Anna S

Okay, so I got my industrial piercing on Monday, and it seems like it's doing pretty well, so far. I've been cleaning it with just a plain, gentle bar of soap by lathering it, leaving it, and then rinsing. After that I've been spraying H2Ocean on it and doing this process twice a day. However I started reading around on the internet and saw so many different approaches to cleaning a piercing, especially and industrial. I have SoftSoap anti-bacterial milk&honey flavored. Is this okay to use? Or should I stick to just the normal bar of soap? When I went to the store I did not see anti-bacterial scent FREE soap, so I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

P.S. My piercer did it with two individual shorter bars, he said it's a much safer way of having and industrial done and they do line up straight. Does anyone else have experience with this?

Okay, so I got my industrial piercing on Monday, and it seems like it's doing pretty well, so far. I've been cleaning it with just a plain, gentle bar of soap by lathering it, leaving it, and then rinsing. After that I've been spraying H2Ocean on it and doing this process twice a day. However I started reading around on the internet and saw so many different approaches to cleaning a piercing, especially and industrial. I have SoftSoap anti-bacterial milk&honey flavored. Is this okay to use? Or should I stick to just the normal bar of soap? When I went to the store I did not see anti-bacterial scent FREE soap, so I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

P.S. My piercer did it with two individual shorter bars, he said it's a much safer way of having and industrial done and they do line up straight. Does anyone else have experience with this?

So, I'm now 8 days late on my period. I keep feeling like my period is going to come and it just doesn't. But now I'm having light brown spotting. What does that mean? I was late last month, and the month before, just not by this much.

I'm not really concerned it's pregnancy because I haven't had sex since my last period, which was heavy. And when I did have sex, in late December, we used a condom, and he pulled out before.. you know ha.

I guess another question I have is this, can stress/traveling/exercise combined throw off my cycle? The day I should have started ovulating is when my grandmother passed and we had to fly across the country for the funeral. When I got back, I got sick and starting up exercising again. Could this be what's making my cycle so weird?

I had PROTECTED sex the day after Christmas and my partner also pulled out before he finished. I got my period last month, on Jan 8th. It didn't seem off or anything, it was pretty heavy as usual for me and it lasted about 6 days. It's always about 5-7 days for me.

However it's now the 11th and I haven't gotten my period yet...I feel like I'm going to get it but nothing so far. My grandma passed a few weeks ago, and I got sick right after. Plus I have been working out lately. Could this all be delaying it? I didn't think I should be worrying about pregnancy but it freaks me out when I'm late. I'm only 18 so would it be normal for me to skip or still be irregular? I'm starting to worry as to why I'm so late. :(

*Sigh* Well I thought I was safe but now I'm worrying all over again. So I had sex the day after Xmas, and I got my period on Jan 8th of last month. It was a few days late, but it was normal other than that. It lasted 6-7 days, was as heavy as normal, etc. But it is now Feb. 11th and no period... I was really sick with the flu about 2 weeks ago and a family member passed just before that so I was traveling for a funeral. I haven't felt THAT stressed but the funeral plus getting sick definitely wasn't routine for me. I also started working out quite a bit last week, could this be making me late? When I had sex in December it was protected AND he pulled out. I'm definitely having symptoms now, sore boobs like always, very moody. I've also been completely starving lately...but no period. Is this just me freaking out or could I be pregnant? I'm only 18 so I'm not sure if it's also still normal to get irregular cycles. But I'm definitely scared since I'm like 4 days late:( what's going on:(

PS. I have NOT had sex since Dec 26 and do not plan on it. I'm tired of pregnancy scares even though we're always careful.

