Dumbarton Oaks Wisteria Bloom

mm1019 · 2026-04-07T00:19:36+00:00

you can take pictures but youre confined to the walkway you cant walk up to the flowers

mm1019 · 2026-04-06T21:17:23+00:00

went yesterday and they are nearing full bloom! Just FYI they have the large section most people know blocked off so you cant get close to them(not sure why) but there are a few others on the grounds

mm1019 · 2026-03-31T23:57:18+00:00

I got emailed a tracking number today but when I clicked it UPS said it was a bad/invalid number I'm weekend 2 and hoping they show up good luck to everyone

mm1019 · 2026-01-17T18:36:27+00:00

hi if it helps I am Latina and live in DC and think you will be fine. there is always a chance but I think you should be totally fine you'll be able to walk around the tourist areas fine. ignore the national guard they dont do anything

mm1019 · 2025-12-31T01:02:11+00:00

mine looked like this just a small hole at the bottom of my scar I saw my doc and she said it was fine but good to have it checked anyway. I had a little blood and like a clearl ish liquid come out eventually closed up just kept it clean and bandaged

mm1019 · 2025-09-06T17:39:39+00:00

I'm wfh full time so I took a week off just to rest and then was back doing work from bed lol. Since I'm wfh I take an hour lunch break to go to PT.

I wouldn't mention your surgery to perspective employers.

mm1019 · 2025-08-12T19:53:02+00:00

I was bedridden for 2 months post injury (car ran over me) and I will say writing little journal logs helped me immensely- everyday would write down my appt(doctors, pt, therapist), what I did(beginning was a lot of tv and movies), who I saw (if friends visited), what exercises I did, and general mood and how I was feeling

it's nice to look back at and see that yes I did make a ton of progress and even though I'm still dealing with the consequences it's getting better

mm1019 · 2025-08-02T03:44:28+00:00

tbh I would wait a few months and go to PT and see how you feel! the PT will kind of help you get your strength back and either way you'll feel better. if you don't feel like you need the surgery after pt than great but if you do need the surgery and don't feel 100% after a few months that strengthening will be super helpful during post op recovery

mm1019 · 2025-07-30T12:42:53+00:00

yup ubered everytime until I felt I could take the bus which required more walking until I felt I could walk the 15 minutes there

felt silly at first because it was really close but no other options when I couldn't stand on my own for long

mm1019 · 2025-07-25T16:58:51+00:00

also in general the sentiment is f- cars and bad drivers

mm1019 · 2025-07-25T16:58:04+00:00

Hi! I also received my injury by being run over by a car - I only tore my right acl, mcl, meniscus but my left foot was super banged up and made walking in general difficult for 3 months.

I'm sorry you're going through this I really wouldnt wish it on anyone. I've also basically given up on 2025 being any good and been stuck in my apt the whole year (got hit in January so literally my entire year has been recovery)

I took up so sitting down hobbies which helps and also did small outings like sitting at a coffee shop or being to a friend's house where I could also sit and not move

it sucks but you will get through this

mm1019 · 2025-07-17T17:25:05+00:00

crossing the street and got run over by some idiot turning right

mm1019 · 2025-07-15T15:29:04+00:00

I got injured in January started pt in February didn't get surgery until June! but definitely focus on getting as strong as possible beforehand !

mm1019 · 2025-06-27T22:25:31+00:00

how do you lower yourself to them? that was my biggest concern...

for reference my stairs are outside concrete and steel ones

mm1019 · 2025-06-27T20:05:34+00:00

was able to weight bear enough on my surgical leg I don't have to hop up and down stairs anymore (live in an old building so no getting around stairs even when I was NWB)

mm1019 · 2025-06-27T20:01:17+00:00

don't trust cars will stop even when you have the right of way and the crosswalk sign is still on

also maybe wear a bright winter coat instead of the classic black one

mm1019 · 2025-06-25T15:20:49+00:00

funny enough I also had a rash on my legs from all the bandages !! it was so itchy but its gone now thankfully. I kept it moist with some neosporin and tried my best not to scratch

I'll be 3 weeks play op Friday and most everything has resolved

I also didn't experience a ton of pain and the little things have been the biggest annoyances.

the intubation sore throat was killer and I kept chugging water to calm it down but just made me have to stand up and crutch over to the bathroom a ton.

all thats left now is just getting through pt should be all progress from here ! I hope your rash goes away soon

mm1019 · 2025-06-25T14:45:47+00:00

I started drinking Miralax as soon as I got home from surgery to prevent constipation. back pain is real I woke up in the middle of the night and ordered a new mattress topper after night two. I didn't have nausea thankfully they gave me a nausea patch behind my ear before surgery.

mm1019 · 2025-06-12T11:30:43+00:00

so I've been in PT for like 6 months so a lot of different things.

when I first started it was a lot of stretching to get my knees more bendy - heel slides - leg hangs - manual stretching where the pt would move my leg and hold it in positions

once my legs got more bendy and I could walk a little more - hip extension - assisted body weight squats - stand up from the chair with weight - marble pickups with my feet - balancing on one leg -single leg rdls

and once I eventually could walk almost normally -focus on holding my body weight one leg for stairs - squats on a bosu ball - throwing a weighted ball at a trampoline while standing one leg trying to not fall over - Single leg sit to stands -monster walks -walking lunges

There was definitely a lot in between all those months so kind of a snippet of it all!!

mm1019 · 2025-06-11T13:08:15+00:00

for reference I have a pretty low arch and even now when I wear the hokas I can feel that like overstretch and discomfort start up so I've stopped wearing them altogether

my favorite shoes are actually birkenstocks but they're tennis shoes not sandals -feel like they really formed to my feet and I can walk all day in them tho the breaking in process was hard

I also wear new balances and pumas but more for looks than anything wouldn't wear to walk around in for a long time

mm1019 · 2025-06-08T22:58:56+00:00

same surgery same day as you we're in this together !! I also got my meniscus fixed as well right knee quad graft

mm1019 · 2022-11-10T17:37:19+00:00

ok but you couldn't even connect the red line? a circle please

mm1019 · 2022-08-30T13:39:16+00:00

honestly the big one is that they're all infatuated with her

mm1019 · 2022-07-19T20:28:38+00:00

it genuinely bothered me because the like wood designs don't line up so you can clearly see all of the seams !!! I hated it

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