I started my period today at school (it was incredibly awkward. It took ten minutes to find the nurse's office and I started hyperventilating in the hallway because I'm a guy who has periods and that just doesn't work.) When I finally found the nurse's office and asked for a pad, I began to wonder, you know, what if I start again? I can't just keep going to the nurse for pads.
What do you guys do for that, uh, time of the month? I mean, I'm sure you guys don't carry purses, so do you just stick tampons or pads in your pocket or what? I've just been lucky about always starting while I'm home.
I carry a purse. -.-
Anyway, you can place the pad in a pocket and you can also place a tampon in a pocket (they even have nifty travel tampons that are like an inch long in appearance). If you carry a book bag, you could also place them in a pocket in the book bag.
Quote from: LukasGabriel on November 19, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I carry a purse. -.-
Anyway, you can place the pad in a pocket and you can also place a tampon in a pocket (they even have nifty travel tampons that are like an inch long in appearance). If you carry a book bag, you could also place them in a pocket in the book bag.
Oh, I'm sorry. D: I don't mean to offend anyone.
True, I could put them in my backpack. Putting them in my pocket would be a little awkward because I use pockets to hold everything. XD
Carry a book bag around, try to get one that has discreet pouch (my last bag had a huge pocket in the back of the bag, and my current one has a smaller pouch inside one of the larger sections) just have one on you there all the time
It ate my post. -.-
Quote from: Devyn on November 19, 2010, 07:48:49 PM
Oh, I'm sorry. D: I don't mean to offend anyone.
True, I could put them in my backpack. Putting them in my pocket would be a little awkward because I use pockets to hold everything. XD
And you didn't offend me--it's just a bit odd to be (most likely) the only guy who carries a purse on here and who enjoys going purse shopping (I even requested a new one from my parents for Christmas). But I also carry a bunch of things that won't fit in pockets (like my address book which has all the contact information for my family; I have a medical condition that might pop up in unlikely places).
>> I wish my pockets fit everything, but my pants shrunk in the wash so I can't fit anything in my pockets. T.T
I'm paranoid to death about being caught off guard. I normally have a good idea frame, and wear a pad a head of schedule (like 2 days or so). It's a bit uncomfortable, but it rests my mind. (Before birth control however, I'd wear one a week in advance because it'd turn up without a pattern)
Edit: I mis-understand your original post. I can't contribute anymore though. I don't bleed enough to have a need for carrying them around.
I just stick whatever I need in my pockets.
what I used to do was I would know in general when i should expect my period (near the end of the month) and i would keep tampons on me in my pockets or in my bookbag, and i would wear black pants just in case if randomly started bleeding.
Tampon in a pocket or a backpack if I'm expecting it. If caught by surprise, I use folded-up toilet paper as a temporary stopgap. But I'm a really light bleeder (more so now that I'm on T) so TP works for hours, I never bleed through my pants before noticing, and I can go all day on one tampon if absolutely necessary. If you bleed more heavily, you might have to stock more and carry it all the time and possibly start wearing pads/pantyliners the week before.
i keep some pads in a folded up bandana in this like, secret compartment thing under my cars armrest, and keep it locked.
lol, yeah i dont like to have them on my mind when i dont need them, and i dont need anyone accidently finding them =(
but id just die if i was caught off guard without them, especailly at school where its a 8-hour class full of guys o-o
but physically when i am 'on it', and know i need one, i just stuff one in my waist band and it stays there until i need it.
I just put a few in a brown bag, fold it over and stick it in my pocket. No ones gonna think twice if they see that. I also have a small pouch I got free at the hospital that was for bandaids (the big gause ones) so I used that too if people see it they just assume its mediacal supplies and I can always say its my meds or something.
I've got cargo pants with a multitude of pockets, so I use one of the closeable pockets and put a buncha pads in it. I tend to always carry some with me, just in case, since my fertility cycle is irregular and only follows Murphy's Law.
I can't use tampons and I'm kind of thinking about going to the doctor's for a check-up just to see if there's anything wrong with my genitals (I've tried to read up on what's normal for such parts to look like, and I haven't found anything about what I have).
Sorry if this is weird and too much info, but: around the opening, there is a kind of "ring" of skin, kind of like flower petals. What is this, is this normal, is it dangerous? I have tried to use tampons, but the "petals" keeps the opening closed and thusly it doesn't fit. Highlight this text if you want to read it. It contains gross biology, that's why I hid it like this.
Quote from: Maldita on November 20, 2010, 05:30:59 AM
I've got cargo pants with a multitude of pockets, so I use one of the closeable pockets and put a buncha pads in it. I tend to always carry some with me, just in case, since my fertility cycle is irregular and only follows Murphy's Law.
