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Thanks a lot :)

Wait… that’s in the movie?! Oh come on, that’s just pointless! The whole point of tmnt is cool action scenes and brotherly bonding.

Oh cool! I didn't know that it's its birthday! Well happy birthday to it then! :)

This can be so difficult and upturning... We're here for you, if you need to vent! (Please may I ask you more about the decisions behind this choice, and how you're feeling now?)

Sending lots of this your way!

Good luck! 

(For what it's worth, I think that's a very brave thing to do & I admire you for it.)

Thanks, all! I got a call for a potential interview yesterday, so my concerns are somewhat soothed. Even if I don't get it, my applications aren't going to the void, lol.

@MulticulturalFarmer I'm open to all questions! It took about two weeks for them to close (at which point, I could have removed the glue, but as it was staying on, I left it on as long as I could stand), but it'll take 9 - 12 months for them to fully heal and see the final result. To prevent stretching and widening, I should avoid heavy lifting and raising my elbows above shoulder level for 3 - 6 months. I am cleared for cardio and starting to lift weights again, finally, but I am really nervous about navigating working out and accidentally causing fluid build up or anything else that could set back healing.

Fluid buildup? How does that happen? Sorry if that's kind of a nasty thing to ask.

I'm assuming you got top surgery? (Okay i'll be honest, I didn't check the pictures).

@MulticulturalFarmer So fluid buildup occurs because it's basically an immune system response, so if you exercise and cause too much undue stress on a still-healing area, it can cause bruising or even tearing between skin/muscle that's still healing and reconnecting itself. The body responds by sending things like white blood cells (for healing) and serous fluid (reduce friction to help prevent further harm - this is the fluid behind seromas and other fluid buildups). This can be more than the body actually needs or because the area is damaged and still healing, there may not be good draining away from the area. Thus, fluid buildup can occur around any areas of injury, such as surgical incisions.

I know the feelings. I'm also curious to how people would treat me if I was to get married and have children, such as try to interact with me more and with more respect and patience just as they do with my sister, who's much more cantankerous than me and less achieving and ambitious.