IUD placed). While I had no increases appetitie loss after starting it, I had suspected this to be the case, so I paused taking it to find no difference in my symptoms back in January. I told her this and she said while she would take the IUD out, she doesn't believe it to be the cause and provided no further discussion on options.
I found IUD insertion to be rather uncomfortable, but no where near as painful as my menstrual cramps. That said, I really didn't want to remove the Mirena and replace it with a Kyleena unless I needed to. I followed up my primary and decided to take a 3 week break from the Modafinil. I've had absolutely zero improvement in symptoms.
Im about to make my appointment to swap the IUDS, but I'm just so frustrated with the care I've recieved.
I understand my weight loss isn't that significant, but for someone like me who has a very consistent weight and a very active lifestyle, it is for me. I can't function how I need to, and my symptoms are interfering with my life significantly. I still have no idea if its PCOS or endometriosis, but I feel my symptoms better align with endo.
Is there any advice anyone can give me going forward? I'm terrified the pain is going to come back after swapping these IUDs, as the pain is so bad I can't handle it twice a month. I can't continue not eating either.
Thank you to anyone who got this far

At 55, I'm still premenopausal and have done extensive running and cycling my entire adult life. Did some weight lifting in my 20s and 30s but didn't start it again until early this year, when my trainer recommended I get a Dex scan. My doctor and I were both shocked to discover i have op - 3.1 spine and -1.6 femur. 2 years ago I severely fractured my shoulder as I was hit by a car, and I have had numerous falls mountain biking in the past couple years with no bone breaks. I eat a very healthy diet and the only downfall is I don't do dairy; I started taking calcium upon my diagnosis and I've been taking vitamin d the past 20 years. My primary doctor wants to wait a year to see how the calcium and weightlifting impact my op. She says I'm too young for drugs. As an extremely active and healthy person this diagnosis has been a major buzzkill for me, and I've avoided prescription meds my entire life. I even only took Tylenol when I got hit by the car as I refused painkillers after they finished the morphine drip. I'm looking for recommendations as to what next? Anyone know of non-pharma techniques? I've read about seeing another type of doctor, so I'll follow up with an endocrinologist. I'm in the Los Angeles area so if anyone knows of doctors who specialize in premenopausal female athletes let me know, thank you. Any advice appreciated

So to start off, my beautiful little boy had his today (7:30am, 05/13/2024) and everything went well, in the operation room for 1 hour and 30 minutes, in recovery for 30 minutes. We are doing the petroleum jelly all over his front end of the diapers and all over his penis. Some of the swelling went down already! At first you could barely see the catheter and now you can see it a little better, and the color is a nice reddish/purple color. Everything is textbook when it comes to how it should look. But he’s constantly crying it seems. Don’t get me wrong, he’s doing way better from his first diaper change to now (10:47pm, 05/13/2024) but whenever he’s awake it just seems like he’s happy and then cries, we are being precautionary about where to carry him and to avoid even getting near his penis area, but we are giving him his medicine, Motrin swapped with Tylenol every 3 hours, doctor said it’s 3 hours swap not 4 apparently, but every other persons story says their baby was happy and fine with minimal crying. I just don’t like seeing my little man in pain, it shatters my heart. Any advice? Doctor says he’ll feel much better within 24 hours. He’s 7 months old as of 2 days ago (05/11/2024) Please help!! His momma is more worried than I, I just want her to be reassured.

I just started a new shift at work where I am working from 2:00pm-3:00am and then get home by 4:00am. I leave at 5:30am to be at the hospital by 5:40am so I can wait in line to get in. It's first come first served for treatment. I'm usually #4 or #5 which means I'm done by 10:30am. By the time I get home and shower I end up sleeping until like 4:00pm.
Has anybody else worked a schedule like this? Did it work out? It seems really tough and I'm not sure how feasible it is to keep while receiving treatment. Despite sleeping and Tylenol I have quite the wicked headache and feel like crap. I'm not sure what to do, whether I should try and find an alternative schedule or quit my job etc.