I can't use tampons and I'm kind of thinking about going to the doctor's for a check-up just to see if there's anything wrong with my genitals (I've tried to read up on what's normal for such parts to look like, and I haven't found anything about what I have).
Sorry if this is weird and too much info, but: around the opening, there is a kind of "ring" of skin, kind of like flower petals. What is this, is this normal, is it dangerous? I have tried to use tampons, but the "petals" keeps the opening closed and thusly it doesn't fit. Highlight this text if you want to read it. It contains gross biology, that's why I hid it like this.
Sounds like the hymen. You can use tampons, the hymen is very flexible.
This is going to sound like a retarded oxymoron but I try to carry a "manly purse." The one I use right now is leather and kindof looks like a sporran, and I just let it hang out over my crotch like a sporran would.
(What's a sporran? It's the bag on a kilt; they come in a variety of styles, here's a simple leather one in use http://www.farlander.org/xmarks_pics/Leather_W_Sporran.jpg (http://www.farlander.org/xmarks_pics/Leather_W_Sporran.jpg) and here's an assortment of different styles http://www.rehupa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sporran.jpg (http://www.rehupa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sporran.jpg))
I always have a backpack with books and in the front pocket I keep some pads. Lots of people take their backpack into the stall anyway.
Quote from: Maldita on November 20, 2010, 05:30:59 AM
Sorry if this is weird and too much info, but: around the opening, there is a kind of "ring" of skin, kind of like flower petals. What is this, is this normal, is it dangerous? I have tried to use tampons, but the "petals" keeps the opening closed and thusly it doesn't fit. Highlight this text if you want to read it. It contains gross biology, that's why I hid it like this.
I agree with JohnR. That sounds like your hymen. If you're still worried about it though, go to the doctor.
Quote from: Maldita on November 20, 2010, 05:30:59 AM
Sorry if this is weird and too much info, but: around the opening, there is a kind of "ring" of skin, kind of like flower petals. What is this, is this normal, is it dangerous? I have tried to use tampons, but the "petals" keeps the opening closed and thusly it doesn't fit. Highlight this text if you want to read it. It contains gross biology, that's why I hid it like this.
Perfectly normal if you haven't yet had penetrative sex. It's perfectly safe to use tampons with your hymen intact but can be a little difficult for some people who have an unusually small opening. If you try to "force" one in and it tears, it may bleed just a little bit and hurt slightly, but will heal just fine and doesn't require any special care. If you're not comfortable with that, just keep using pads. If you're still concerned, you can have a doctor look at it.
I carry a pad in my pocket. If my pockets aren't big enough, I put it in my boot. Or in the inside pocket of my jacket.
I always have my backpack with me, so I carry pads. There's no way I stick a tampon or anything else down there, if you catch my drift, that's a complete no-go. (it works for me).
What do I do. Well, I take it like a man, and wait a week until it's gone. I don't like it, but I'm also not as dysphoric about it as some guys are. I'm lucky that way.
Quote from: Devyn on November 19, 2010, 07:48:49 PM
Oh, I'm sorry. D: I don't mean to offend anyone.
True, I could put them in my backpack. Putting them in my pocket would be a little awkward because I use pockets to hold everything. XD
I also use/used my pockets for everything [in hs I literally had a my classes separated into my cargo pockets and would just fold almost everything in 4] Now its a bit less, but they're still often crowded... then again I no longer bleed on myself [your time will come!]
If it had been about time I'd keep one in my auxilary back pocket [one back pocket for my wallet and the other was usually empty.]
Mine are normally preceded by a couple days of cramping... so generally when that cramping hits I start using protection. However it's farking annoying... for example as right now... when the crampings been going on for 10 days now.. and no read death. My cycles messed up... but since the only indication that I'm going to start bleeding is those cramps.. I'd rather be safe then sorry. I haven't been caught unaware and unprotected since.. grade 7.
You could carry a messenger bag. Plenty of dudes have those.
I put pads in my bag but other than that I dont know what to tell ya. I've been on the Rag everyday for 9 1/2 years never stopped for even one day so I wear a pad everyday. I'm on T but it shur ain't stopped nothing and I've been on it for 3 months.
Quote from: mcalistershaun on November 20, 2010, 03:33:59 PM
I put pads in my bag but other than that I dont know what to tell ya. I've been on the Rag everyday for 9 1/2 years never stopped for even one day so I wear a pad everyday. I'm on T but it shur ain't stopped nothing and I've been on it for 3 months.
... Dude, that's crazy. What does your doctor say about that? Were there no meds to stop it? Hopefully T will eventually stop it..
I keep my stuff in my center console in my car, in case I start when I'm not at home. I use those extra thick pads so that I don't have to think about it all day. They work considerably well seeing as I have a rather heavy flow.
