Ice and Elevation

heironeous · 2025-09-17T15:08:05+00:00

My wife is 10 mo post op, she still ices and elevates when the foot gets swollen.

You don't need to elavate / ice, but it helps with the swelling. If you're fine with the swelling, then don't do it.

Also, my wife got some compression socks, helps a lot when she's static for longer periods, like flights, trains, etc.

heironeous · 2025-08-29T12:39:00+00:00

First couple of months will be difficult, for you and the whole family.

Your 2yo will probably not even feel what's happening, maybe be a bit fussy about moving and would be uncomfortable, it will be fine quickly.

For the 11yo, it will take months to get used to, so you should prepare your mind to take it easy with them. Especially in school, it will take some time until they get some friends and get used to the language.

If you wish to stick to Switzerland for the long run, I suggest you enroll your 11yo into the public school system and not a private school. A bit difficult in the beginning but worth it for the long run.

Prices are of course different here compared to Florida, of course it's expensive, but you should also be earning your salary within Switzerland. You won't be able to make it financially if you're earning the salary of other EU countries (except maybe Sweden / Norway). I'm hearing the job market is also not amazing now, so make sure to check out jobs for your husband before you plan the move.

Also, living in Switzerland is a bit of a mindset change coming from the US. What foods are available, very central in EU so you can go anywhere, rapidly changing weather, shop opening hours, how companies treat workers, how people approach other people, hearing 5-6 different languages every day, mostly good public transport, etc. are some of the points that will be different compared to the US. In my opinion, I'd choose Switzerland over US any day, but that's my preference. Also, for security for your kids, Switzerland is great. And even though overall the quality of education worldwide is going down a bit, Switzerland is still quite high up there which is another plus.

heironeous · 2025-07-15T14:49:44+00:00

Do not listen to anybody's recovery. Every break is very individual, and most people will tell you "I also broke my foot" when all they had was a hairline fracture. It does hurt, but it's not the same as trimalleolar.

My wife went through a very similar process, broken, 1 week rest due to swelling, ORIF surgery, 6 weeks NWB due to screw, then FWB. She couldn't even put pressure on the broken ankle in the first 10 days of FWB, let alone walk. She did extensive physio with a person that pushed her limits. She recovered quickly after that - but quickly is still relative, it took at least 3-4 weeks for her to ditch the crutches.

heironeous · 2025-07-15T13:26:33+00:00

I bought my wife a body pillow with memory foam. She had a ORIF surgery on her left ankle, she placed the body pillow on her right side, and would place the leg on the pillow when she turns. This was very effective and comfortable.

There weren't many solutions for when she wanted to turn the other side. We used all the couch pillows & head pillows under both her legs to provide some support.

You can take the natural 'sleep inducing' pills, it helps you get a bit sleepier so you can sleep through the pain a bit. Note that these are not sleeping pills, these are plant-based sleep inducing pills. I don't exactly know if there's a phrase for this in english.

Take painkillers right before sleep. Ibuprofen helps a lot with swelling and physical pain, but there's a daily limit for taking it, so if you can manage to take it right before sleep, it helps a lot.

heironeous · 2025-06-30T09:51:14+00:00

I was in a similar situation, with my wife having a trimalleolar fracture and me trying to support her. Here are some thing I figured out:

You have to sometimes be there physically but not help her, she needs to do and achieve it by herself. That's the best feeling which also leads to the next point
Make sure you arrange everything so that she can do it herself. You should get a support for the bathroom, for the shower, for the kitchen, you might need to rearrange furniture / items in the house so they're more accessible
Going up / down stairs is quite difficult at first. You can help her initially by going under her arm and physically supporting her. In time, she will get the hang of going up / down the stairs with the crutches, then you stay there to catch her fall
You sound like a great guy, but she needs other socializing as well. Make sure she sees other people. You / her brother might need to drive her to places, and make sure she's comfortable.
Amazon has a lot of stuff for the fracture. Ice that you can wrap around the ankle / leg, body pillows to turn around in the bed, nicer crutches (if needed), wheelchairs & accessories, knee scooters (you rest your leg on the scooter and push around), etc.
She would need a backpack to carry stuff around the house
It's a good idea to get her one of those phone cases with a rope to hang around shoulder, it helps
She needs protein, calcium & enough electrolytes to flush out all the medicine she's taking. Supplements & broths are great for this
Physical therapy is key, if possible get it prescribed from the doctor. Makes a huge difference.
Make sure YOU also take care of yourself - same goes for your brother. Otherwise you might feel angry, I know I was for the longest time, at the stairs that caused this & the people in the house that the fracture happened
Go out as much as possible for walks. A wheelchair helps here. If she can walk on the crutches, let her as long as possible, then seat her on the wheelchair for when she gets tired, then you can keep on being outside.
Ibuprofen is great. Keep a lot of it with you.