Okay so long story short, I had sex about a week and a half ago. We used a condom, and he also pulled out. The condom didn't come off when he did, and he finished clearly after he pulled out. He says he would have know had the condom broke or anything, and it felt pretty normal to me. Just a tiny bit different since we tried those fire & ice condoms. Anyways, we have had sex many times before, always protected and haven't had any problems yet. I've been late before, most likely from stress I'm guessing. Last month I got my period on the 7th, the 5th the month before that. Usually, I'll start a few days earlier than the month before. I have that iPhone app that tells you when your period should be coming, and if I go based off of that, I'm 3 days late. I was very stressed around Christmas because I was working a new job with crazy hours, not sure if that's a factor or not. Anyways, I would think I should have started on the 3rd or 4th, and I'm definitely late then. I'm really starting to worry. I've been super moody the last few days, sore breasts, and just feeling whiny in general for the past week or so. Those are usually the signs I get that my period is coming, however I haven't had cramps, but nothing yet... I'm just wondering, should I start to be worried about being pregnant? We were safe but I know there's always that chance. The last few times we had sex I've flipped out after and been very worried about pregnancy. It's to the point where I don't even want to have sex anymore. It doesn't seem worth it, which sounds awful. I'm not quite 18 yet, and my parents are very against the idea of me getting birth control "this young." I realize I'm young but I think it would be better for me. Please don't lecture me on having sex at my age, at this point I don't even want to anymore. Any helpful answers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Yet again I come back to Y Answers to get some opinions, or maybe just to try and calm myself down. So last week I was with my partner and we were having sex, and we were using a brand new condom and he also pulled out before he came. He says he would have known for sure if it broke or anything like that. It felt perfectly normal, I just know there's that chance. There's always that chance and I worry so much. Last month I was late by 5 days, 3 days the month before that. I'm now a day late and i'm just starting to freak out. I haven't felt any weird symptoms or anything crazy the last week, just what I always get before my period. Really sad/angry, sore breasts and tired. I know most women say they just know if they are pregnant. I haven't noticed anything major but I am late, will be two days in the morning. Am I just freaking myself out? Trying to find out anything that will make me feel better. :(

To add a few things, I'm 17. So I realize my periods could still be irregular. And my parents are very against me being on birth control at my age. I just got a job so i'm thinking I should just get on the pill anyway. It's better than a mistake happening. I try and be careful, and I trust my partner. But you guys are right that I'm stressing after every time. Takes away from it all.

Yet again I come back to Y Answers to get some opinions, or maybe just to try and calm myself down. So last week I was with my partner and we were having sex, and we were using a brand new condom and he also pulled out before he came. He says he would have known for sure if it broke or anything like that. It felt perfectly normal, I just know there's that chance. There's always that chance and I worry so much. Last month I was late by 5 days, 3 days the month before that. I'm now a day late and i'm just starting to freak out. I haven't felt any weird symptoms or anything crazy the last week, just what I always get before my period. Really sad/angry, sore breasts and tired. I know most women say they just know if they are pregnant. I haven't noticed anything major but I am late, will be two days in the morning. Am I just freaking myself out? Trying to find out anything that will make me feel better. :(

Okay so I'm 16. I live with both my parents, but my dad is not home that much. He works really late and he's only around for about 3 hours and then goes to bed and goes to work the next day. I don't really spend that much time with him because I'm with my boyfriend whenever I don't have school.

I'm currently home schooled and have been for 7 grades now. My parents will not let me to go public school until next year, no matter what. I've just about had it. My mother is my teacher. I really don't

need her help that much, but she is involved in EVERYTHING I do.

As a usual teenager/mother relationship goes, we fight pretty much every day about the stupidest things. She hates my boyfriend and his mom. My boyfriend's mom is like a second mom to me and she hates MY mom with a passion.

So here's the real problem... My mom has been drinking for years now. Gradually it has gotten worse. She is up to about 4-6 glasses per night. Whenever I go to do something and I come home later at night, she's either passed out or just yells at me for not doing anything wrong. She becomes completely irrational. She asks questions 5 times over and gets offended when I tell her I just told her that seconds ago and then she starts going off about how I want her dead. If I'm talking and she interrupts me and I tell her to let me talk, she usually says "Fine, I don't matter I'm just garbage" or some crap like that. I'm fed up. No matter what I say when she is drunk turns into an argument.

