#waiting for the naproxen to kick in

[ratsplendor]

you guys r all literally the best . I don't say that enough but it's true.

[thedeafprophet]

@peliginspeaks ajajskfkgkglglhkh what could go wrong!

Okay three options here of what happens

Nothing happens. The Princess is too strong for something as simple as human teeth to impact her. They try to bite her and their jaw strength does nothing. Perhaps she notices their attempt and mocks them. Perhaps nothing at all. But rest assured it useless

Jamie manages to bite her. The Princesss is pissed. They likely get punished for it in various different ways, least of all would probably involved gagging them

.....or The Princess is into it. She might be, yknow.

[manaosdeuwu]

I'm desperate. does anyone have any tips or things you do to lessen period pains?

[coyotescribbles]

At least the break room was dark. And quiet, but mostly dark, which was what Felicity needed most, since even a little bit of light felt like a knife going through their skull.

Sprawled across the couch with Henry, with his jacket draped over their head and shoulders, they buried their face against his chest and did their best to get comfortable while they waited for the naproxen to kick in.

His arm tightened ever so slightly around her waist. "Are you doing okay down there?"

"I hate the world," Felicity mumbled into his shirt; he scoffed softly.

"I know that feeling."

"Not you, though."

"I know, darling."

His thumb rubbed soothingly across their ribs, and they hummed wordlessly, tucking themself close. It didn't matter that his body was hard and unyielding, this was still the most comfortable spot in the entire complex.

…Until the naproxen came back to haunt them again.

"…Henry?"

"Yeah?"

"If I move I think I'm gonna puke…"

"Please don't."

[sickpunk-selfshipper]

Migraine day, waiting for pain medication to kick in (side-note: for migraines naproxen or ibuprofen are the best choices)

Your F/O makes sure the blinds are drawn

They get you painkillers and a cool drink, so you can stay in bed

Your F/O mildly disapproves but gets up to get you some caffeine anyway

They sit with you and chat with you until the drink is empty

Your F/O gets some light snack to eat after your meds

They tell you to sleep it off, get some rest

While you recover and let the meds work, your F/O preps some nutritious meal for when you wake up

Your F/O makes your favourite “sick day” meal and keeps it ready for after your nap

They feel like being dorky affectionate and kiss your temple

You scowl a bit about being pampered so much but thank your F/O for taking care of you

Gently brushing your hair back, your F/O tells you it’s okay and they know you’d take care of them too if they had a migraine

antis DNI! This post is not for anti-shippers

[rock-n-onyx]

Chilling, waiting for thr naproxen to kick in cuz my hip and knee decided to hurt while im trying to sleep

[passiveagreeable]

Idk why I’m ranting in the middle of the night. Most days rightfully consist of zero original content.

But having had a period for more than a decade. I would like to understand why every first day, I will slowly feel the pain setting in, and think “ah, everything is fine, I’ll take pain meds in a bit” then wake up abruptly from a nap an hour later and have to hobble down to my bathroom, reasonably sure I’m going to vomit, then alternate between standing straight, stretching, and leaning on the counter until I decide spending twenty to thirty minutes curled up in the fetal position on the floor is least painful, all while I’m waiting for the one naproxen sodium (I would have taken two, but there was only one left in the bottle I keep in the bathroom) and two acetaminophen to kick in.

I know like twelve, thirteen years or smth is less than a lot of people but it’s still long enough you’d think I’d have learned my lesson by now.

[daily-tf2-medic]

May your pain get better idk ask medic to help you since he ain't you

Just waiting for the naproxen sodium to kick in🙏

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Post-root canal mouth pain advice?

Exactly what it says. Anyone have suggestions? 800mg ibuprofen and orajel aren't working. I'm allergic to Tylenol, Celebrex doesn't do a thing, and naproxen (the only medication that WORKS) gives me gastritis.

tl;dr got a root canal started last week, pain increased every day in the interim until it was agonizing to chew soft foods, like whole-body JOLTS when my teeth met even gently, and finished the root canal today. It's still hurting after 800mg of ibuprofen. Aching, stinging, throbbing, and my gums there taste like blood.