I (f28) just want to vent here because of my past and current experiences with doctors. I am sick and I’m tired of having to do all of my own advocating when doctors are literally paid for their work and some don’t even do the bare minimum for you.
I spent 3 years trying to get a proper diagnosis, sick, in pain and then when I felt I was at deaths door and decided I NEEDED to go to the Emergency Room because I was so sick I could barely get out of bed, they found the problem and yet dismissed me and misdiagnosed me even though I had evidence to contradict their diagnosis and discharge me.
If it wasn’t for me constantly looking up research articles online and studies for my symptoms and looking into potential diagnosis I could say I would have probably died. I’m so angry and upset with the U.S. healthcare system and I feel sorry for those that don’t know how to advocate for themselves or do their own research. I trust science and medicine that’s backed by research but I’ve been led astray far too many times to really believe everything a doctor tells me.
Yes they have a degree and went to school but do half of them stay up to date on their education? Do they even care anymore? One doctor straight up told me to “just take vitamin D” as a 26yo weighing 145lbs when I told him that my BP and HR shot up out of nowhere and I kept getting seriously ill. It took forever just to get a referral to see a specialist.
My current Oncologist didn’t even check to see if any of my current medications interacted with the one she was prescribing me for nausea. She just prescribed it, didn’t say anything and “hoped for the best”.
I’ve been taking it almost on a daily basis and when I looked up the interactions thinking “I doubt it has any since it’s just for nausea”, I found that it has a MAJOR INTERACTION with my antidepressant. Apparently it can cause arrhythmias.
What’s even scarier is that I’ve been taking both and slowly titrating off the anti depressant myself but I had a weird episode last night where I was falling asleep and then for like 5-10 seconds my heart started POUNDING.
Had I not looked this up sooner or had already been titrating off of this medication, it could have been way more serious. Wtf?? This feels like the bare minimum that should’ve been done. I’m contemplating switching doctors at this point but I don’t know.
I feel like I’m always being discriminated against because I’m young so I can probably “handle more” in their head but that’s literally no excuse when you’re literal patients are trusting you to take care of them and keep them from accidentally dying.
I’m so fed up with this, it just seems so negligent.

My 2 and half year old had a 103 fever. Went to the doctor. Said to rotate between Motrin and Tylenol. Gave her Motrin at 3:30pm. Then I accidentally gave her Motrin instead of Tylenol at 8:00pm. Should I be worried? I'm freaking out.

Hey guys, I got my IUD a while back and I thought that I would share my experience getting one with anesthesia.
So my nexplanon at the time was giving me 2 heavy periods a month. I decided to get it removed and replace it with an IUD. But I knew that I had a low pain tolerance so I decided to look for a place that would put me under for insertion.
It took 3 calls to find a location that was contracted with my insurance to do insertion. My insurance ended up covering the IUD itself but not the anesthesia so I ended up paying 600 USD for it.
The procedure itself was very smooth. I waited in a room with a bunch of nurses attending to me and then they wheeled me to the operating room. Then they put me under and I just remember waking up. They gave me an apple juice and it smacked.
Recovery went fine but I did have cramping later that night. Fortunately a heating pad and Tylenol did the trick.
I tell this story because if you want to get an IUD but you’re afraid of the pain, don’t be scared to advocate for yourself. It’s still worth getting a consultation to see if this option would be safe for you depending on your health condition. Cost may depend on what your insurance covers though. But IUD insertion does not need to be painful.
I remember trying to find threads about this experience but didn’t see much so feel free to ask me any questions.

I 22F had a fistulotomy last Wednesday 5/8 about 5 days ago and my pain keeps increasing even after taking my prescribed pain medicine. The first 2-3 days postop I had little to no pain because the anesthesia around the site had not yet wore off. After day 3 my pain seems to get worse every day. It is now day 5 or 6 and I decided to take a prescribed oxycodone 5 mg because the Advil and Tylenol I had been taking was not helping my pain. The oxycodone did not help my pain at all and just made me feel very tired and almost like I was hallucinating. I have a follow up appointment in a week and a half to see how I am healing but my open wound seems to be doing better each day. It is not in the sphincter muscle so I did not have to get a seton placed but it is a pretty big open wound. I have been taking sitz baths and taking Advil/Tylenol every 4-6 hours but I am not sure why I am in so much pain. Has anyone experienced pain even after taking there prescribed pain medicine?

I take xanax some nights ..usually 3 nights in a row and then take 10mg of ambien 2 nights in a row. I just don't want to become physically dependant on Xanax. The problem is my new doctor said xanax has a black box warning about the stupid sleep walking thing and even though ive never had it he knocked my ambein down to 5mg a night It's not working to help me sleep.
Melatonin gives me nightmares. I need something to supplement with the ambein to help me sleep. Any ideas?
I really need help. Any suggestions .
BTW Tylenol PM doesn't knock me out and valerian root has never been helpful.
Any sleep sprays or anything else anyone can recommend?
Anti depressants don't work either.

