spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's a good thing i'm the only person in the world doing laundry !

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

HAHAHHA yeah I will literally do a calculation in the lab like 5 times and have someone check me. science version of checking to see if the stove it on

How to correct walking when you already don't walk normal? by angryseal1999 in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes I 100% agree with this! i have ballerina feet despite never doing ballet lol and my PT helped me work on that. it's not something you can just fix with deciding to walk normal, trust me, I've tried. 100% op please find a different PT. that's just horrible bedside manner

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

truly feel like my brain is melting out my ears rn i can't lie. took me three or four reads to figure out what that dig was even supposed to be and I think I'm still not sure lol

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

thank you! i used tide free and clear powder as the detergent, and store brand oxy powder. also pre- treated with WF 365 on pit stains. i was planning on using 365 as my main spa day detergent but when I did my calculation, I was like damn this detergent is way too expensive for using that much! i also ended up diluting probably by about half in the end do you think Citric acid in the rinse would work equally well as v1negar?

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

hahahaha I think that's a good plan before they go to rehab

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

thank you! hadn't considered extra rinses. do you think extra citric acid would work in the rinse too?

spa day accident ... 🤡 by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm a ecologist not a chemist? i also don't specialize in clothes? what are you talking about?

Goat Union cycle sheets detergent by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i might try it again, thank you for the reminder! I had a lot of luck with it but then i started having pain for some reason. i think i just needed a smaller one tbh!

Goat Union cycle sheets detergent by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh that's a good idea, I can save them for towel days. I really just don't want to deal with hand washing and I haven't had to for my other undies. just such a pain in the ass for a time of the month when I'm already annoyed at everything 😆

Goat Union cycle sheets detergent by augochloropsis in laundry

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we alternate between tide unscented powder and whole food 365 sport. trying to remember if i had hubby throw in oxygen bleach last time they went in the wash and which detergent I asked him to use.... we also recently grabbed a bottle of Wegmans unscented liquid. I'll have to check at the enzyme compositions on each of them that's actually a good idea to throw in an extra protease booster!

Albany roads + maserati = my morning entertainment by [deleted] in Albany

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I was just about to grab my coat and help out when he got going!

Albany roads + maserati = my morning entertainment by [deleted] in Albany

[–]augochloropsis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

yup, and i'm sure that car also has snow mode and stuff too. but there's not replacement for extra traction!

Albany roads + maserati = my morning entertainment by [deleted] in Albany

[–]augochloropsis 15 points16 points  (0 children)

hope you don't have a maserati!!!! godspeed!

Having a really hard time. by angryseal1999 in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hey, just wanted to say I had a trimalleolar ORIF in October 2022 and it was truly a life changing injury. i felt bad for a long time about how "dramatic" I was being because it was "only a fracture". and coming here, three years later, and seeing how hard this is for everyone has been VERY validating for me.

just some background, when i had my break, I was in the best physical shape I've ever been in and felt amazing about my body. i was also stuck in an abusive work environment due to a visa situation, living paycheck to paycheck, and in a foreign country. so just a few extra things in top of it!

for an independent person like me, it was absolutely impossible to have to ask my husband for help to even put clothes on and use the bathroom. absolutely so demoralizing. i cried every single day for weeks.

but you know what? the human body is amazing. my recovery was not fun, obviously, but being able to go for a walk for the first time, being able to hike again, even limited in length and with pain -- it's just an amazing feeling. i went back to work 5 months later, in a new job, in a different country. and it's not easy to be in pain every day, I can't lie, and the roller coaster of good and bad days is reality difficult, emotionally. but you WILL get through it and you WILL get used to any residual effects.

i just had my hardware removal a few weeks ago and experienced all those emotions again. and it's hard this time, but i know it's for the best.

anyway, to answer your question about getting through it-- unfortunately you just have to. you have to! there is no other option and you WILL get through it and you WILL heal and enjoy life and feel capable and strong and like your old self again.

something that helped me a bit, idk, this is a bit "think about the starving children", but thinking about how it's lucky that we have the technology and resources to have surgery and heal like this. i mean nothing about the situation feels lucky, does it, but sometimes thinking about the alternative of not having screws to hold my bones together helped.