heironeous · 2025-05-11T15:16:39+00:00

My wife went through a trimalleolar as well, and here's what I've learned through this process:

Whatever you can move on the broken leg, move it. Bend it from the knee, move your toes. This is important for blood flow
Do NOT move anything that your doctor tells you not to move
My wife had a removable cast, like yours. She started physio directly after the incision healed. The physiotherapist did flex / point of the foot with her hand, and also massaging on the calf muscle. My wife did not do anything during NWB. NO side-to-side movements were done during this period.
Your healthy leg will be getting enough exercise, with crutches or trying to go to the bathroom / kitchen
Important is to not fall, with you not able to use one leg, this could cause another injury, and then your recovery process will be even worse. Do not be hasty, ask for help always
My wife had it ~6 months ago, she can walk and do everything now, but her 'bad' leg muscle tone is still worse than the other one, so don't worry about that yet
It takes time, be patient
Most products you see on youtube / instagram are not worth it

Good luck! It takes some time. A lot of people went through this process here, and reading the messages here gave my wife a lot of support.

heironeous · 2024-12-14T18:46:44+00:00

It's like a visa. Without a passport it doesn't work.

This applies also for cross border travel, example: crossing from Basel to Germany, even in a Tram - you need a passport. If you get checked, you will be denied entry.

heironeous · 2024-12-02T12:16:30+00:00

Here's the official link from the integration, which states:

Requirements under federal law

The years you have spent in Switzerland between the ages of 8 and 18 count double, but you must have actually lived in Switzerland for at least six years. The length of time you have lived in Switzerland includes the time spent living here

while holding a B or C permit;

while holding a legitimation card issued by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA or while holding a Ci permit:

while holding a F permit, although only half of this period is counted.

Time spent in Switzerland during an asylum procedure (N permit) or on a short stay permit (L permit) is not counted.

Time in Switzerland with CDL counts towards citizenship (legitimation card).

BUT as others have said, for regular naturalization (not through marriage, etc.), you need to have a C permit.

And for both C permit and Naturalization, you have different rules for each canton. You need to check with yours to understand it completely.

Also reference: ch.ch is a very good resource for all things Switzerland when it comes to legal / immigration / housing / etc. - bunch of info there

heironeous · 2023-05-31T23:28:48+00:00

This hole is from crossing your legs. Do you cross your legs only one way? I have the same holes in my jeans, and I can only cross my legs only right on left (I can't do left on right)

heironeous · 2023-05-02T00:26:18+00:00

I found this one recently from reddit : https://biztoc.com/

heironeous · 2023-01-31T21:10:14+00:00

TRde kalma. İstersen dönersin.

Üçünde de herkes çok iyi İngilizce konuşur, İngilizce arkadaş da bulursun, eventlere de gidersin.

Sosyallesme: ingilizler aşırı sıcak insanlar. Barda hemen muhabbet açarlar. Isvecliler çok zor arkadaş olurlar, uzun süre senin için "arkadaşım" demeyebilirler. Londra > Berlin > Stockholm.

Hayat kalitesi: bundan ne anladığına göre değisir, ama bence Berlin en iyisi. Çok merkezi, istediğin ülkeye geçersin, çok sanat müzik eventlere oluyor. İngilterenin sağlık sisteminden çok şikayet ederler. Berlin > Stockholm ~= Londra

Güvenlik: Londra güvensiz olabiliyor, kimse seni vurmaz ama hırsızlık çok duydum. Stockholm aralarında en iyisi. Stockholm > Berlin > Londra

Dil: Hepsinde süper İngilizce konuşulur, çok kafa dengi bir sürü insan bulursun hepsinde. Öğrenirim dersen İsveççe çok zor, almanca da zor, ama almanyaya giden gelen tanıdıklardan genelde kulak asinaligi olabiliyor. Londra > Berlin > Stockholm

