top surgery tip 1)

get yourself used to sleeping on your back (and possibly elevated depending on your surgeon) BEFORE surgery.

top surgery tip 2)

have cough drops on hand because your throat will probably be sore from the breathing tube they use with anesthesia.

Top surgery tip 3)

Get and use straws. You'll have T-Rex arms for a while but you still need to hydrate.

top surgery tip 4)

the post surgery compression binder is more comfortable than youd think but it still gets pretty itchy. so dont be afraid to take benydryl, itll help you rest and stop the itch

top surgery tip 5)

sounds weird but try not to flex your pecs… watched a horror game play through and every time there was a jump scare my whole body tensed up including my pecs which hurt like a bitch

Top surgery tip 6)

Have hand sanitizer/ body wipes incase you cannot reach across sinks easily and to also put under your armpits if you cannot get deodorant there

top surgery tip 7)

you might be numb in some areas affected by the surgery. especially if your surgeon does any liposuction along with just cutting your boobs off. right now my armpits are numb which makes cleaning them weird. less of a tip and more its normal for early in recovery

top surgery tip 8)

about a week in stuff starts to feel like pins and needles. i thought that meant my one nipple was falling off. turns out its the opposite and its them coming back to life. the post op compression binder while annoying does help the tingling feel less weird

top surgery tip 9)

you surgeon may be ripped to hell and back like mine and put the compression binder on super tight. ITS OK TO LOOSEN IT A LITTLE.

its there for compression to keep the swelling down but same rules apply as a regular binder: it might be a little uncomfortable and feel tight but you need to still be able to BREATHE

top surgery tip 10)

invest in a long pair of tongs or one of those claw grabber things. i just made ramen that was in a cabinet above the microwave. how? tippy toes and tongs.

Top surgery tip 11)

You can buy little hair net looking guys at some major pharmacies that include shampoo and can be used to wash your hair in bed if you’re having trouble in the shower

(This is a general surgery tip but all my disabled friends swear by ‘em post surgery it makes your life much easier and you can feel properly clean)

top surgery tip 12) it’s okay to sleep on the couch or in a chair if it’s too difficult or painful to get in and out of bed. My couch plus a pile of throw pillows on either side of me was the perfect place to sit and simmer as I recovered. I also recommend getting one of those airplane pillows that go around your neck. very useful if you end up sleeping sitting up and don’t want your neck to crick.

top surgery tip 13)

when it comes to scar care. anything is better than nothing. and you dont need to shell out hundreds of dollars for fancy scar creams. to massage your scars as long as everythings properly closed you can just grab an gentle unscented or naturally scented lotion and use that. shea butter, cocoa butter, bio oil the like. youre just looking for something for sensitive skin and thatll keep them hydrated.

y'all really missed the boat on calling these tip top top surgery tips

y'all really missed the

boat on calling these tip top

top surgery tips

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

Things that make me insane: When Fernando has to stand on his tiptoes to hug someone taller than him. I only have these two pics on hand, but it lives in my mind rent-free.

reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

We’ll find you Amanda.

this has almost 11 million notes what is this

I’ve never seen this post once in 10 years on this site

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

I’ve never even heard of this before tho??? Wtf??????????

oh my god, I didn’t think there were any surviving versions of this post left

For those who weren’t around in the Deep Lore times, this is one of the relics of the editable post era. This post has THE SINGLE HIGHEST NOTES of ANY post on this site, bar none, but with more than a dozen variations. Every single post you’ve ever seen with more than 3 million notes has been a different version of this one.

This is the “Dean’s Gym Shorts” post. This is the Flubber post. This is the original “Reblog if you support gay people” post. it was ALL of them. before half the site got nuked, it had even more notes than it has now - at one point, well over 15 million, and that was years ago.

This, with no exaggeration, is the ONE TRUE heritage post

World Heritage Post

do you all remember in the early 2010s where people were talking about freeing the nipple and that mixed-gender sports should become a thing and the removal of period tax and all of that and then some people realised that would mean trans people too ans they instantly decided to revert to bioessentialism 101 and now i have to see grating sentences like Well maybe jeopardy should be gender-segregated because males have a biological advantage in pressing a button

While taking a nap today I dreamt there was a hazard sign called "never found" which was used to indicate a location where people disappeared never to be seen again

it looked like this

Please read this. Please share this. Please remember us.

