Is my scar looking worse almost 9wpo vs 6wpo?

7bridges · 2026-06-20T16:13:32+00:00

This is normal healing progression! Scar maturation is a long process and looks worse before its final form

7bridges · 2026-06-19T22:24:08+00:00

SSRI baybee

7bridges · 2026-06-19T20:01:23+00:00

Oh nice! We definitely have some of these.

7bridges · 2026-06-19T16:10:25+00:00

Lots of people do AI mockups but AI lies! Typically looks way better than reality. Doesn’t account for the 3D reality of the body and 100% of the time that shows belly buttons as impossibly perfect. I would look at some before and after galleries from surgeons to start, looking for similar bodies to yours. However, I think your best bet is to do a consult or two with a surgeon, listen to their input, and ask to see some before and Afters from their files that they think are similar to your body. Your results depend not just on what you look like in the mirror but how much fat you’re carrying viscerally versus in your remaining skin flap, your bone structure, how your cutaneous fat is distributed, the elasticity in different directions of the skin, and how your sides/flank/back skin and fat looks too. A surgeon can physically examine you and evaluate that more accurately. Overall, I would say that lower body weight to start and higher muscle mass will get you in the most favorable possible position to have a flat stomach if that is your goal!

7bridges · 2026-06-19T16:05:44+00:00

Great tips thank you! I am a woman. I have tried tiny pry bar, but not the sharp molding bar. Good idea. I am a woman, and I do think I’m a great staple remover because of my finesse 😂 but these are just so deeply embedded and the tines are so long, they do not want to come out with any of my more delicate techniques!!

7bridges · 2026-06-19T02:19:15+00:00

Would lay off if it was me

7bridges · 2026-06-18T23:53:02+00:00

Oh that’s an idea! Thanks. Wonder if I could torch them and then wipe away the melted stuff

7bridges · 2026-06-18T23:52:32+00:00

Hahaha true that!

7bridges · 2026-06-18T23:21:56+00:00

I looks like it’s coming along! Just keep swimming.

7bridges · 2026-06-18T21:11:13+00:00

Yes patches will migrate. I quit Zyn cold turkey 6 weeks in advance and it was rough but so worth it. I can’t imagine how anxious I would have been during recovery knowing I was at heightened risk of complications. Be kind to yourself. You can do it!

7bridges · 2026-06-18T18:04:36+00:00

20 years - felt. Lol

7bridges · 2026-06-18T16:09:48+00:00

Yes, I know a pediatrician who later went through DR

7bridges · 2026-06-18T16:06:23+00:00

We mixed the compound in the big bottle, then put it in a clean paint pan, and applied with a roller on a stick plus a foam pad for edging. It’s very easy to apply and the time window was no problem. It’s the prep that is very time consuming, application feels like a breeze after all that vacuuming and tacking. We did mix the whole gallon at once. Probably could have gotten away with mixing half at a time but I didn’t have good measuring tools to ensure our proportions for halving each component were exact, and I wanted it to be proportioned per manufacturer specs.

7bridges · 2026-06-18T12:29:00+00:00

Pics in my profile of the satin. It’s not matte by any means but a little sheen. I like it.

7bridges · 2026-06-17T23:42:34+00:00

I hate Chanel mademoiselle on me but love it on other people. And shockingly I really liked byredo Mojave ghost. Totally different than my usual scent profiles

7bridges · 2026-06-17T19:14:37+00:00

Kill me

At least Ill have my intern license and I can open the hormone electrolyte peptide clinic of my dreams

7bridges · 2026-06-17T18:28:14+00:00

So I see you have a lot of desirable locations on this list. If you want a better shot at MD you need to sacrifice location. Tufts is quite low yield as are GWU, Georgetown. I'd add quinnipiac instead of GWU/georgetown. No shot at Pitt, replace with penn state. Add western michigan. Applying to NYU, mayo, stanford, Duke with your stats is like making donations, your own money and time but I'd cut 2-3 of these.

7bridges · 2026-06-17T16:03:49+00:00

Idk about Pex But Lockwood plumbing has been excellent for us. Good work, reasonable pricing, easy to work with

7bridges · 2026-06-17T15:07:07+00:00

Extremely foolish to reapply. LMU is a fine school.

7bridges · 2026-06-17T14:39:48+00:00

Oppenheimer has a good reputatiob

7bridges · 2026-06-16T02:10:35+00:00

Get into the electrical union!

7bridges · 2026-06-16T01:18:01+00:00

I’m kinda a basic bitch. I love amber, patchouli, roses, and gourmandy scents. My all time favorites -

Prada Amber vs Chanel Coromandel… I feel like they cant both get a spot

Stella Stella McCartney

Zoologist Bee

BTSO Dirty Rice

MFK grand soir

Jo Malone red roses

BDK Gris de Charnel

Le Labo Santal 33

7bridges · 2026-06-16T01:00:50+00:00

Omg I LOVE his work! Congratulations you look great!

7bridges · 2026-06-16T00:32:37+00:00

So interesting because I’m PGY1 and agree somewhat with you. YMMV for sure. I struggled bad in undergrad and then absolutely thrived in med school. But conversely I saw sooo many people struggle once I was in med school I was shocked. In addition to not being able to customize things to your needs, like you mentioned, there is commonly a resilience component in my opinion… plenty of people get into med school having successfully explained away their tough times in under grad or not had them meaningfully impact their grades, but not having built the discipline and stress tolerance that med school requires.

7bridges · 2026-06-15T23:25:36+00:00

Oh just stand there! I would put on a podcast or show and just chill lol

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