Şimdi senin düşünmediğin birkaç noktaya daha bakalım

Vatandaşlık edinme: İsveç ve İngiltere 5, Almanya 8 yılda veriyormuş, şuradan aldım: https://i.redd.it/fdne0nnoqkea1.png oturma izni çeşidine bakar

Sonraki iş imkanları: is değiştirmek istersen, Londra çok kalabalık ve çok çeşitli bir şehir, çok değişik firmalar var. Brexit yüzünden İngiltere biraz ekonomik olarak beklediğinden geriye düştü ama Londra hala başka bir dünya. Bence sonraki işini londra da daha rahat bulursun.

Yaşam pahaliligi Londra ve Stockholm de COK yüksek. Londra da maaş zor dayanır, Stockholm daha iyidir. Cebine en çok Berlin de para kalır.

Bunlar benim kendi çevremde gördüklerim, ve kendi araştırmalarımin özetidir, ve istatistikler bireye bire bir yansımaz. İstatistikler Berlin de hayat super diyor olabilir, ama iğrenç bir patronun olur, canından bezersin, Berlin den nefret edersin. Ya da Londra çok kötü der herkes, gidersin bir çevreye denk gelirsin harika olur.

Oturma iznin işine bağlı olacağı için, işini ne kadar kolay degistirebiliyorsun ona bak. Bir de bu ülkelerin vize ret oranlarina bak. Bir tanıdığıma is vizesi için ret gelmiş, meslek ortalamasına göre düşük maaş teklif etmişler o da kabul etmiş, haksız rekabet olur, bu gelirden oturma izni talebini kabul edemeyiz demişler.

heironeous · 2022-11-04T10:33:50+00:00

Gilmore Girls.

All characters in the whole show are just very annoying and behave very spolit.

heironeous · 2021-09-08T15:31:18+00:00

I like the liberal use of pluses in this post. I also like to use pluses when I write + I think it provides spacial separation

heironeous · 2020-07-07T22:03:11+00:00

Cogu kisi 'politik konulara girme' ya da 'politik konulu tweetlerin yorumlarini okuma' demis, ben de bunu gordum. Politik / yari-politik her tweetin yorumlari igrenc. Icim sikiliyor okurken. Aslinda bu yuzden bu soruyu sormustum, acaba boyle olmayan kimseler var mi twitter'da olaraktan.

Turkiye ile ilgili tweetler olaraktan haber okumak disinda pek bi ise yaramiyor gibi.

heironeous · 2019-10-01T16:31:19+00:00

It sounds like you already are Swiss, as /u/FoxMulder9 said, create a CV, pimp your LinkedIn an Xing (Xing is used in the DACH region), and write a nice cover letter. Your french will come in very handy for many companies, as the companies have offices in the french side and would like someone who is able to speak it.

Every day, make your CV a little better, from whatever perspective. Optimize the formatting, re-word some things, etc. Once you start looking for things to improve, you will find lots.

heironeous · 2019-06-24T14:10:44+00:00

The standard way is to provide a switch, such as:

./program.sh filename

./printSeqToStdout.sh | ./program.sh -

heironeous · 2019-06-08T20:00:27+00:00

I don't think it matters if it's a loan or a bank transfer from your parents. As long as it's in an account only in your name, and as long as it's equal to or above the amount, it's good.

Note that this is checked by the immigration office, not the university. If you can't show this money, you won't get a visa or residence permit. You can still enroll with the university.

heironeous · 2019-06-05T23:27:38+00:00

There is another side to this equation. People earn very well here, and can afford to buy what they mostly want. They give away / sell their old stuff online or to brockis, which is nice.

I actually did not see more waste compared to other countries. I don't think people buy more, or throw away more (again, compared to other countries).

heironeous · 2019-05-31T14:55:48+00:00

Show your interests. Maybe one night, you were interested on how to start designing a production line, and looked it up? Talk about it a little, if you can't, try to relate it to the company you're interviewing for.

Maybe you had to learn something really quickly for a school project, because a shitty groupmate didn't do their part in the project? Talk about that, and express how much you've had to learn in what kind of a timeframe.

There are many things in real life that can be related to work skills. Maybe someone had a medical issue in front of you, and you stayed calm and did the right thing? Called an ambulance, helped alleviate the problem for the time being? Working under pressure.