More specifics below the cut.

I've had a root canal before. I don't remember having any pain after the first one. And before that procedure, I had been in AGONY for WEEKS. I was relieved when it was over because it stopped hurting.

Not so today.

Then again, the first time I don't think they spent 5 hours in one day fucking with it. (I have a high anesthesia tolerance and I metabolize it really quickly, so we kept having to stop the Actual Procedure today to give me more anesthetic and wait for it to kick in.)

And I'm concerned my tooth may have been infected. He started the root canal last week, put a temporary cap on but I could still feel a Massive Hole in my Tooth, and after the local anesthesia wore off that day, it was just a vague ache. It noticeably increased every day, until I had to take 2 naproxen and 2 ibuprofen just to fall asleep.

Yesterday it was extremely tender and sensitive, and would hurt immensely even when I wasn't chewing or moving. I would be sitting at my desk doing data entry and suddenly it would jolt with pain. I don't grind my teeth. The pain shot up into my nearest sinus at times (it's a top tooth) and radiated across that entire quadrant of my teeth, third molar to incisors.

I told him about the intense constant pain and he didn't seem concerned.

The clamp he used on my tooth today also dug into my gums at the back of the tooth, and I feel like part of the pain is from that. He did adjust it a few times, but mostly just gave me anesthesia until I didn't feel it anymore.

Local anesthesia doesn't work very well on me. I was numb enough to not feel pain when he STARTED the procedure last week, but today it just would NOT go numb. Even with intrapulpar anesthesia. Even after 10 injections over the 5 hours I was there. (He used a kind without epinephrine.) I've been told infected teeth sometimes refuse to go numb.

Painkiller concerns: I'm allergic to Tylenol (hives). I have chronic gastritis problems, so taking a Veritable Shit Ton of NSAIDs isn't a good idea. Celebrex didn't do jack shit. Naproxen helps, but I can't take it for two days in a row without my stomach getting IMMENSELY messed up. Haven't tried aspirin because it never helps with MINOR pains, I can't imagine it'll touch this.

Orajel isn't even slightly numbing the tooth pain today, though it did make my lip and tongue numb. (When it did earlier this week, it only helped for about 10 minutes, anyways, and then I would be right back where I was beforehand.)

I'm genuinely out of ideas and desperate for a solution here. And maybe also advice because I feel like This Is Not Normal Post-Operative Pain. Especially because it didn't even HURT after the last one. Help? Please?

[friend-crow]

Waiting to ascend to the next plane of existence (naproxen hasn't kicked in yet).

Listen, when I tell you that I am an ethereal being trapped in a corporeal husk, what I'm saying is that my joints hurt.

[villa-kulla]

just a PSA that I’ve been taking Naproxen for menstrual cramps for about 6 months now, and I honestly have no idea how I managed without it before. It is LIFE CHANGING and I owe them my entire life (or at least the ability to walk and stand up straight on the first day of my period without waves of abdominal pain and the need to curl up in the fetal position before I faint on the spot). HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE WHO SUFFERS FROM BAD MENSTRUAL CRAMPS

[s-kepsis]

tooth hurty so i’m chillin

[valleygirlfag]

Im waiting for naproxen to kick in and sucking on a cough drop but like it's too bad to take night meds and I'm so hungry and I can't fucking eat

I've been having sore throats so bad I can't swallow on and off but like no other symptoms of colds etc. And I am not a fan

[deceitfuldevil]

congrats on 1k omg!!!!! i am going to request number 31 from the fluff list

"C-can you... hold me for a while?" "Of course."

with our most adorable boy peter parker because i MISS HIM SO MUCH!!!!!!! hope u have fun with it!!! x

TY FOR BEING MY FIRST REQUEST KODA ILY

I also miss the soft boy so much, and like most of my stories I simply must base this off personal events. (I woke up to blinding pain in my uterus)

—

Peter was always too good to you, no matter what he was going through (and god knows, he's been through a lot) he was always there for you.

