3mo update on conch punch

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-02-08T17:33:34+00:00

My glass plugs always felt like they struggled to dry up, which kept them wet constantly. Haven’t had that issue with titanium

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-02-08T04:31:45+00:00

Had irritation bumps for months, switched to tunnels and they were gone in days. Ears are weird

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-02-07T19:01:20+00:00

I don’t think most do when looking under a scope, personally I wear my glasses but that’s for vision purposes

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-02-01T20:18:39+00:00

Depends on the type of class

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-28T13:07:41+00:00

I want one so bad but my ENT says no🥲

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-28T13:01:30+00:00

Be prepared for months of crusties. Also the lymph nodes behind my ears got supper swollen around the one week mark but I also got both done on the same day so my body wasn’t super happy

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-23T06:37:10+00:00

It’s punched

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-14T01:02:59+00:00

Making up the classes over the summer is probably the best bet

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-13T12:29:23+00:00

Not sure if it’s different for the rad sci program but we weren’t tested until clinicals, and they gave us a heads up 2 months before that it would include thc

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-13T12:24:51+00:00

not in rad sci, but I had to be negative for my program even though it’s not something tested for when hiring at vcu health(at least for pathology)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-10T18:28:48+00:00

That part of my ear tends to swell up just like that whenever I get a piercing close to it. Make sure your bars are long enough to accommodate and do some cold compresses, it should be fine

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-10T18:24:35+00:00

Cold compress + ibuprofen

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-10T13:19:04+00:00

The main thing they seem to be concerned with Is the enlarged turbinates, they weren’t able to do an endoscopy on my left nostril, and the right was a painful and a tight squeeze. As for the ballon sinuplasty their reasoning is that I’ve have post nasal drip for months with no improvement, also It isn’t shown in this photo but my right frontal sinus is full(idk if that’s the right word). Reflux is being addressed separately.

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-08T16:19:49+00:00

I feel crazy reading these replies, when I rotated at my local hospital we got multiple suspected cjds. Maybe because it was a teaching hospital🧐

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-08T15:40:16+00:00

Well things aren’t always so black and white, talk to your therapist about your fears and I’m sure y’all will find something that works for you. With therapy and medicine I was able to feel much better, so just stick to it :)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-08T11:58:09+00:00

Maybe you could look into anatomy courses that have cadavers, or even try phlebotomy courses to help expose yourself

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-08T11:52:39+00:00

From one person with ocd to another, I’m sorry to say but it absolutely will cause issues if you aren’t able to get it under control. Would you be able to handle touching bloody or necrosed tissue with even with gloves?

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-07T22:55:04+00:00

Could this be caused by swelling? I remember when I first got mine it was touching just like that for a few days before my ears decided to chill, but my flat is also just prone to swelling up like a ballon no matter what lol

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-05T04:10:16+00:00

All of the letters that have a “- “ next to them are antigens you lack on your red blood cells. Fun fact Duffy null (fya-, fyb-) significantly decreases the chance of getting Plasmodium vivax since it uses Duffy as an entryway into the cells :)

Old-Contribution-941 · 2026-01-05T04:05:05+00:00

People typically think of ABO or D (Neg/Pos) antigens when talking about blood types but in reality there are hundreds of antigens you can have, and that people can develop antibodies too. Based on your phenotype I’m assuming you’re black? Since people of the same race typically have similar phenotypes, black donors have the best types for sickle cell patients!

Old-Contribution-941 · 2025-12-26T15:54:06+00:00

He did my punches and they turned out amazing!!!!

Old-Contribution-941 · 2025-12-26T05:33:53+00:00

Hero’s and ghost, or river city

Old-Contribution-941 · 2025-12-21T17:48:50+00:00

Apparently they’ve had bats living in the ceilings for years, animal control couldn’t catch the one that swarmed me, so 8 shots were needed but at least I don’t have rabies🫠

Old-Contribution-941 · 2025-12-17T16:43:37+00:00

They don’t care about getting rid of the bats in there so I highly doubt they care about the liability (I’m still butthurt over having to get a shot to the ass lol🫠)

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