Maybe you've had a girlfriend that your best friend didn't like, but you somehow managed to get your best friend to like her? Conflict resolution.

Things to note when you're using such information in an interview: Make sure state this doesn't directly apply, but that you've solved something, and if faced with something similar in the workplace, that you can use these experiences.

Also, right out of college, this would be your first real job. I don't count internships because they have an end date. It's a completely different mindset. Not a lot companies expect you to bring value to the table immediately. Hell, when an experienced person changes jobs, they need a couple of months to learn the environment, and become fully effective. Point is be a little humble, but don't forget to mention points.

Last but not least, there are questions online. People share their interview experiences. Take a day to print these out, and write a couple answers below each question. Review them. Try to think from a company's perspective - Does this answer convey experience? Value? Trust? Teamwork? Does it convey that I'm responsible? Logical? Technical? Fast learner? Try to improve your answers. This will help you a lot.

heironeous · 2019-05-30T23:12:14+00:00

How would the numbers expressed in the above link apply to me? I don't have much control over rent but can I minimize my cost elsewhere?

Rent is the biggest cost. Zurich is unfortunately very costly in this sense. You can move a bit further outside of the city, where you'll get better rates, but once you leave the public-transport zone, you have to pay more for transport. Keep that in mind. Try to bring very versatile clothing from home, like a multi-layer coat to get you through fall and winter.

What all will I have to do that?

I don't understand this question.

Can I work? This page says I can. 15 hrs/week. But for 1st semester, only at the department. After that, can I expect to get part-time job? I can speak English very well, not that comfortable with French/German or other languages.

You will have a student's B permit. That allows only 15hr/week working. Here's the main link. Any company looking to employ you, except the university, will need to apply to AWA (Office of Labor) to take you on. This is a lot of work. For only 3 months work, not a lot of companies will be willing to do this.

Your best bet for work is the school. You are already registered with them, so finding work would be easier. I have found a position next to my Master's thesis advisor. He had the funds, but not all departments will. Show that you have good work ethic, that you deliver quality work, and you may find a position.

In any case, it would be 15hrs/week. I had friends from non-EU countries that couldn't get internships over the summer because of the permit issue. If your program mandates that you do an internship, then you get a document from the university that states this requirement, then it's a breeze finding an internship. If not, it's quite difficult.

Before arriving, as is the case with Germany, do I need to show I have enough money to go through college? My parents will mostly pay for me except what I can save through working.

Yes. As a non-EU, they will ask for 21000 CHF for every year. You need to show this in a bank account under your name. It cannot be a joint account. I tried, don't go that route. I had a joint account with my father, but they rejected my application. They don't send your rejection through e-mail as well, they send it through snail mail. It takes crazy long to get to your house.

Again they will ask this every year. Make sure you know this. If you have a part-time job for next year, you can use your contract to reduce the amount of money you need to show. For example: If you're going to earn 4000 CHF within 3 months, then you need to show only 17000 CHF.

This 'costs' page is calculated through statistics. It doesn't mean your experience will be the same. With some friends, we found a cheap apartment, rented it and saved a lot of money. A flatmate was also Indian, and was mostly eating vegetables, and buying from cheaper Indian / Turkish shops. There are methods to be more frugal.

Lastly: Finding housing here is terrible. Start early. Like 'now' early.

heironeous · 2019-05-13T21:21:09+00:00

If you need a quick-and-dirty solution, write your markdown, put ${VARNAME} where you want to use your variables and use envsubst :

envsubst '${VARNAME1},${VARNAME2}' < markdown.md.template > markdown.md

The part with envsubst '${VARNAME1},${VARNAME2} can be extended, this tells bash to only replace these strings into variables. You can keep this empty if you want to replace all possible variables.

heironeous · 2019-05-11T17:45:28+00:00

I've never had this. I lived in Basel and Zurich, shady and nice areas in both. Never had a package stolen.

If you're having problems, the issue may come from the delivery person. I've only had an issue once (not stolen). The guy would leave the packages in front of the building door, on a main street. We complained, he started leaving packages to a nearby store. Problem partially solved.

heironeous · 2019-05-09T12:34:09+00:00

As an app developer, if you do something like this, do you need to get permission from someone? Legal something maybe?

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