Last night was the worst night EVER. I went to a hockey game with my boyfriend and when I got home she was on the floor. She was asking about the game and couldn't understand anything I was saying. She out of nowhere said I was a failure and a dropout. It had nothing to do with what I was saying. My dad didn't want to hear it and went to walk the dogs as he usually does around 11 at night. I didn't want to hear it either so I went upstairs to my room. 10 minutes later she knocked on my door and started arguing with me and it just got completely ridiculous. She busted in my door and started going insane, grabbed me by my hair, and smacked me across the face. My window in my room was open and I was screaming so loud that my dad ran home with the dogs and came back wondering what was going on. He walked in when she was taking another swing at me and he had to grab her.

We all had a 3 hour fight and my dad knows there's a problem with her but doesn't know what to do.

I have a brother, but he doesn't want anything to do with me and won't support me with this at all anymore, it's a long story.

So here's my big dilemma.. My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 months now. His mom is one of my good friends and I feel like she's there for me. She's very supportive of everything I do and very supportive of me dating her son. She has offered many times for me to come live with her and her son. (His parents are split up but he sees his dad a lot too) What should I do? She thinks it would be good for me to get away for a while. It's really not a good situation for me to be in and I feel that would help me a lot. But both my mom and dad object to me leaving, in fact they don't want me around my boyfriend at all anymore. He's my best and only close friend. I think being with him is a good idea, especially because his mom wants me to be with them. She has offered to just pick me up and tell my dad what she thinks. I love my dad very much and I'd do anything for him, except stay with my mother. I've had enough and I feel like he just isn't willing to solve this problem no matter how bad it gets. I'm scared of what's to come..should I just do it and go with them? I know that my mom will never change her ways if it keeps going on like this.

I need help.. please give me your advice and opinion. Serious answers only, I don't need more people putting me down.

Thanks.

Anna

Ok so my boyfriend has had the stomach flu. I went to see him yesterday and he was fine. His mom took him to the doc and they gave him a drug for his stomach and he had a bad reaction. He started getting angry, jittery, trying to throw things and punch the wall. Then they gave him a drug to calm him down and he got all loopy and he didn't know what was going on and then he fell asleep.

So this morning he texted me and told me he didn't remember anything. He said he didn't remember going to the hospital, he didn't remember having the reaction to the drugs, he didn't remember going to dinner, me coming over prior to that, nothing. It got gradually worse and he said he didn't know who I was, who his mom was, where he lived, his phone number, bday, where he lived, etc.

I'm not sure what drugs he was given but he went to sleep this afternoon and woke up and it happened all over again. He doesn't know who I am and says we've never even met...when I came to see him yesterday.

I'm really scared that something has happened to him. At first I thought he was just trying to screw around with me, but his mom is really worried and took him back to the er today. He doesn't know where he is, who I am, nothing. I'm just wondering if there is a type of drug that they could have given him that caused possible brain damage or memory loss. It's breaking my heart that he doesn't even know who I am. I'm so scared that he won't EVER remember who I am and this will continue. What could have happened? Please help, I'm scared to death that he's seriously in trouble.

Neither me or his mom can figure out what's wrong.

She's a nurse. And he is 17.

Okay so.. I had sex yesterday at like 4 in the morning and I knew my period was coming soon I thought. Like moody and cramps and whatnot right before I had sex which was protected. It's only my 2nd time, both times we used a condom. But yesterday I thought I was having my period but then I realized it was all the brown stuff instead. And now there's nothing....Am I pregnant? I'm so scared and I can't get a pregnancy test right away. Pleeeaaaseeee help me I'm scared =[

I need an email or cell number for a person that lives in Washington...I need to do it for free as well, as I live in Colorado I can't ask this person. PLEASE HELP!! If someone could help me find this, I'll be eternally grateful!!

I need some help. I don't have a doctor to run to and I feel like I don't really have anyone to pour my heart out to. I'm depressed and anrgy all the time now. What can I do?! I need some help here =(

Okay, so I am looking to buy a new phone on ebay. I just got a phone and signed a new contract with Verizon 2 months ago, but I'm looking at a blackberry. Can I buy the phone online and then activate it on Verizon? Do I have to pay anything to activate it?