I'm hoping to come up with a schedule we can lightly implement. My baby is only 13 weeks so I know things are still likely to shift around. I'm pretty sure we're in the midst of the 4 month sleep regression already. See some of my previous posts for history. We think he had night/day confusion we were able to correct with a routine and exposing him to daylight and lots of stimulation and tummy time and stuff.
The last weekish he has been sleeping 10-12 hours a night and barely napping during the day. He gets very distracted during feeds, will rip his head away to look at stuff, wakes extremely easily during naps, won't let me put him down, it can take 30 minutes or more to get him to nap with methods that were tried and true and took maybe 10 minutes tops before (he won't even nap in his carrier, only right next to me after nursing while I'm pretty much holding him with the boppy for support. He's been a lot fussier in general, is starting to spin in circles on the floor and in his crib, rolling onto his side, and during tummy time he's very close to rolling onto his back (I think he's motivated bc he isn't a big fan of tummy time lol). All of this is to say I think developmentally and as far as signs go, even though it's quite early I'm pretty sure he's going through the regression right now. Also, this is almost identical to what the regression looked like with my first (although he was closer to 4 months when it happened for him).
I'm hoping as the dust starts to settle, whenever that may be, that I can implement a rough schedule that aligns with the family schedule.
Here is what our schedule is now
6:45-7am up for the day 7am nurse 7:35 walk big brother to the bus stop 8am home
Then all day in between is pretty much a free for all-I've only been trying to watch his sleep cues and make sure he's eating enough. Though mostly trying not to fall asleep myself while he refuses to nap.
~3:25pm nurse if we haven't in awhile 3:55pm leave to pickup big brother from the bus stop 4:15pm home
Free for all again but there's usually a nap anywhere from 45-90 minutes in there, plus we're making dinner and taking care of random things for the big kid
7-7:15pm begin nighttime routine: bath, jammies, take medicine (gas medicine and Tylenol for teething), read a book, nurse to sleep ~8pm usually asleep
He usually wakes between 1-3 times before we get up the next morning. One magical unicorn day he slept through but that is not the norm.
How much should he be napping during the day? Is his bedtime too early for him to be waking by 6:45/7am? What times should I be aiming to have him nap so we can be up in time to pick up his brother and also make sure he can get another nap at the correct interval before bedtime?

4yr old white female ( My daughter is 3 yr 10 months old. Post keeps getting deleted)She is diagnosed autistic level 1 and has some history of digestive issues. Only otc meds are daily ex-lax (prescribed by her GI Dr) ,probiotics and a daily vitamin. She is usually full of energy and ‘normal ‘ kid diet. She will eat all the snacks plus chicken pizza and so on. Starting Thursday she has had a fever ranging from 100.1 to 102.2 ( either non contact ir temp , temporal/in the ear thermometer…. Not sure if it matters). She has had no symptoms other than wanting to lay on the couch , nap and decreased appetite. We did give her Tylenol days 1-3 and it would bring it down but she hasn’t been bothered by how she feels so we didn’t give anymore. Yesterday her temp went down to 98.9 or so and she started to have congestion. she went with me to run errands today. When we got home her temp was 101.5 but mostly same symptoms but her congestion is making her take quick breaths while drinking. Assuming it’s because kids typically breathe through their nose ? Has appointment tomorrow at 1500 with pediatrician, is there any reason I should take her to urgent care/ER now ? Normally I wouldn’t even consider taking her but the length of fever with the symptoms are a little concerning. Thanks in advance

