Tagged: fun-facts

The Most Interesting Man in the World meme: a distinguished bearded man in a suit sits at a table. Top text reads 'I don't always roll a joint,' bottom text reads 'but when I do, it's my ankle.'

Day 2Early Recovery

Feeling Good

Just a quick check-in. I'm closing in on 48 hours post-op and I have virtually no pain. I honestly can't tell whether I'm happy or really nervous, wondering if…

Pain 3/10 NWB early-recovery · post-op · peptides

A lolcat meme: a small grey-and-white kitten sits with its right front leg wrapped in a white bandage. White text reads 'My plan to dominate the world has been put on hold for *now*.'

Day 1Early Recovery

I Wanna Be Sedated

Post-op update time. First, the bad news: I did not get the continuous no-no-nerve juice machine I'd campaigned so hard for. Boooo. Instead they sent me home…

Pain 4/10 NWB early-recovery · post-op · medications

A white coffee mug with a black handle and black interior. The text reads 'I START WORKING WHEN MY' above an OxyContin 80mg pharmaceutical label graphic, then 'STARTS WORKING' below.

Pre-op · 5d to surgeryPre-op

Comfortably Numb

Let's talk about pain. Specifically, let's talk about the plan to outsmart it, because last time pain and I had a very bad weekend together. Rewind to the left…

FWB pre-op · medications · pain-science

The Zoolander 'so hot right now' meme. Will Ferrell as fashion designer Mugatu, wild blond hair and a shiny red outfit, clutching a tiny white poodle in a crowded fashion-show audience, captioned 'COLLAGEN' across the top and 'SO HOT RIGHT NOW' across the bottom.

Pre-op · 6d to surgeryPre-op

Stuck on You

Let's talk supplements. Specifically, let's talk collagen: the holy grail of soft-tissue support, and the one tub I'd grab first if the house were on fire.…

FWB pre-op · supplements · collagen