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Q: Should I Change My Patch Day??
asked by: onyx_blaze on May 13th, 2005
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This patch thing is pissing me off. This is my first month on it and from the word go it has itched like crazy. I wear it on my back (upper torso) cuz it seems like the least conspicuous place..And so far I switched sides, but it still itches. Initially I had a saturday for my patch change day, but last friday it got stuck completely to my clothes, so I threw it away and put on a fresh one. It had stayed on all week before that, so according to the booklet I got, my patch change day should have stayed the same. Today, friday, a week later, and after days of incessant itching, part of it got stuck to my t-shirt. Arrrgh. I pulled it free and it stuck pretty easily back to my skin, seeing as it was only partially off, but now I wonder if I should change it again and this time keep friday as my patch day?? My first cycle isn't over yet and since we get 3 to a pack that means I gotta get more for this one cycle?? Good thing i'm not having sex right now; I have a 2 year old and don't want another right now..But i'm a single mom and I date..So just in case u know? I wonder if anyone can help on this? Probably before 24 hrs is up? Lol this is turning out to be harder than I thought. I just want no hassles. I was on depo before, but gained 20 pounds on it, so I hired a trainer and got the patch. Before all this, I used the pill, but that's how I got my son, so we all know now how good I am at remembering stuff.
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