22f. 150lbs 5’4 medications: lexapro. the last 3 weeks have been hell to say the least. it started out with joint aches in my lower legs, then went to a back ache and turned into hot flashes and dizziness. I thought i was coming down with something but i went to the er (april 19th) 4 days after it all started and got a flu and covid test. as well as urine and blood tests. everything came back normal including kidneys, wbc, and liver. i got out of the er in two hours and was given tylenol. my aches continued and i went to my doctor the following tuesday. (april 23rd) and i explained everything going on, ive been completely stressed out about something else so maybe thats what caused all of this. i tend to vape more when im stressed out and was told im going through a nicotine overdose. i was then put on lexapro and given anti nausea meds for the dizziness. ever since that day i have not been dizzy. magically disappeared. i started to feel better a couple days after, however the past week ive been having pains in my entire body. i can mostly feel it when im laying down. my left side hurts and my lower back feels like something is pressing on it. ive been having diarrhea, tingling feet and hands, all over body aches, muscle spasms. when i lay down it feels like something is moving around on my sides and they tingle. my body aches are on my shoulders, lower legs, wrists, knees, feet, fingers, breasts occasionally. its mainly when im laying down, if im walking around or standing i feel nothing basically. i have an appetite, im not more tired than normal, not losing weight, no fever. nothing is swollen but i cant tell if its bone or joint pain at this point. i dont know what to do. im convinced i have the c word. im afraid im slowly dying, my anxiety is to the max. do i book a sooner appointment with my doctor? or go to a different er? i have another doctors appt in june and get a blood test a week before. do i wait?

So I’m 3 weeks out from the Acessa procedure for fibroids. I have 5 fibroids, all large (9cm and larger). Guess I wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone. This has been a long journey for me, and I’m not sure it’s even over. Day of surgery went pretty well, arrived at 6am, surgery was at 11:30am and lasted just over 4 hours. It was supposed to be outpatient but they couldn’t get my blood oxygen over 84 and it would crash when I fell asleep. They said I got too many fluids, which is what caused it. So I had to stay the night. The first day, pain was bad. They kept me pretty well medicated. Overnight it was like fighting them for pain meds aside from tylenol and gabapentin, which did nothing. After I got home the next day I was able to walk around no problem, but I needed help sitting and standing. If I bent too far forward it felt like a knife was stabbing my stomach, it about made me pass out. I ended up with several incisions. To this day I’ve had no superficial problems with them. My doctor glued them really well. The weird side effects have been a strange deathly gray colored discharged every single day. And for the past week I’ve been having excruciating cervix pain. Feels like I’m trying to pass something. I’m due for my post op appointment this week. The size of my stomach has not gone down. My fibroid pain that I was having before has ceased, but it was replaced with a different kind of pain. I still haven’t had a period yet post surgery. Super nervous for when that pops up. As far as cost, my insurance paid for it 100% which was great. I’ve read lots of “reviews” on here about Acessa and they read more like sales pitches. I’m not sure how someone can have huge changes basically overnight with this procedure as others claim. My doctor said it could take quite awhile for my body to either absorb the dead fibroids, pass them, or they do nothing and keep growing. She said realistically there’s a 50% chance I’ll still need a myo or hysterectomy in 6 months. But we wanted to start with something less invasive. Anyway.. that’s my story. :) I’d be happy to help any way I can if someone has questions. I went into this kind of blind, and it would’ve been nice to have someone to ask questions too that’d been through it.