Well over the past 9 years the doctors didn't want to do anything. They said give it a few more years and it would never stop and few years they'd say just give a few more years. My periods have gotten slightly heavier on T but I'm i super low dosage. My estrogen count went from 90 to 395 and T count went from 60 to 100. My estrogen count has more than tripled which is why my periods have gotten heavier.
I have an appoint. on Dec 7 for dosage increase maybe he will give me some estrogen blockers.
Man, I hope that the higher dose and possible E blockers help you. That's really sucky. Good luck!
Isn't a bio woman's T level supposed to be a lot lower than 60, though? Like, somewhere below 10? ???
Quote from: mcalistershaun on November 20, 2010, 03:57:54 PM
Well over the past 9 years the doctors didn't want to do anything. They said give it a few more years and it would never stop and few years they'd say just give a few more years. My periods have gotten slightly heavier on T but I'm i super low dosage. My estrogen count went from 90 to 395 and T count went from 60 to 100. My estrogen count has more than tripled which is why my periods have gotten heavier.
I have an appoint. on Dec 7 for dosage increase maybe he will give me some estrogen blockers.
T count is supposed to be between 190 and 320 for us.
Quote from: mcalistershaun on November 20, 2010, 03:33:59 PM
I put pads in my bag but other than that I dont know what to tell ya. I've been on the Rag everyday for 9 1/2 years never stopped for even one day so I wear a pad everyday. I'm on T but it shur ain't stopped nothing and I've been on it for 3 months.
Man I'd find another doctor who doesn't just write that off. That can give you other health probs like anemia, etc. Never mind the fact that it's just not supposed to be that way.
Quote from: insideontheoutside on November 20, 2010, 06:59:34 PM
Man I'd find another doctor who doesn't just write that off. That can give you other health probs like anemia, etc. Never mind the fact that it's just not supposed to be that way.
+1 I've heard of it going on for almost a month before, and even then my friends doctor was concerned.
I carry them in backpack and car compartment. When I am on it and need to change? I carry them in my pockets. Then again, I wear like... pants with alot of pockets. If my mate is around, she carries them in her messenger bag.
Other than that, I just kinda cry.
Quote from: mcalistershaun on November 20, 2010, 03:33:59 PM
I put pads in my bag but other than that I dont know what to tell ya. I've been on the Rag everyday for 9 1/2 years never stopped for even one day so I wear a pad everyday. I'm on T but it shur ain't stopped nothing and I've been on it for 3 months.
Omfg. Just.. omfg. I've have a 17 day long period. And I'm going on 15 day. I feel like complete and utter suicide at these times. How the hell do you manage this. ;_; My hugest sympathies and my heart goes out to you. I really hope you can find something to do for it. I don't know why they haven't given you a hysto.
Sorry to be "Mr. Menstrual Cup" here, but as an FYI, cups can be worn before your period starts because they don't pose a risk of TSS, and there's nothing to carry because it's internal. If you can use tampons, you can probably learn to use a cup, too, but if you can't deal with something internal it's obviously out of the question. Anyway, if it sounds like a possibility, give this site a read: http://www.andustar.com/misc-cups.html (http://www.andustar.com/misc-cups.html).
Personally, I do the "carry pads in cargo pockets" thing if I'm expecting it and keep an emergency pad in my backpack just in case I'm caught totally off-guard. When I was in high school, I carried the emergency one in a small, black plastic bag in my backpack, but now I just keep it in a well-hidden pocket in the bookbag.
Quote from: Devyn on November 19, 2010, 07:43:52 PM
I started my period today at school (it was incredibly awkward. It took ten minutes to find the nurse's office and I started hyperventilating in the hallway because I'm a guy who has periods and that just doesn't work.) When I finally found the nurse's office and asked for a pad, I began to wonder, you know, what if I start again? I can't just keep going to the nurse for pads.
What do you guys do for that, uh, time of the month? I mean, I'm sure you guys don't carry purses, so do you just stick tampons or pads in your pocket or what? I've just been lucky about always starting while I'm home.
I'd say if you know around the time your gunna get it, just where a pad so your prepared, that way you don't have to carry it around with you.
Like Ilan said, I use a cup. I think they are really great, but of course if you're squeamish about touching down there, it might not be for you. But ever since using a cup, I notice I'm bleeding 2.5 times less than I used to, and I experience no more back pain (I never experienced cramps or PMS so that was never a problem for me). Cups have literally changed my life and made periods much more managable, it's like I don't even have a period anymore.
I agree on the cup, it's really saved my sanity! I just pop it in when I think the bleeding might start and I only need to deal with it once a day.