Well... whenever he wasn't on patrol that is.

He was totally attentive all hours of the day besides that. Like about 12 hours ago when you had just walked into your shared tiny apartment after class, and Peter immediately stood up from whatever he was tinkering on to greet you. But it wasn't soon after then that Peter left for the night to go out on patrol.

Now fast forward to 12 hours later at the ripe hour of 8am on your first day off in five days, waking up to a horrendous pain in your abdomen. No need for a second thought, you knew your period had surely started. Not wasting a moment more, you got up from the full size bed you shared with Peter on the rare occasion he was there at night and hobbled to the bathroom. Downing some Naproxen to ease the pain and hobbling right back to bed, wondering, no, hoping Peter would come back home soon.

You spent the next half hour tossing and turning in pain, whining and groaning as you waited for the pain killers to kick in. The pain so intense a few tears slipping from your eyes, and all the rambunctious sounds of the city around you dulled out.

The little demon trying to carve its way out of you took your full attention, and you didn't even notice Peter sliding in through the window.

"Y/n? What's wrong baby?" Peter cooed softly. Limping over to the bed and kneeling down to be eye to eye with you. You wanted to immediately tell him what was wrong, but as soon as you saw his limps and the bruise on his jaw; you felt guilty complaining about the pain caused by your own stupid body.

"It's nothin' Pete..." you tried to brush his concern away, but of course Peter was relentless. Slipping out of his suit in front of you, left in his boxers and sitting on the edge of the bed. You still didn't want to tell him, but you had a feeling he knew. So you just asked, very softly:

"C-can you... hold me for a while?" another tear slipping from you eye as you weakly lifted up the blanket for Peter to join you.

"Of course darling." Peter assured you, slipping underneath the covers with you and welcoming you into his embrace.

Maybe it was the pain meds finally kicking in, but then again you were almost sure it had to be the soft and sweet way Peter was holding you in his arms. The way your bare legs tangles with his, and his slender fingers running through your hair. The pain started to dull out, and you started to fade to sleep.

Nothing made you feel more at home than when you were in his arms.

—

Once again thank you for the request and please send in more requests! I’m also going to see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania tonight and I sooo excited.

Much Love,

—Skyler

[whatisthiswritingthing]

All About Balance - Kelley O’hara x Hockey!Reader

Prompt: Can you a Kelly O’Hara imagine where the reader plays hockey and some how gets injured in a game and Kelly is really worry and just a bunch of feels?

Kelly cringed when she saw her girlfriend get slammed into the boards again. The refs this game weren’t calling anything and it quickly got out of hand, both teams taking advantage of the freedom, some players taking too far though.

Y/N seemed to be on the receiving end of those rougher players. To Kelley, it seemed that her girlfriend spent more time face down on the ice or pressed into the boards than playing. Kelley and Emily were sitting in one of the boxes near of the arena; the US hockey team in Washington for the next couple weeks.

“Fuck,” Kelley raised out of her seat, leaning over the railing to try and make sure her girlfriend got up again.

“She’s tough Kel,” Sonnett reassured when they saw Y/N get up again, “look, she’s up already.”

It was one of the few whistles of the game, an opposing player checking Y/N into the boards again from behind. The player was sent off, and the remaining players set up for a face off. Y/N skating in, ready to take it. The opposing forward leaned forward, bumping her helmet against Y/N’s, she reached out with her stick, leaning it on Y/N’s hitting it a few times. The ref waved her off, directing another player to come in.

The ref dropped the puck. The opposing forwards both swatting the puck away. Y/N went to skate away, but was knocked off balance by the german forward, a hard elbow to the side of the head. Trying to catch her balance, she skated backwards slightly. The German skated away, assisting her team to work through the power play.