If you're interested in baby registry boxes but don't know which one to try or how to even sign up for them I have some info for you here! I got boxes/bags from Target, Walmart, Amazon, Hey Milestone, Babylist, and Similac and I'm still waiting for a box from Enfamil. I'm not an influencer or someone paid by these companies I just really like surprise boxes of stuff. I have pictures but I don't know how to add them. Anyway onto the lists.
Target:
How to get: This appears to have changed recently. According to target.com you join the Target Circle rewards, create a baby registry, add 10 items, and spend $10 from registry (either yourself of someone else). You have to pick up the bag in store with a barcode they give to you and it can be somewhat difficult to get since supplies are limited. When I did this in March all I had to do was create a registry and then go to the store to pick up the bag.
Items:
1 Philips Avent Natural Bottle
1 Dr Browns Anti-Colic Bottle
3 pack sample of Huggies Special Delivery Diapers
2 pack sample of Millie Moon Diapers
16 count sample of Huggies Natural Care wipes
10 count sample of Honest plant based wipes
10 count sample of Water Wipes
2 count sample of Lansinho breastmilk storage bags
2 count sample of Lansinho disposable nursing pads
1 count sample if Boogie Wipes
1 sample of Dreft scent booster for laundry
1 sample of Palmers stretch mark lotion
1 sample of Dapple bottle and dish soap
1 sample of Pedialyte
1 sample of Auqaphor baby ointment
1 sample bottle of Aveno baby wash and shampoo
1 sample tube of Triple Paste diaper rash cream
All coupons are through Target Circle rewards
Walmart:
How to Get: Sign up for a registry at Walmart. Click this link https://walmart.cesampling.com/babybox/soldout and fill out the form and it would be shipped to you for free. Unfortunately these boxes have been sold out since last year but maybe they will restock. I only got one because my OB’s office gave it to me at my first appointment. You’re not missing much by not getting one.
Items:
1 Dr Browns Anti-Colic Bottle
3 pack sample of Huggies Special Delivery Diapers
16 count sample pack of Huggies Natural Care Wipes
1 sample of Arm & Hammer baby laundry detergent
1 sample bottle of Johnson’s head to toe wash and shampoo
1 sample bottle of Aveno baby wash and shampoo
1 pack of milestone month cards
Insert cards (not coupons) for Gerber, WaterWipes, Liquid IV, Aquaphor, and Arm & Hammer
Amazon:
How to Get: Have an Amazon prime account. Create a baby registry. Add 10 items to your baby registry. Purchase $10 worth of items from registry (either yourself or someone else). Wait for the items to ship and then add the baby welcome box to your shopping cart. There should be a $35 coupon applied when you go to checkout.
1 Newborn Swaddle size 36in x 36in
1 Amazon Essentials 3-6 month onesie
1 Mam Anti-Colic Bottle and Pacifier set
1 Bessie's Best lactation cookie
2 count sample of Lansinho breastmilk storage bags
2 count sample of Lansinho disposable nursing pads
1 sample of Aquaphor baby ointment
1 sample of Palmers skin therapy oil
1 sample of Palmers stretch mark lotion
50% off coupon for Shutterfly
10% off coupon for Amazon Essentials (items must be from a list compiled by Amazon)
$20 off coupon for Tylenol Smart check digital ear scope
$200 off Factor meal delivery service
Inserts (not coupons) for Palmers, Aquaphor, Baby Breeza, Mam bottles/pacifers
A card booklet with ideas for the registry
Hey Milestone:
How to Get: Hey Milestone is not a registry. They make three different baby boxes you can choose from and you just pay shipping. If you’re considering multiple boxes it’s best to get them all at once because the shipping will be cheaper. Shipping for one was $12.99. I only got one, the pregnancy box, so I can't tell you what you may expect from the other two. Check them out here: https://www.heymilestone.com/
Items:
1 full size Boudreaux’s Butt Paste butt barrier
1 Herobility 5 oz bottle
1 sample pack of Bamba peanut butter puffs
1 Kudos diaper with 10% off coupon
1 Dr Browns pacifier
1 Nanobebe hospital go-bag kit (includes pacifier, 2 breastmilk bags, 2 nursing pads, 20% off coupon)
2 count sample of Lansinho breastmilk storage bags
2 count sample of Lansinho disposable nursing pads
1 Preggie Pop
1 Bessie’s Best lactation cookie
10 count sample pack of Zahler prenatal vitamins
1 sample of Bella B nipple butter
1 sample of Bella B cradle cap be gone shampoo
1 sample tube of Eucerin baby sunscreen
1 count sample of Jack n Jill baby gum and tooth wipes
1 nail file with info for Mother’s Milk Bank
10% off coupon for Boudreaux’s Butt Paste butt barrier from Amazon
$130 off good chop meat delivery
16 free meals from Hello Fresh
$1 off Bamba snacks
1 insert for Forsite 350 genetic testing
Babylist:
How to Get: This one is by far the most involved process. Create a registry on Babylist. Enter in your baby’s due date, you address, and first and last name. Add three items from the Babylist shop. Add three items from other stores (you can do this by putting a plug-in from the website on Chrome or Firefox. More detailed instructions on the website). Complete 40% of your registry checklist (you can do this by just checking items off yourself). Spend $30 from your registry at the babylist store (either yourself of someone else). The $30 must be spent on items from the babylist store! Once these things are done you can pay $8.95 for shipping or you can chose simple shipping and it’s free.
Items:
1 Herobility 5oz bottle
1 Philips Avent Natural bottle
1 Monica and Andy baby hat
1 Small Story 0-3 month onesie and 20% off coupon
1 Parker bib with 15% off coupon and a chance to win $200 giveaway
1 Nanobebe first pacifier
2 pack sample of Kudos diapers with 10% off coupon
2 pack sample of Healthy Baby diapers
2 pack sample of Parasol diapers
10 count sample of Honest plant based wipes
10 count sample of Water Wipes
10 count pack of motif medical breastmilk bags and 15% off coupon
1 sample tube of Noodle & Boo body wash and shampoo
1 sample tube of Noodle and Boo lotion
1 Bessie’s Best lactation cookie
2 count sample of Lansinho breastmilk storage bags
2 count sample of Lansinho disposable nursing pads
1 sample of Wellements probiotic and $15 off coupon
1 sample tube of Aquaphor baby ointment
1 sample of Desitin
1 sample of Palmers skin therapy oil
1 sample of Palmers stretch mark lotion
1 sample of Bird&Be vitamins and 15% off coupon
1 sample bottle of Vivi & Bloom body wash and shampoo
2 samples of Triple Paste diaper rash ointment and $2 off coupon
Coupon for a free onesie from Oso and Me ($32 value)
Coupon for free 8x8 photo book from Shutterfly
Coupon for a free will from Trust & Will
Coupon for free Swaddle from Little Unicorn
1 insert for babylist health for information on free breast pumps
Similac:
How to Get: Sign up to my Similac rewards at https://www.similac.com/rewards.html . It’s completely free. I do recommend using an email you rarely use though and don't put in your phone number.
Items:
1 7 oz can of Similac 360 Total Care formula
1 7 oz can of Similac 360 Total Care Sensitive formula
1 sample of Pedialyte
1 free 8x8 photo book from Shutterfly
Coupon for 1 free session at JC Penny portraits and 1 free 8 x 10 print
Coupons for $50 off Similac formula (They will send more in the mail once you use these)
16 free meals from Hello Fresh
Coupon for 50% off Shutterly
Coupon for $20 off Lovevery play kits
Coupon for $3 off Pedialyte
A collection of 12 gift cards to places I’ve never heard of ranging from $60-$30
Enfamil:
How to get:
Sign up for Enfamil Beginnings at https://www.enfamil.com/baby-formula-coupons-samples/ . It’s completely free. I do recommend using an email you rarely use and don’t put in your phone number. I’m still waiting on my Wonder Box to come. They tend to ship close to your due date so I may get it soon.
Overall thoughts: I enjoyed the fun of going through the boxes to see what I got. The Walmart one is no great loss to anyone not able to get one. I was disappointed with the Amazon one because I expected it to be a bit better based on what others had gotten. Plus I didn’t get the Dude Wipes people were getting and I was looking forward to them lol. The Babylist box was the best of the bunch, which is good considering the hoops you have to jump through to get it. Hey Milestone was great for the butt paste and bottle alone. I was also really pleased with the Target bag. These are just the things I got and each box/bag may be different.

