#(surgery)

[thefloralmenace]

I recently had surgery, and at the time I came home, I had both my cat and one of my grandma's cats staying with me.

- Within hours of surgery, I wake up from a nap to my cat gently sniffing at my incisions with great alarm.

- I was not allowed to shower the first day after surgery, and the cats, seeing that The Large Cat is not observing its cleaning ritual, decided I must be gravely disabled and compensated by licking all the exposed skin on my arms, face, and legs.

- I currently have to sleep with a pillow over my abdomen because my cat insists on climbing on top of me and covering my incisions with her body while I sleep (which is very sweet but not exactly comfortable without the pillow). She also lays across me facing my bedroom door, presumably on guard for attackers who may try to harm me while I'm sleeping and injured.

That's love. 🐈‍⬛🐈❤️

[amber-writhing]

Some thoughts.

Kofi Tip jar

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so far 2026 feels like being awake during surgery.

[bl000dyt333th]

19th century surgical instruments from the macabre market.

[closet-keys]

My friend Fadel (@fadel-dani) is in severe pain. He suffers from frequent episodes of fainting from low blood count and malnutrition, and he is in the hospital right now because he recently collapsed to the ground unconscious and injured his head. He's been hospitalized many times this year, because he cannot afford consistent access to his blood medication or nutritious food, but now staff are starting to mistreat him because he still does not have enough raised for his hospital bills.

[unb1nding-t-b0y]

Newsflash!!! If your doctor says your baby has "gonads" that need removal or that there is a genital "deformity" these words are code for intersex baby. REFUSE UROLOGY SURGERY FOR YOUR INFANT UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE IT WILL EFFECT YOUR BABY IN THE NEXT YEAR. sometimes urethras are blocked or there's legitimate impact to functionality. Otherwise almost always surgery can wait till your child is old enough to understand what is happening. As someone who went through pediatric urology- you don't want them operating unless it's 100% necessary. The procedures are gruesome and traumatic (and often not anesthetized) most people use it as a first resort when surgery should ALWAYS be a last resort especially for minors.

[incognitopolls]

If you've had a major surgery, what type was it?

Organ repair or removal

Organ transplant

Orthopedic

Gender affirmation

Emergency

Reconstructive

Mobility

Cosmetic

Neurological

Other

I've had multiple of these

I’ve never had major surgery/see results

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