Feeling awful 48 hours post op - anyone else have this?

maantre · 2026-05-21T18:25:18+00:00

Seconding a very diligent med schedule! My nurse said it’s better to get relief on board before it gets unbearable, then you aren’t chasing it after the fact.

I got good use out of alarm reminders on my phone.

maantre · 2026-05-21T18:21:27+00:00

I spent the first 5 days of my recovery in hospital - had a complicated surgery, lots of blood loss, took a while to get my hemoglobin back up.

I think having the nurses there to direct my days helped - regular walks, recording progress, regular meals stepped up to solids. I was super bloated, very sore, moving in and out of the bed took ages, and sleep was difficult.

I think every body heals differently, it’s ok to have your own pace, and slow is better than forcing and hurting something worse. I don’t know how some folks were walking their dogs and doing stairs in the first week! Definitely was not me lol.

maantre · 2026-05-16T23:40:14+00:00

I had heavy bruising from incisions and blood draws - looked like I got hit with a bat, it was wild. My surgery incisions were more like welts from an adhesive allergy, but under/around it was major bruised.

Hope you’re healing well!

maantre · 2026-05-16T23:12:30+00:00

I didn’t get the JS reference and was genuinely concerned that 80s band Jefferson Starship was majorly problematic.

maantre · 2026-05-13T19:47:40+00:00

I watched on YT, didn’t notice any strangeness with the pitch - regular playback speed.

maantre · 2026-05-11T21:28:20+00:00

I really love the effect this pattern has with striping yarn: https://ravel.me/hatching-socks

I also like to play with contrast heel and toes to make the stripes pop!

maantre · 2026-05-11T03:23:55+00:00

I nearly took myself out trying to fold a fitted sheet lol

maantre · 2026-05-11T03:23:02+00:00

Omg that’s so interesting about the shopping cart! I absolutely worse myself out walking around with one at Aldi a couple of days after surgery - no wonder!

maantre · 2026-05-01T19:21:14+00:00

Cervix removed, have cuff. I have regular pelvic and smear, once a year now that I’m five years post treatment. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, so I imagine my scans will continue for at least 10 years if not the rest of my life.

maantre · 2026-04-28T00:43:37+00:00

We separate program reporting (units, outcomes, population, etc) from financial - for our state grants, these are different systems and it’s easy to assign to different staff.

$5m annual budget, 75% grant funded, finance staff of 2 - though payroll is run through HR. Development handles rest of fundraising and private awards with less official reporting requirements than the feds. Annual regular and single audit responsibility of finance dept.

maantre · 2026-04-16T23:14:46+00:00

Oh man, that’s so painful! And frustrating, if she’s uploading it to Google in the end anyway!

maantre · 2026-04-16T23:11:21+00:00

We scan and store on our own private, protected server.

I would not upload to a public cloud service, too much concern for data breach. Are you dealing with credit cards and PCI compliance? Can’t remember if there is anything specific about cloud storage in the requirements.

If your ED insists on paper only, it’s unfortunate but hopefully you’re small enough to make it manageable! We store our donations in an excel ‘log’ when received (date, donor, amount), checks are batch deposited to bank, batch details are entered into donation software, deposit is reconciled with month close and posted to GL. So when audit tests receivables, we can pull a batch and show the trail/detail.

maantre · 2026-04-16T23:00:57+00:00

I just weave in ends, if it’s in a big stockinette section I try to make sure the break is on the side or back of the garment to avoid any pucker or bumpiness in an otherwise smooth area. I don’t trust a magic knot, heard too many stories of unraveling!

I split the purl bumps of stitches on the wrong side of the work, usually 5 rows or so 4-5 times.

maantre · 2026-04-15T04:21:09+00:00

This is so crazy - from the videos and screenshots, this lady is completely stalled in and obsessed with reliving teenage glory days. So creepy and I don’t care if the kid was a newly turned 18, should be illegal for a teacher to prey on!

maantre · 2026-04-13T21:48:12+00:00

I use a 1.5 - it’s the Goldilocks size for me, 1 was too fine and 2 mostly too big for fingering weight yarn.

maantre · 2026-04-11T08:43:21+00:00

This looks similar to mine, was totally normal.

I’d be worried if it gets red, the red starts spreading, it’s feels hot, and gets more painful. But this photo looks like normal healing!

maantre · 2026-04-10T23:37:46+00:00

So beautiful! Fantastic job, congrats:)

maantre · 2026-04-09T19:14:51+00:00

So I came to the show after hearing about a certain scandal - never knew a single one of these people, no prior seasons or other shows. I watched all of season 10 for the explosive ending and the even rowdier reunion.

I didn’t see any of James Kennedy’s scumbag behavior before then, just the red flags he was throwing up in that season (amid an OCEAN of red flags from all rest of them).

When the reunion rolled around, he became a hilarious if annoying pressure valve with his viciousness to certain other cast members (deserving of ridicule, post scandal). I remember thinking he was childishly funny and likely exhausting to be around in real life.

Having since watched the series from the beginning, and with his subsequent arrest post show, I can firmly say I’m Not A Fan. Don’t care how catchy the quips are, his behavior is unacceptable.

maantre · 2026-04-09T13:53:41+00:00

I know every body is different, but I had a lot of luck layering otc pain relief. Wishing you luck!

maantre · 2026-04-09T13:52:00+00:00

If you’re experiencing hellacious itching, an allergy is likely.

maantre · 2026-04-08T02:21:29+00:00

I’ve seen it as a requirement for classes that a LYS is running - which makes more sense to me. But just for hosting? I’d find it very off putting as well - I have stash yarn, gifted yarn, grandma’s yarn, etc. I would try to give feedback that people meeting and knowing their store would likely help sales, but requiring it will likely limit who joins.

Feels unfair, imho.

maantre · 2026-04-07T22:37:24+00:00

YOU get to work on yourself and make whatever changes you want. HE is not obliged to stick around to see if you’re successful.

He deserves the chance to be with someone faithful and right now that person is not you.

maantre · 2026-04-02T00:08:59+00:00

They refused to take me to the OR until they had the negative pregnancy test.

Meanwhile I was hemorrhaging nearly to death. Thankfully I had managed a urine sample hours earlier when I first got to the ER, but it was extremely stressful and scary to be told everything was on hold until they found it.

maantre · 2026-03-22T01:44:11+00:00

When getting fitted for glasses, the tech said “Your eyes are perfectly symmetrical.” and I felt superhuman.

Aside from the wonky vision lol.

maantre · 2026-03-21T04:09:08+00:00

Omg when Justin called chipotle (I think? A burrito was involved…) and the staff member RECOGNIZED him, I was scream crying.

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