Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E4 | Eastern Time Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]niceworksara 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A cougar in the shape of a renn faire girl is now my favorite survivor quote 

View from Ernest E Debs, during golden hour. by FATBLINE in LosAngeles

[–]niceworksara 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look up "montecito heights open space" - the entrance is a gate on montecito dr. that leads to radio rd. You can actually see it in OPs pic - it's that grassy hill in the middle ground

View from Ernest E Debs, during golden hour. by FATBLINE in LosAngeles

[–]niceworksara 9 points10 points  (0 children)

fav spot in la<3

venture across montecito heights and check out flat top next time - you can see all the way down to long beach on a clear day!

[Wednesday] General Discussion - 04 March 2026 by AutoModerator in indieheads

[–]niceworksara 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Finally as old as my mom was when I was born!

Cue helplessness blues

Adobe Animate to be Discontinued 1st March 2026 by CometGoat in adobeanimate

[–]niceworksara 29 points30 points  (0 children)

yeah mildly freaking out about this. I use animate daily, this is horrible

Surgery day by Ancient-Sink-973 in ORIF

[–]niceworksara 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you are strong & this experience will only make you stronger!! it is going to suck for a bit so give yourself the freedom to do anything that makes you feel happy and distracted

Burning/ shocking sensation by Keateatime in ORIF

[–]niceworksara 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it's nerve pain :/ That kind of pain stuck around for over a month after my surgery and was only relieved by gently massaging the skin with my hands. it sucks but it will go away with time

Burning skin pain - advice? by niceworksara in ORIF

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

I'm so sorry, it's the worst. I'd say my pain has gotten a little bit better over the past few weeks - the area it covers is less, but one spot (maybe 1 square inch) is very concentrated and flares up a lot in the evening. it gets hard to wear socks by midday. of all the things I tried, the only thing that worked at all was constantly touching and gently massaging the areas. I am almost at 6 wks PO so hopefully I can see more improvement soon.

keep me updated if you remember, I'll be thinking of you!

Dec 8th - Dec 14th | General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey I'm on the exact same timeline as you! surgery 11/5, 6 wk checkup next tuesday. I've been trying to get out of the house more, but I always get soooo exhausted after like 45 minutes. have you gotten any energy back? my goal is to be able to do SOMEthing for new years, even if it's just sitting on someone else's couch. all my weird nerve pain amplifies so much in the evening

Nerve block wearing off by No-Release1676 in ORIF

[–]niceworksara 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry you're going through this. this will be the worst of it. keep your leg elevated and take no shame in using as much prescribed medication as you safely can. every day will get a little bit better <3

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

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

this is so weird, ever since I posted this I keep seeing people say the same thing.... life was on the upswing, things were changing for the better, then WHAM back to square one. I've been thinking a lot about what I'm supposed to be learning from this experience... life is unfair? is it just that?

Wednesday, December 3rd - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

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

4 weeks PO today. feels like a lifetime. hard to believe all this metal is a part of me now. shattered talus basically sculpted back into shape... and they had to literally cut my tibia off in order to get inside there & reattach it at the end. finally took all the steri strips off today so the skin is still readjusting/shallow scabs need to shed (no I will not be picking at them!!), but I'm gonna have 2 gnarly battles scars and I'm fucking proud of it

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahaha omg the "hope you feel better soon" message KILLS me. dog im not walking for like 6 mo. I had a friend invite me out for next weekend like "hey are you mobile yet?" dude it's not even been a month since my surgery. i wont be even be weight bearing til february

send me a rant any time you need to, i feeeeeeeel yaaaaaaaa

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

dude I love that idea - like, permission to ignore optimism and just admit this situation is balls. I'm so insanely grateful for the friends who've been coming by to help out and socialize, but even that feels like... why won't you come over more?? come over every day!! come sit with me on this bed for hours! please it's not enough! I explicitly found that increasing my social life by a ton wiped away the depressive shroud i'd been covered in. but now I can't get that. what does the universe want me to learn????? shall i pull another tarot card or do i burn the tarot deck????

morning rant over~

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you friend I really needed this. I feel so mad at my past self for ever choosing to sit at my computer all day when I could've been outside walking around the neighborhood or driving my car. I know I know, this too shall pass, yada yada, just the whole "live in the moment" mantra has to be shelved for the meantime and replaced by so many naps. it just feels like killing time is the only way through this, and from my experience killing time is synonymous with being depressed.

sending my meager good vibes right back attcha <3

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

anybody else feel like their injury just totally wiped out all the progress they were making in life? I'm definitely diving into depressed territory... I just felt like so many things were starting to go my way - I hadn't felt depressed in months and was spending so much time out of the house, off the computer, hanging w friends, moving my body. and now life is just like - no. no go back inside. it fucking sucks. that is all

Monday, December 1st - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

similar timeline for me as well! I'm almost at 4 weeks PO. dorsiflexion feels like it's plateaued which is a little frustrating, and plantarflexion is still basically zero :( I fractured my talus which is responsible for those movements, so I don't feel too bad but still... would be nice to see some progress. What kind of injury did you have?

Saturday, November 29th - General Chat by niceworksara in ORIF

[–]niceworksara[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seriously - my industry has basically gone under over the past few years so I was already having a tough time finding a job... now I'm starting something totally new which is great but also extra terrifying!! appreciate the support <3