Tag this with (if you had one) the colour(s) of your DS/DSi/3DS

Hey folks, if you want to fight back against the twitterfication of tumblr USE IT LIKE IT'S TUMBLR!!!!!! REBLOG THINGS!!!!!! USE THE TAGS TO SCREAM AT YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!!

Woke up to this having more reblogs than likes! Keep it going! Do it on every post! REBLOG THINGS ON THE REBLOGGING THINGS SITE!

Hi guys 👋 I know I'm known on here for just posting clown dolls, but I'd like to share a fundraiser that is very close to me - the 3yr old daughter of some dear family friends is in need of treatment abroad in Manchester - she's been through so much already, including very recently undergoing brain surgery for hydrocephalus. The HSE is able to provide some support but the costs are getting too high for her family to handle alone..

Right now they need to get her a specialised car seat so she can at least travel to her first appointment in comfort

If you have anything to spare, even a little goes a long way

Over halfway there! Gonna give this another boost ♡

Old sketch comm of a Flesh Pylon

Fuck personality tests. Who comes to your mind when I say “Michael”

you see whenever i dont understand someone’s sexuality or gender or pronouns or whatever i go “ohwell this has nothing to do w me!” and move on w my day

when i see people constantly bitching about the way this person identifies i will defend them to death even tho i do not understand bc i think there’s better things to do than sit there and throw a temper tantrum bc someone on the internet whom i will never ever meet uses confusing pronouns or uses a contradictory label that doesnt make sense. it is what it is

also when i see this person constantly being harassed bc of their labels, i finally go look up what their labels mean and then i say “wow! this person is so epic actually” and then i shoot everyone who were harassing them in the face w eye missiles and kill them all instantly

#remember reading someones description of a gender that genuinely made me reread a couple times and i STILL didnt understand and then i went #‘eh. whatevs. good for you. happy pride’ and kept scrolling

exactly. sometimes you just gotta go whatever happy gay pride month to you and then move on w your day. your life will instantly improve if you dont police every single queer identity in the world just bc they dont fit your standards of what a perfect lgbtq+ person should look and act like

here's a quick tip for life: if you hate someone and you have a choice in the matter, keep their name out of your mouth and the reasons you hate them out of your head. keep your head on a swivel around people who habitually break this guideline because they're just as capable of obsessive negativity about you

genuinely "living rent-free in your head" is a curse. obessing yourself with people you find odious who don't have the actual power to harm you does nothing good for your life. there is immense strength in walking the fuck away and treating someone as dead to you, not half-living in their shadow.

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Name your least favorite pokemon in the tags

100k notes and i'll @ my crush on this post

wrong. You have until august 1, 2023.

you have one week remaining.

lets maybe calm down and think about the decisions we've made

From these caverns of human experience, where forgotten desires linger, an echo is heard in the world of the living:

Crypt Underworld: The Final Videogame™!

Play the Game! Give your Monies!

Jeremy Olson — With Sympathetic Magic (oil on panel, 2021)

The Sequel to Tiffany G that we never wanted:

Audrey Richards from the OTW Elections

The butch lesbian/trans man "funky printed button down" stereotype is true but you must understand that the men's section of so many clothing stores is a bleak and miserable place. Clothing manufacturers are simply convinced that no one who wears men's clothes wants anything besides the most boring outfits possible. Often stripes are the most exciting it gets. If you want to wear clothing designed for men but happen to like "color" and "joy" in your life then often the funky printed button down or the hawaiian shirt are simply your only options, especially off the clearance rack.

Also if the above is you, I highly recommend @morningwitchy and @carmico 🙏🩵🩵

not to be a Brand and plug myself here but since i was tagged: i, nonbinary, make funky button downs in fun patterns that many have described as gender affirming/euphoric :^) they come in unisex sizing xs-4XL, 100% cotton, with button on the hips for extra room! also, i have tees/pants/jackets to match.

i wanna add @mayakern is doing button ups now and has preorders going on! and @irrel has some fun dnd themed button ups!

aww thank you! glad to be in good company, i adore all the artists tagged :’)

i’ve only just started my first foray into button up territory, but i have preorders open until march 31st! sizes XS-6X, polyester spandex blend, with extra hidden closures in the bust region to prevent gaping