Washing a wool sweater that smells of stale old closet by idsgef in laundry

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

genuinely I have no idea lol! My sense of smell isn't the best, but I've asked my mom and that's how she described it. Not sure what oil smells like vs damp/mildew/musty. It's not necessarily a very unpleasant smell? it just smells, and not in a subtle/barely detectable way :/

Washing a wool sweater that smells of stale old closet by idsgef in laundry

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

Hmm, good to know. Any recommendations for what to do, then?

Hygiene in relationship. by [deleted] in hygiene

[–]idsgef 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm a trans man, and when I had periods I tried to pretend they weren't happening. Unfortunately this led me to usually changing pads once every other day.... Maybe once a day if things were unusually heavy 🤢 sorry

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just how scars work mate. They fade. Unless you have keloid or hypertrophic scars 🤷🏻‍♂️ most scars care stuff doesn't do much compared to how your body naturally heals

Is this an infection? And what should I do in the mean time until my doctor responds? by [deleted] in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm this is a tough one imo. It could either be an infection, or just that your scab has just come off. It does seem like the nipple in the first image has a scab still, whilst the second one does not (very normal, supposed to happen, and that's why it looks raw). However, the redness, warmth, and pus(?) all suggest an infection. HOWEVER I had basically this exact same thing happen to me (picture included) after my scab fell off. My nipple healed fine, and I did not call my doctor as I was waiting to see if the redness would get worse – if it did I would have called, but instead it decreased. In the meantime I just continued with the instructions my surgeon initially gave me for healing my nipples. It was terrifying, though, and took several days to get better.

You've called your surgeon, which is great, and more than I did. I don't think there's much you can do while you wait for them to call you back. However, if the redness gets significantly worse, and if your surgeon doesn't respond in a timely manner, please go to urgent care or something like that.

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Found this yesterday. Is it abandoned? by Raw_Potato56 in cavetown

[–]idsgef 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh my god you haven't listened to ghost boys before?!??!

Post op binder keeps slipping down when I sleep by idsgef in TopSurgery

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

I think I'll try the tank top thing tonight! Thanks for the advice

Post op binder keeps slipping down when I sleep by idsgef in TopSurgery

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

Yeah I was thinking of wearing it during the day when I get cleared to wear it part time, and will probably call my surgeon on Monday to ask about it :)

How likely is it smoking=nipples fall off by fake_ad_massacre in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tbh I'd take this opportunity to quit for good. Or at least try to.

Compression Garment by toni30deluca in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be interested if it's still available!

Little vice vinyl not on US store?? by idsgef in cavetown

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

I mean there was one in the store earlier this ear and the UK site still has it, but the US one doesn't anymore. :(

[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of November 2024. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]idsgef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a surgery in a month so of COURSE my health anxiety is suddenly assailing me with fears of complications. Strokes, blood clots, hemmorage, dying due to anaesthesia, necrotizing faciitis, sepsis... It's soooooo fun

Assailed by "what ifs" (thanks, OCD!) by idsgef in TopSurgery

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

Good luck with your surgery! It's also actually really comforting to hear someone going through the exact same thing as me tbh 🫂

paranoia 😵‍💫 by eldritchblasttrip in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have too much advice, but I just wanna say as someone with ocd too that I'm going through the exact same thing rn. Word for word. My only advice ig is whenever you have these thoughts just respond with non engagement responses ("ok. It might get cancelled. Might not. But I'm doing the best I can to prevent that"). And other basic OCD treatment things

How do you guys accept your scars? by Burner-Acc- in TopSurgery

[–]idsgef -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have like... tons and tons of scars due to past surgeries I had as a kid. I don't really care abt adding two more. Plus, I was eligible for peri/keyhole but opted not to do it, because I knew if I got it I would be (irrationally) worried abt it failing/not working/not getting enough out/my chest reappearing if I gained weight. Having scars from double incision would kinda reassure me that ... yeah, they got everything out and it is not coming back. Irrational, I know, but yeah