My 4 year old child is on day 3 and has spiked a 101-102 fever with Tylenol/ ibphroven.
I called the dr. who performed the surgery and they claimed it’s probably due to dehydration, (my child has been hydrating properly) and told me not to worry unless it gets about 103-104.
The worried mom in me thinks this is crazy and something has to be wrong.
Any thoughts on this? Or am I worrying for nothing

I posted here about a week ago completely desperate in the worst pain of my life. While it still hurts (very badly at times) I took some of your suggestions and I bought a back brace a few days ago. This is day 3 of wearing it while at work (I work at a dog kennel and it’s made my sciatica much worse working here being pulled on all day by large dogs and doing a lot of heavy lifting) and i’m not in agony anymore. Don’t get me wrong it hasn’t solved the issue completely and it gets pretty bad after a full double shift but wow i feel like im getting my life back. I didn’t even take my cocktail of 3 ibuprofen and 2 tylenol (which proved pretty useless anyways) today. I know it’s not good to wear the brace constantly and I don’t plan to but I think it’s going to really help me heal and I just wanted to share. Went from barely being able to move to being able to walk with only mild-moderate pain most of the time.

Constipated from my wisdom teeth. Didn’t even take the opiods (in severe pain, got them all 4 removed surgery) just been taking Tylenol and ibuprofen instead and antibiotics.
Starting Miralax tonight 3 days of constipation already was hoping it would just happen I would just go (don’t feel need to but just 3 days none) (got operation done 3 days ago can barely eat)
Just emotional about it. Hello group. Anyone else? Wish me luck? Advice?

