I am now officially finished my summer semester. Except exams of course, but I’m through with homework and assignments until September.
Woo.

I did really well this semester too. ^_^ Now we’ll see if exams can crush me.

I’m also now officially on the Ortho Evra patch. My Dr. and I decided to switch from the Depo shot ’cause I’d been on it so long, and it’s really not meant to be used any longer than that.
Since pills and I don’t get along, I opted for the Patch. It costs about the same as Depo, except now I have to shoulder the full cost because when I turned 24 my parent’s health plan won’t cover me anymore. The only reason it covered me that long was ’cause I have been continually in school.

The thing i’m definitely going to miss is the lack of periods. I doubt I’ll actually start getting them for a couple months, though, ’cause it’s supposed to take a while after you go off the shot, but who knows. It better take a while.
Hopefully they won’t bring the agony they used to, since this time around they’ll be controlled by external hormones. I don’t fancy walking around in baggy sweaters with a hot water bottle strapped to my abdomen just to be able to stand up again. I’d also prefer not to throw up every month.
Yeah.
I had my reasons for opting for Depo over anything and everything else.

Still. I’m not to keen on the fact I’ll be back among the ranks of beings that bleed for 5 days straight and don’t die. ^_~

I’ll be sure to report any side effects. I didn’t have any at all with Depo, really, except maybe a small amount of weight gain, but I went on it right around the time I was supposed to get the “freshman 15” anyway, so I can’t be sure.
I wonder if I’ll react differently, though, since Evra is progestin + estrogen, whereas Depo was just progestin.

Oh, and if no one’s noticed, Josh has actually updated his blog. A few times, even! He still hasn’t implemented comments, though. *pokes Josh*