Y/N saw a chance for a goal, edging her way to a goal post. The puck came to her, but before she had a chance to touch it, two German defenders slammed into her side, sending her into the goal. Both landed on top of her, forcing the goal out of the ice, all three players ending in an awkward heap on the metal.

Players from the US immediately stepping in to pull the German players off Y/N. Everyone began pushing and yelling, but Y/N remained on the ice.

Kelley was standing at the railing, knuckles white while she waited for her girlfriend to get up.

Y/N had managed to slide herself off the goal and get to the boards. She reached one arm up and awkwardly pulled herself up. Keeping her left arm tight to her body, she slowly inched her way to the bench. With the chaos happening by the goal, two of the trainers slid out the door and assisted Y/N the rest of the way.

Kelley leaned forward more, trying to keep her eyes on the hockey player. She hardly even registered Sonnett patting her back, “let’s go Kel, we can wait by the change room.” When Kelley didn’t move, Emily tugged on her arm toward the exit.

Once below the ice, Kelley anxiously paced back and forth, Y/N already in the medical room by the time they made it there. They could hear the buzzer go, signalling the end of the game. The defender pressed themselves into the wall as many disgruntled players entered the tunnel and into their respective change rooms.

Kelley pressed on her tip toes, knowing she wouldn’t, but hoping to get any kind of glimpse of her girlfriend. Dropping back down, she huffed and began to pace now that she had room again.

She felt Sonnett tap her arm, “Y/N says check your phone.”

Kelley scrambled to pull her phone out.

           Y/N: Just getting changed, you don’t have to wait, I’ll go back with the team.

That’s it? Kelley is anxiously awaiting an update and that’s all she gets? She loved her girlfriend, but fuck.

           Kelley: I’ll wait, we are in the tunnel. I’ll drive you if they release you.

           Y/N: Ok

Her girlfriend was infuriating, fucking infuriating.

Kelley continued to pace back and forth, her anxiety growing as she saw more and more players file out, Y/N yet to be one of them.

“Your girlfriend has to be one of the most stubborn human beings I have ever met,” Kelley whipped around to see Hilary step out of the change room.

“Yea, I know,” Kelley sighed, trying to glance into the changeroom, Sonnett just smirked.

“Most of the team is gone, you can go in and help her. She was refusing any help getting changed.”

“Of course she was,” the defender mumbled as she rushed into the change room.

As she got in, she saw Y/N sitting in her locker, most of her equipment gone, remaining in only her compression shorts, sports bra, and a sling.

“Hey baby,” Kelley knelt in front of the hockey player, “heard you’re being a little stubborn,” she tapped both of Y/N’s knees, “let’s get you dressed.”

Y/N nodded, but stayed sitting down, letting Kelley bunch her joggers around both feet for her to easily step in. Kelley slid her hands to Y/N’s ribs, intending to help her stand.

“Fuck,” Y/N moaned out lowly. Kelley immediately pulled her hands away, eyes scanning Y/N’s torso for injury.

“How bad?” Kelley whispered.

“Dislocated shoulder,” she limply motioned with her good hand, “bruised ribs, I think it’s from landing on the post,” Y/N tried to shift to show Kelley the bruise, only to groan and freeze.

“Hey, woah, stop moving,” Kelley stopped her with a hand one hip, the other on the good shoulder, “here,” she pulled Y/N’s good hand to her own shoulder and wrapped her arm around Y/N’s lower back, “nod when you’re ready to stand and I’ll pull you up.”

Y/N nodded, and Kelley pulled her up to stand, “you good?”

When Y/N nodded again, Kelley leaned down and pulled the joggers up and over Y/N’s hips.

“Just my coat, I can’t do the shirt,” Kelley could feel Y/N beginning to tremble in her arms as she guided her good arm through the sleeve, draping the other side over the sling.

One of the trainers approached the couple, “leave her equipment, we’ll take it all back to the hotel for her. She’s cleared to leave for the night, you can take her home, we just need to see her again tomorrow.”

