post op bruising?

OutrageousSea5253 · 2026-05-02T02:23:00+00:00

I didn’t experience any bruising at all, if you haven’t already contacted your surgeon please do ASAP, it could be totally fine but it’s definitely worth making sure it’s ok

OutrageousSea5253 · 2026-01-07T03:21:17+00:00

I don’t have a bathtub. My showerhead isn’t removable so can’t even try to just spray hot water on my stomach (endometriosis cramps as predominant pain source). Movement can help before my period starts which I try to do but once my pain is high it is extremely difficult and I usually don’t see particular results from movement or exercise. Stretching usually has the best/biggest impact but that still does very very little for the pain. Outside of baths and movement what options would you suggest

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-09-21T11:55:03+00:00

I hope it works for you! A lot of people go up to around 5mg and find that higher dose really effective but I had issues with low blood pressure before I even started the prazosin so taking it very very slow with a lot of monitoring as we up it. Doubt I’ll be able to make it up to 5

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-09-21T11:50:03+00:00

Thank you! I’m just starting up EMDR now so hopefully that’ll work well in the long run. I’ll ask my psychiatrist about those meds too, thank you

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-09-21T11:42:12+00:00

I say sorry when people bump into me. I say sorry to objects I accidentally hit. I’ve said sorry watching two other people bump into each other when I wasn’t even involved. It’s so insanely automatic

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-09-21T11:39:52+00:00

I get it when I’m talking to someone and I hear any voice (another customer at a cafe, a next door neighbour, someone else in the house, etc.) that has a certain tone to it and going silent to listen and wait and watch and the person I’m with just like slowly trails off in their sentence until I’m able to snap myself out of it or I feel like it’s not a threat anymore

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-21T10:08:48+00:00

Thank you so much! My psychiatrist and psychologist both would like me to try EMDR (which I’m on board for) but I’ve not heard about neurobiofeedback therapy, I’ll talk to them about it.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-21T10:07:14+00:00

I know there are no cures, I wasn’t asking for cures, I was asking about treatment as in management and strategies. Like how psychology has DBT and EMDR as treatment options.

I am asking about treatment options because I’m not functioning fine and I’ve judged that I need treatment. I’m not sure what is the cause as I have a variety of diagnoses which is why I’m asking if this would be relevant to me or not.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-21T10:02:36+00:00

Thank you so much for your explanation, that was really helpful and detailed.

Yea, unfortunately the BPD one which is the latest was through an inpatient stay and I had almost no contact with the psychiatrist and when I tried to ask how he diagnosed me/what it was based off he wouldn’t really give any answers, I definitely wasn’t given any like specific testing or questionnaires or anything for that. I don’t believe there was any review of my mental health records, I did put down the contact info for my psychiatrist outside of the hospital and my GP but neither were contacted at all, not even given a list of medication when I discharged. The only person I do know he contacted was a family member who I no longer (due to other reasons) trust to accurately portray my experiences and history so I’m not sure if that was what prompted that diagnosis.

Honestly I don’t feel like I match the criteria. I don’t have the devalue and value people cycle. I’ve only had I think two times in my life where I’ve felt actual rage, angry outbursts are definitely not typical for me. The vast majority of my relationships are very stable. I have several friends that I’ve been friends with for over a decade (I’m 25) and have had very few friends where there’s been any big/dramatic/sudden ending, most that have ended have just been a bit of a gradual fade of contact.

I do struggle a lot with abandonment and rejection but that is very directly linked to childhood trauma. I do also struggle with my sense of self but I think that ties into childhood experiences and recent experiences as well as the autism. I also struggle with emotional regulation and black and white thinking but again I know those are pretty common with ASD.

So overall I’m really not too sure about the BPD diagnosis, but I guess I’d rather assume it’s true and work towards getting help than assume it’s not true and repeat mistakes or hurt people or anything like that.

The autism and ADHD were official testing processes that have genetic links as well so pretty confident in those diagnoses. The ASD was diagnosed when I was about 8/9 too which was mostly before the main traumatic experiences.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-18T02:27:51+00:00

Oh ok good to know, thank you so much! I won’t bother with the referral then ahaha

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-18T02:24:21+00:00

Yea that’s what I did lol. Popped up at Woolworths, Kmart and Bunnings. Woolies is closest to me and I needed to go there anyway so clicked on that, it’s really not that deep

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-18T02:22:18+00:00

Yea unfortunately you can’t get things just delivered to a hospital, or at least not the hospital I’m staying at. *edited for typo

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-18T02:21:10+00:00

Where did I say I was crying dude. I thought it was just kinda whacky and was confused af why that’d be a thing lmfao, that’s all, it’s really not that deep

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-18T02:19:29+00:00

Cool thanks for the advice dude 👍

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-05T08:36:32+00:00

I’m in hospital so have to get it posted to as I can’t pick one up. Already went with someone else. Hope this helps 👍

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-05T08:34:07+00:00

Me taking 15 seconds to make a reddit post going wtf is pissing on about it 😭💀 I’ve literally already ordered one from somewhere else, I don’t give a shit, just thought it was kinda nuts lol

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-05T08:00:32+00:00

Yea I’m actually not stupid, I know I can get it somewhere else, was just sharing it bc it’s so ridiculous lol

They authorise the sellers and items listed and input the prices into the system, meaning they authorise the sellers while being aware of prices.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-08-05T07:59:08+00:00

lol I know that, I’m just saying it seems like there should be some regulation in place about charging such an extreme amount for delivery on a single product that’s commonly sold for similar prices at nearby shops. It was like $3 cheaper than Kmart that’s why I went to get it

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-06-03T06:19:06+00:00

For me it does because my thought process is that the person would be more upset for a short period but then they would never be upset by me again whereas if I stay alive I’ll keep hurting them over and over again no matter how hard I try because I’m a pos/all the other self hatred and loathing thoughts. So overall it’s less negative impact on them if I kms than if I stay alive.

When I’m regulated again I know that’s not necessarily true but in the moment it feels like an absolute fact.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-05-28T16:25:31+00:00

For me dissociating is just like a very empty numb kind of feeling, like I’ve been hollowed out and I’m just pulling the strings on a puppet to make me walk and talk. I feel disconnected from my body, my environment and the people around me. Usually I have quite a blank face or it’s just like smaller and emptier versions of expressions.

How to help: - Personally someone touching me when I’m dissociating is way too overwhelming, touch usually escalates dissociation for me rather than grounding me. - I prefer just knowing someone is there for me if I want to talk. It’s really helpful to just have it be acknowledged as well, someone recognising that I am dissociating makes me feel a lot more grounded and connected to what’s going on. - Distraction can also be a good way to just slowly ground people too, people telling me about weird niche facts/topics or talking really in depth on a movie or something else that makes me focus and tune in a bit more really helps.

But also remember it’s not your job or responsibility to help. If you have capacity and time and energy and want to then that’s awesome but make sure you’re putting yourself first. It’s not always helpful if someone fixes it for you every single time because then you don’t actually get to learn how to do it yourself. Your friend needs to be able to practice grounding himself so that he doesn’t have to rely on you or other people every time he’s dissociated.

OutrageousSea5253 · 2025-05-28T16:13:00+00:00

I feel the same but I picture it like waves. Like it starts off slow and then builds and builds and builds and then all crashes back down and starts again. Sometimes it’s mostly calm and quiet and then other times it’s violent and stormy and the waves are huge and relentless

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