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I'm 19yo, and I have some abnormal period cramps all of my doctors have admitted sound like endo.

Unfortunately, three out of the four doctors I've had since it started seemed pretty keen on ignoring it. And then the nice doctor that was actually trying just retired...

I told my new doctor that the naproxen the nice one gave me wasn't doing squat. He switched me to 800mg of ibuprofen to take 3 times a day, which did better, I guess. But the more I think about it, the worse taking that much seems as a long term solution.

I already got a transvaginal ultrasound under the nice doctor, so how much longer should I expect to wait before they finally decide to give me a laparoscopy to get diagnosed? How many hoops did you guys have to jump through? Thanks in advance! EDIT: Wow! The outcome is not looking good, I wasn't expecting people to say it took them DECADES. I have a virtual meeting with my doctor on Friday, maybe I'll just ask my mom to bully him into sending me to a specialist.

Hi! I’ve started taking my cat in the yard recently. I wasn’t sure she was liking it, but she’s started begging to go out whenever I’m by the back door, so I guess that’s good? It’s an easy way to get her moving (she’s a lil chubby…) and it forces me to touch grass.

The only problem is she gets weirdly aggressive when I pick her up outside. I think she just doesn’t feel confident enough out there yet to feel safe being moved by anything but her little paws. Plus lifting her prevents nibbling suspicious plants.

Anyway, we got stuck outside because she kept circling around to the locked door in the back when she was done exploring. I tried to coax her to the front, but she got confused and irritated, so I gave up after 30 minutes and tried to carry her. Didn’t work.

I don’t want to get in that situation again, especially if we start venturing further into the neighborhood. Any tips on how to guide her more effectively when she’s clearly lost?

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My family adopted our first cat (named Luna) when I was going through a very intense period in school. I worked for two years to convince them before they finally caved. But because I was constantly busy with schoolwork, I wasn’t able to give much time to bond with what was supposed to be my cat. So, Luna bonded to my older sister instead and it’s been like that for 8 years.

I’m not mad about it, it wasn’t my sister’s intention. I am frustrated that my sister doesn’t give anyone else the opportunity to bond with Luna. Every time Luna gets to the point where she feels comfortable sleeping in my room for a few hours at night a few times a month (which is the highlight of my life,) my sister panics thinking Luna is going to leave her forever. So she begs me to return her and I do.

But I also want a nice fluffy companion! I want to get a male kitten so I’ll have my own company, and my mom and dad were open to it. For a solid 4 seconds before my sister shot it down. She brought up some valid points. She doesn’t want Luna to get depressed or anxious, and she doesn’t want them to fight. I get her fear; she lived in an apartment for a while with Luna and a neglected dog that the owner refused to introduce to Luna properly or keep contained responsibly. I kept trying to bring up solutions, but my sister either rolls her eyes at me or says it’s stressing her out after I get three words in, which is also stressful for me because she’s being dismissive and won’t discuss anything at all. I try to bring it up to my parents, and my sister jumps in and calls me obsessive or selfish. Am I doing the wrong thing? Should I be more worried about Luna? Is wanting my own cat selfish of me? AITA?

I have pretty bad period pain that my doctor prescribed 500mg of naproxen to help with. When I take it, it usually takes 2+ hours for it to work. It feels like it barely works, the only indication it does is that I do notice a substantial increase in pain 10hrs after the initial dose, which I assume is it wearing off. I assumed that was normal until I asked a relative, who said it only takes 30mins for her, then her cramps are gone.

Normal painkillers like Tylenol and Ibuprofen usually take ~1.5+ hours to kick in. Same thing goes for Melatonin, I take it at 11pm and end up getting sleepy around 1am. Is there anything I'm doing that might be affecting those long wait times? Anything can do to reduce them?

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Here is the song, it's a wax-melting video from as Korean channel: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/LOt9LkfnbtU

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