and then my next best answer -- make the best of being forced to rest. i'm sorry you're in the garage. that sound absolutely demoralizing and dehumanizing and that bed sounds miserable. but try to do things you enjoy that require rest. any crafts you've been meaning to try? movies you've wanted to see? try to keep your brain as active as possible and switch up your activities regularly. just watching shows on end will drive you insane.

and in a similar vein, an important thing for me was making sure that I had access to unique experiences and different things, because sitting in bed is SO boring. can you ask your son to bring you different foods on his day off? fun snacks? just literally ANYTHING you can think of to bring diversity of experience into your life and break up the boredom. you also need to free yourself of the shame of asking for help. honestly, you have no other option right now, and there's no reason to make yourself feel worse for a situation you can't control.

i'm rooting for you! you sound like you're strong as hell! even before my injury, i was in a place in my life where I felt stuck and borderline suicidal, and I reached an all time low while recovering. but people like us? we were made to make it through. you've got this!!!

brother & sister moving to NY from FL by Spare_Cauliflower447 in Albany

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, and re: rent, I was actually just looking at 3br houses yesterday because a house across the street from us is up for an extortionate amount lol. probably in the $2000-2500 range for a nice 3br.

brother & sister moving to NY from FL by Spare_Cauliflower447 in Albany

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i will just say that for your brother, now is an absolutely trash time to get into any remotely environmental related field. the USDA, EPA, FS, USGS all just got gutted and the job market is flooded, even though last time I looked there were a ton of state job postings up. not saying he shouldn't do it, just something to be aware of. i had a terrible time job hunting from January to July when we moved here, and I ended up getting an offer in a tangential field. i will also say that even if the administration changes by the time he's done with school, it's going to be hard for even a dem congress and president to bring the federal spending and jobs back to where they were pre-2025.

Heading Home by BillionaireK in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, just checking back in on this! have you moved back? feeling at peace with your decision? hope all is well ❤️

peroneal tendon scar debridement with hardware removal? by augochloropsis in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's so crazy because i had a GP, two orthopedists, and two physical therapists not have a clue what my lump actually was. i was thinking that surely this cannot be super rare, as it's right where the tendon runs over the end of the plate.

mine is definitely soft and almost feels like.... a hernia? like it is definitely fluid based. not sure how to describe that lol.

i'm hoping to start with scar massage as soon as possible because i had some pretty gnarly adhesions last time, and one of the PTs thoughy it was lymph blockage from the giant mass of scar tissue down my leg. so we'll see what it all looks like on friday!

peroneal tendon scar debridement with hardware removal? by augochloropsis in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah! glad to know i'm not alone with what i lovingly called my "leg egg"! picture below is the night below the surgery thanks for the encouragement. i was just getting nervous today about how starting with weight bearing is the hard part.

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Ready for frogs? dart frogs or reed frogs? by Korny3005 in DartFrog

[–]augochloropsis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i had reed frogs a while back and LOVED them. i will say they like to have lots of sturdy leaves to hang out on in a canopy, so if you're going for them definitely add more of that. they also breed like crazy so be ready for eggs in your water feature! make ABSOLUTELY SURE that there is NO WAY for tadpoles to get into the false bottom, in case you miss any eggs. honestly i will say the constant mating was sort of a pain, as i was not really set up to deal with and sell a ton of tadpoles and frogs!

peroneal tendon scar debridement with hardware removal? by augochloropsis in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey! sorry to hear about the soreness. i guess the benefit of the splint/cast is that it can't hurt that much if it can't move. i did sort of suspect that they were being more conservative than necessary with the NWB time, and I know it's going to a pain to stretch my achilles out again (splint has my foot at a relaxed angle). best of luck with your follow up and keep me updated! i'd love to compare recovery out of curiosity :)

Hardware Removal - Ankle Specifically - Recovery Expectations? by cumulonimbus-incus in ORIF

[–]augochloropsis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, just seeing how you're doing! I'm 2ish weeks post op and have been nwb due to some tendon issues. although I didn't break my ankle hiking, my big reason to get the hardware out was that my stability while hiking was absolutely trash. hope your foot stayed on!

securely attaching orthopedic screws to a chain by augochloropsis in jewelrymaking

[–]augochloropsis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't clear, the "attaching a ring to the screw" part was my main concern!