41yo female 5'2, 118lbs, diagnosed with IBS-D, depression, anxiety and narcolepsy. Currently taking cholestyramine powder for the IBS and ambien. Moat recent anti-depressant was Pristiq a few months ago that I couldn't tolerate. I do not drink alcohol, smoke or do drugs. 2016 I was in the ER for back pain, turned out to be kidney stones and they noticed gallstones, no big deal, I eventually passed a kidney stone.
Yesterday, I started experiencing extremely similar pains. After 4 hours, I went to the ER. Bloodwork at 9PM showed elevated liver enzymes. AST 431, ALT 216. Alk Phos was 120. CT scan with contrast showed liver had mild intrahepatic billiard ductal dilation. Gallbladder mildly distended. Non obtrusive calculus in left kidney.
They admitted me overnight. Pain subsided around 1AM. MRI at 8AM showed multiple small calculations. Duct wasn't entirely visible because of breathing.
Repeat blood work at 9ish, hepatitis negative, alcohol and Tylenol tests negative. Liver enzymes are more elevated. Total bilirubin 2.5, bilirubin direct 1.7, ALK phos 153, total protein 6.3, globulin 2.4, AST 1,001, ALT 794.
The only other out of range was chloride 109, calcium 8.4.
The doctor is keeping me overnight again because he doesn't know what is causing it. Test scheduled next is ultrasound and something called a HIDA?
I'm getting worried.

32, Female 5’2, 165
Issue:
I was diagnosed with a brain AVM in 2009 - 3 gamma knife treatments in 2019 to treat it once over & had a “blood brain barrier leak” (I think?) in February 2023.
I have never been prescribed a triptan until my new dr 2 months ago… when I asked if it was safe he asked me how “living in the box” was treating me. - I appreciated his confidence until I took my first dose because I felt like my head was going to explode.
He now wants me to get this “DHE” infusion that works similarly to a triptan with a black box warning of “fatal cerebral ischemia” 😳 when I KINDLY reminded him of my negative reaction to one dose of the triptan & asked him if he still thought it was a good idea he told me that it was good to do my research but that everything has a laundry list of side effects, even Tylenol & not to worry….
Is anyone able to offer a second opinion on this medication & Brain AVMs? I’m nervous 😥
BRAIN MRI NOTES:
Extensive abnormality in the posterior right temporal lobe, occipital lobe and parietal lobe. This is a combination of abnormal vasculature consistent with patent AVM/angiomatous transformation but also vasogenic edema and ill-defined white matter enhancement that is very likely radiation necrosis.
The FLAIR and T2 abnormality extends to involve the splenium of the corpus callosum. The enhancement is in the posterior most right temporal and inferior parietal/occipital region that is very likely radiation necrosis given appearance with ill-defined irregular primarily subcortical white matter enhancement. An additional similar globular irregular enhancement in the medial right parieto-occipital region medial to the occipital horn and atrium of lateral ventricle is also noted unchanged. In addition, there are enhancing vessels, angiomatous transformation and/or feeding arteries/veins related to the still patent AVM in the right hemisphere. These are most prominent in the high right parietal lobe. There is a single globular prominent cortical venous drainage in the right parietal region that extends to the sagittal sinus which appears patent. The extensive vasogenic edema and nonvascular enhancement likely radiation necrosis is stable.
The AVM is supplied by distal right MCA and PCA branches with dominant cortical venous drainage superiorly to the sagittal sinus. There are areas of substantial T2*hypointensity in the right parieto-occipital region in the deep white matter and in the subcortical region consistent with areas of hemosiderin staining or embolic material/calcification.
Medication: topamax 200mg 2x qulipta10mg , gabapentin 100mg 2x vyvanse 50 clonidine 0.1 vitamin d

So I got my second reconstructive foot surgery last Wednesday. It’s the same procedure as last time— double calcaneal osteotomy, midfoot osteotomy with two bone grafts, and a gastrocnemius recession.
This time around has been SO MUCH easier. When I tell you I am able to do things around the house now that took me 3 weeks to do last time! I’m in so much less pain too. I had a different kind of nerve block this time that didn’t fully block all the pain in my foot so I was on heavy duty painkillers from the beginning unlike last time. I also went off of the heavy duty painkillers yesterday and now only take Tylenol every 8 hours.
As for my fixed foot, it’s doing very well. The only issue is I have residual nerve pain on the outside of my foot. However, it’s still a day and night difference in pain reduction. I am so grateful for these surgeries and I plan to gift my surgeon a hand made mug since I do pottery as well.
Hoping a positive story on this Reddit will help qualm some folk’s fears on getting this procedure!

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