Kelley nodded and began to lead Y/N out of the change room. Y/N leaning heavily into her, the pain and exhaustion catching up to her.

“Hey slugger,” Sonnett teased when they made their way out.

“Hey kid,” Y/N gave a small smile.

The trio slowly made their way out, fortunately they had been parked in player parking and were relatively close.

Kelley led Y/N to the back seat on the driver side. Opening the door, she guided Y/N to sit down, encouraging her shift over enough so she could slide in next to her. Kelley reached over and did her seatbelt up for her before doing her own.

Y/N shifted in her seat a little bit, turning herself slightly to lean against Kelley. Kelley rested a hand on her thigh while Sonnett began to back the car out of the spot.

If it wasn’t for Y/N trembling next to her, Kelley would have though the hockey player had fallen asleep. “Fuck,” Y/N groaned when Sonnett eased over a speed bump, her whole body going rigid, the grip tightening on Kelley’s arm.

“Damnit Sonnett, take it easy up there,” Kelley snapped at the defender.

“Sorry Y/N/N,” Sonnett glanced into the back seat.

“All good Sonny,” Y/N let out a breath, trying to release the tension in her body.

Y/N leaned her body into Kelley’s as they rode the elevator up their condo.

“Let’s get you some pain killers and then into the shower, sounds good?” Kelley suggested, posing it like it was a question, but already knowing she would be taking care of her girlfriend.

Y/N just nodded into Kelley’s neck.

Kelley guided her straight to the bathroom, she reached for some naproxen for Y/N to take, hoping it would help ease some pain for the hockey player to shower. While Y/N swallowed the pain killers, Kelley moved to turn the water on, allowing it to warm up.

“Ready?” Kelley, slowly unzipped the jacket.

“No,” Y/N chuckled humourlessly before groaning.

Kelley let the coat drop, kicking it out the way. She gently eased the injured shoulder up, lifting the strap off her neck, slipping the sling off all the way. Y/N kept her arm to her chest, Kelley guided it down.

“This is going to hurt babe,” Kelley gave her a gentle kiss. She began to roll the bra up by the chest strap, “take your good arm out first.” Y/N bent her good arm in, slipping it through the arm hole, Kelley guiding the fabric up and then over her head, sliding it down the injured other side.

“Worst part is done,” Kelley kissed her again, trailing kisses down her chest, she dropped her hands to the waist band of the compression shorts, dropping to her knees she pulled them all the way down.

Kelley kept her hands on Y/N’s hips, supporting her as she stepped into the shower, “I’m going to grab some clothes and I’ll be right back.”

She rushed out of the bathroom, gathering clothes for both of them, making sure she grabbed a sweater with a zipper and not bothering with a bra for Y/N. Back in the bathroom, she quickly undressed herself and stepped in the shower behind Y/N.

“I can’t bend down to pick anything up,” Y/N grunted out, leaning her back into Kelley’s chest.

“That’s alright,” Kelley soothed, reaching down she took the shampoo, lathering it in her hands and gently massaging it into Y/N’s hair.

Y/N moaned softly and tilted her head back slightly.

Kelley repeated the process with conditioner, leaving it to soak in while she began to rub body wash gently across her shoulders, gliding her hands down her sides.

Rinsing both of them off, Kelley turned the water off and stretched an arm out, pulling a towel in and wrapping it around Y/N’s shoulder.

“It’s too early for bed, so let’s get you settled on the couch for now and I’ll find you something to eat,” Kelley explained while she began gently toweling off her girlfriend.

“Kel, I can get dressed myself, you’ve already done so much for me, I’m fine,” Y/N tried to push away Kelley’s hand.

Kelley caught it, tugging it laid flat on her own chest, “I need to do this Y/N/N,” she let her voice crack, “god Y/N, watching you not get up and the struggle to leave the ice,” her jaw clenched, trying to keep her tears at bay, “you always get up, you always pretend it nothing, so when you didn’t and you let the trainers help you off, I knew it was bad.”

