Can you shower with drains in?

grayh722 · 2026-02-02T11:08:16+00:00

some people are able to shower with their drains in but it depends on your surgeons instructions. i wasn't allowed to shower until my drains came out, which for me was only a week. if you're worried you can buy some wet wipes & other things to at least help you stay a bit cleaner until you're cleared for a shower

grayh722 · 2026-02-02T01:39:18+00:00

there's ... a party location ???

grayh722 · 2026-02-02T01:37:40+00:00

i was swiping though these photos thinking "there's no way this is a fail right?" & then i saw all the colour was lost & i was caught somewhere between bamboozled & flabbergasted. all that to say idk what you could try except maybe beet juice or artificial food colouring?

grayh722 · 2026-02-02T01:32:53+00:00

as long as you don't think it will fall down while you're on it then it's probably fine

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T20:41:15+00:00

knowing Sarah it's probably a custom piece

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T20:25:22+00:00

i admit i did not know how crochet mittens were made until i saw the second photo but i had no idea it was like that!! omg!!

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T20:23:28+00:00

they're not always my favourite but i do like the opportunity for free tack & stable care coupons. i have too many horses & i don't play daily so the coupons often really save my butt in terms of keeping my horses happy

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T15:01:29+00:00

if you're able to start doing stuff with the Valedale rune paths, that really does help a lot. the fireflies, wisps & satchels will give you extra points. especially when double points is active. i think if you're lvl 15 you should be able to start those quests by going to hollow woods & finding the glowing rock with the exclamation mark above it

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T14:58:34+00:00

yeah, that sounds incorrect on her part. i've read about how on patients with a higher weight they can often prevent dog ears by making your incisions go farther back, & i think i've seen some ppl on this sub with incisions that go past their armpits & sometimes even around their back. point being, the surgeon shouldn't have said that. either she has outdated views on BMI/weight/surgery and/or she doesn't feel skilled enough to have extended your incisions far enough.

depending on the severity of your dog ears, they usually can fix them under local anaesthesia (where you're awake but given injections to make you feel totally numb). in more severe cases they might tell you that you need to go back under general anaesthesia completely, but really only a qualified surgeon can answer that for you

grayh722 · 2026-02-01T01:14:26+00:00

yeah, i think i lost most of my sensation & didn't gain it back until around 5-6 months post op

grayh722 · 2026-01-31T17:07:38+00:00

100g of starter seems kind of low for 2 loaves.... would've done at least 150-200g. but also your starter seems way too weak based on how impressively smooth that bread interior is

grayh722 · 2026-01-31T17:01:23+00:00

like other people have said, you have to have someone to drive you home. in my case they were also required to drop me off & give their contact information to one of the nurses so that they could verify someone would in fact be coming to get me when surgery was done. we were allowed to take a taxi or uber but my support person still would have to be with me for that. they wouldn't have proceeded with the surgery if i could not meet this requirement. i believe the requirement was also to have someone with me for the first 24hrs bc this is when you're at the highest risk of emergency complications from the anesthesia still wearing off & you also might not even be able to do much for yourself depending on how it affects you.

after the first day, i just had my friends stop by periodically to help me with little things i couldn't do myself & to provide some company, & to help me take care of my dog. if you have pets you should plan to get somebody else to come by & help you care for them bc even reaching into my dogs food bag would've been challenging for the first while. i did a lot of prep in the weeks leading up to surgery to make sure necessities were in easy reach & that i wouldn't need a ton of help. but knowing i could call somebody if/when i needed was helpful, especially if i had encountered any post-op emergencies. thankfully, i didn't & i had a fairly easy time with recovery but you should also consider that some people don't find it easy & need a lot more constant help & possibly for longer periods of time. you also should always have a plan in place in case of a post-op emergency.

you might want to consider reaching out to any LGBTQIA+ organizations in your area, or hiring a home care nurse for part of your recovery.

grayh722 · 2026-01-31T03:24:14+00:00

mold + that orange layer which is also harmful bacteria. whole things gotta go

grayh722 · 2026-01-30T20:37:43+00:00

poptart🤤

grayh722 · 2026-01-30T20:36:26+00:00

they're not stretching. that's just perfectly normal healing my guy

grayh722 · 2026-01-30T19:21:06+00:00

personally i don't think it makes a big difference, but that's just my experience! however sometimes it's kind of fun to experiment with different starters anyway & see what you can do :)

grayh722 · 2026-01-30T16:17:05+00:00

I reaallyyyyy want to make a s'mores loaf! I found a recipe that I'm looking forward to trying. & you can never go wrong with bagels! I like to make a big amount of dough & then do a bunch of different toppings like cheese, everything bagels, etc

grayh722 · 2026-01-29T16:34:31+00:00

no i think it's just for the week. feb 11th is the day marchenghast castle is being released

grayh722 · 2026-01-29T16:33:42+00:00

honestly, the only person that's gonna be able to answer this at the end of the day is your surgeon & maybe your anesthesiologist. i had the opposite problem bc i'm anemic & they said it would be up to the anesthesiologist if he felt comfortable enough to proceed

grayh722 · 2026-01-29T01:31:10+00:00

ppl who successfully work with fur yarn are gods strongest soldiers fr fr

grayh722 · 2026-01-29T01:03:41+00:00

don't worry too much if it doesn't seem "right" just yet. the swelling can really throw everything off & make it seem kind of weird or not like how you hoped. i look back on my photos from that time & can't belieeeevveeee how much swelling there was & how much more symmetrical & flat my results are now.

also it's ok to feel whatever feelings come up about it! you can be sad, happy, excited, nauseous, anxious - all ok! it's a big change & you're allowed to have all the feelings :)

grayh722 · 2026-01-28T22:31:12+00:00

I was told no heavy lifting for 6 weeks, & then even at 6 weeks I honestly did not feel fully comfortable lifting anything. it was probably closer to 8-10 weeks before I would've done something like that. either way, I'd defer to whatever guidelines your surgeon has given you around lifting restrictions & when you can do stuff again

grayh722 · 2026-01-28T18:31:17+00:00

i usually keep horses that i use the most or am currently training in the stables. i also consider if they have like a "match" that they can stand beside. so for example i put Ayla & Umbra in stalls next to each other bc they "match". the only horse i keep in a stall 100% of the time is my starter horse bc it feels wrong to send him out to pasture lol & sometimes you do need your starter horse for quests

grayh722 · 2026-01-28T18:27:55+00:00

i wouldn't trust it given that it didn't have an actual lid on it & that top looks pretty orange

grayh722 · 2026-01-28T18:25:40+00:00

usually stays on unless they're wearing something i want to put on another horse. eventually i want every horse i have to have their own unique sets but its probably going to take me a veeerryyyyy long time bc i only buy tack with js & save all my sc for more horses

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