“I’m fine Kelley, a little sore, but I am fine,” Y/N brought her good hand up to Kelley’s on her chest, inching forwards and kissing her delicately.

“But you’re hurt, that’s not ok!” Kelley let out frustrated, she wanted to pull herself away, but needed to be close to Y/N.

Y/N squeezed Kelley’s hand, she knew the frustration was just her displaced worry, her inability to protect Y/N.

“You know that’s part of what we do Kel, I’m a little worse for wear right now. But the drugs and shower are already helping. Some good ol’ Kelley snuggles and I’ll practically be 100% by morning,” Y/N nestled her nose into Kelley’s neck, before placing a teasing bite on it, then a soft kiss.

Kelley giggled, and wrapped an arm around Y/N waist, pressing their fronts fully together.

“Now, you need to get me dressed, and you need to get dressed, because now that the pain killers are kicking in, I am realizing we have been naked far too long together to just be naked,” Y/N used her injured arm that was still tight between them, to tweak a nipple

“Fuck Y/N, you’re terrible,” Kelley groaned out, “let me worry about you, when you’re back to 100, we can spend as much time naked as you want.”

Y/N giggled and released her nipple and allowed Kelley to begin dressing her.

The couple made their way to the couch, Kelley made sure to pull all the pillows she could to properly prop Y/N before sitting down first and guiding Y/N down to lean against her.

Once partially laying down, Kelley wrapped and arm protectively around Y/N’s waist.

Y/N reached her good hand up and stroked Kelley’s jaw, “thank you for tonight babe. I know I’m not always easy to take care off, but I appreciate it.”

“I know you do, and thank you for putting up with my worry,” she leaned into the touch, closing her eyes.

“It’s why we work; we balance each other out, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.”

[a-froger-epic]

Someone suffering wicked period pain? 👀👀 *cracks knuckles* my time has come.

1. Over the counter pain relief. Different types work differently, so try and find what works best for you. And keep in mind that because they are processed differently in the body (example: paracetamol and naproxen) sometimes it’s safe to take a does of one sooner than the other so you get relief faster (obviously do research before don’t just start popping over the counters. And make sure you stay within the recommended dosage for both!)

2. Heat. It’s also a good idea to get some warmth on your stomach. I’m not going to elaborate much here because I’m sure everyone knows how heat relaxed muscles. There are many many ways to heat up your abdomen, heating pads, hot water bottles, a warm bath, etc.

3. Movement. Not as many people know about this, but exercise can actually help with period pain! I know it can be difficult to pull yourself out of bed when you’re in pain, but just simply walking around the room a bit can help. Something else I’ve heard good things about but haven’t personally tried is menstrual yoga. Which is exactly what it sounds like.

4. Magnesium. Did you know that magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant? Well it is! It’s not going to work as well as a pain reliever of course, but it’s one of the only natural remedies I have actually noticed a difference with. And you can use it in tandem with the drugs to help even more! You can buy pills or my favorite is magnesium flakes you can scoop right into the bath (that way you get the magnesium and the heat from the bath at the same time!) it’s a great option to keep in mind. (Wanna point out the body can generally tolerate high amounts of magnesium, some you don’t have to worry about it being dangerous to use, however if you use a lot it can cause diarrhea so don’t go crazy)

5. Rest/distraction. I’ve found that sometimes it’d good to just relax a bit. take a nap, watch a film, just something to distract from the pain. I know it’s not always easy but distraction goes a long way, even if it’s just a few minutes you’re waiting for drugs to kick in!

And of course if all else fails and you really can’t find relief, definitely consult with a doctor!

Source: I have endometriosis, I’ve suffered for years with period pain so bad I’ve passed out from it on multiple occasions

Amazing tips! There you go, other anon! <3 I'm so sorry for the both of you! All the hugs! D: