The area around it looks really healthy and well-healed so far. Plus, since you had a surgeon handle the wound, I don't think you'll end up looking like Al Capone 😬 Just let the wound do its thing and heal naturally. Don't go messing around with all those different creams unnecessarily... unless, and I really mean IF once the stitches come out and things settle down after about ten days, you notice the scar is actually raised—that’s when you start thinking about creams. Not before. 😈 Right now, you're better off putting some ice on your eye (just wrap it in a plastic bag so the wound stays dry) to help bring down the swelling. If the skin around the wound stays swollen, it can actually slow down the healing process and leave you with a wider scar.
You really shouldn't put anything near your eye—unless you've actually injured the conjunctiva. I’d suggest just using some ice and maybe an over-the-counter hemorrhoid cream (like FactSet)—just be incredibly careful not to let any of it touch the actual membrane of the eye 😬 Depending on how much blood actually leaked out, it usually clears up in about two or three weeks.😈
Look, just to be crystal clear so there’s no misunderstanding—I’m definitely not being a bigot here. I actually know quite a few brilliant doctors who originally came from Asia, Africa, or the Middle East, and they are absolute rockstars in their fields. But the thing is, most of them did their training right here in the USA 😬 And honestly, I haven't heard much about the medical standards in Libya being anything close to Excellence 😈
brightmarlin44 said:Justin Fox, I honestly had no clue that those doctors from Libya were actually trained😕 👎 and all that crap😕. I just know for a fact that back in the 80s, their students were way ahead of our guys—medical school was seriously intense back then.
Oh, come on, who are you kidding??!!?? 😕 Most of the Arab students studying during the 80s were basically there on political assignment, or they were part of the PLO looking for a place to lay low for a while. If you want to see how "good" those students really were, just look at the facts: most of them were already in their forties by their sophomore year, and the average degree took about 15 years to finish.😬 I even remember hearing about this messed up scandal down in Cleveland where two of those medical students ended up killing each other. The only guy I ever knew who actually finished his degree on time was this one Palestinian dude from Syria. He eventually married a girl from Indianapolis and just said, "Peace out, Palestine!"😈
Don't assume urine is always alkaline—it really all comes down to your body's overall pH balance. If your system is leaning more toward the alkaline side (meaning you're short on hydrogen ions), your body ends up flushing out those extra bases through your pee, making it alkaline. It works the exact opposite way when your body is running acidic. 😍
As for the whole thing about peeing on wounds... honestly, that's just old-school folklore. You see stuff like that in certain rural superstitions, like using some "natural remedy" for psoriasis—maybe picking ivy growing on the north wall of a cemetery at midnight during a New Moon. 😈
I’ve been alternating between Panthenol and calendula ointment. Once that scab finally falls off, you really need to protect that pale scar from getting sun damaged 😍 (personally, I swear by Clinique Superdefence if your skin is super dry—it handles the hydration and packs an SPF 25 boost). Now, if you notice the area is starting to get a bit thick or fibrotic, try using St. John's Wort oil under an occlusive patch overnight (just soak a small piece of gauze and cover it up).
Honestly, I’m not out here poking at every single tiny thing either—and let's be real, 2 cm is still pretty small when you think about it. I don't even go after the clear ones; if they're larger than about an inch, we usually just drain them to make sure they aren't putting unnecessary pressure on the surrounding tissue. The main reason is that they have a tendency to just shrink back down on their own. If it starts growing during a follow-up, then yeah, we'll go ahead and biopsy it. If it stays the same, we won't bother. 😍
Back in the day, doctors used to just cut out every single fibroadenoma they found... but nowadays, how we handle them has changed quite a bit thanks to better diagnostic tech. I remember seeing a ton of posts about breast health on this forum a few months back... I’m feeling a bit lazy right now, so I can't be bothered to dig up the specific links for you guys.
Basically, an FA is a benign breast tumor, meaning it isn't cancerous. That said, because they don't always look 100% distinct on an ultrasound or mammogram—sometimes they mimic cancer or even just look like a simple cyst—doctors usually want to do a quick cytological check via a fine needle aspiration (FNAB) just to be absolutely sure. Most of the time, surgeons won't operate on an FA unless it's getting big enough to actually change the shape of the breast. Sometimes, especially in younger women, an FA can grow large enough to take over the whole area and cause some real disfigurement. These things are pretty unpredictable; their size can fluctuate depending on where you are in your cycle, and once you hit menopause, they often disappear entirely or sometimes just calcify. Much like uterine fibroids, they tend to grow during pregnancy... though that's not a universal rule.
The general rule of thumb is that if there's any doubt, you get a biopsy to confirm it's an FA, and then you just keep an eye on it with follow-ups every 6 to 12 months. If it starts growing too fast, there's a chance it could outgrow its own blood supply (ischemia), which can lead to necrosis—basically, it dies off and causes some inflammation. I've actually noticed that right after a period, they can shrink so much that they barely show up on an ultrasound, only to swell up again around ovulation.
All in all, there's nothing to stress about... it's just like dealing with a breast cyst. 👍
Look, if you’re feeling that pressure, try this: take a needle, heat the tip up with a lighter until it's glowing, and then just gently pierce the nail using slow, tiny circular motions. It shouldn't actually hurt much if you go easy on it—just be steady and careful. Once you see a little bit of blood trickle out through that tiny hole, that intense pain will finally start to subside. 😬
If you’re stuck on your feet all day at work, honestly, grab some compression socks—they're a lifesaver. Also, whenever you get even a tiny break, try to prop your legs up. You don't want to be standing still for hours or just sitting there slumped; try to take a little stroll around the office every once in a while to keep things moving. On top of all those suggestions about using different creams and taking supplements 👍 Oh, and one more thing for when you finally crash at night: toss a pillow under your feet. It helps with the drainage by letting gravity help that blood flow out of your legs, which really helps dial down the swelling. 😍
Kimberly Davis52 said:I don't have any zinc ointment on hand, and I'm fresh out of Bill Clinton, too. I guess I'll just head over to my aunt's doctor and see what they can do.
If St. John's Wort oil and calendula salve aren't doing the trick, and you're dealing with mucosal erosion that just won't quit—I mean, three weeks is a long time to be stuck in that loop—it’s possible some granulations have formed. Sometimes those little growths actually get in the way of the epithelium healing properly, which might mean they need to be coagulated. You really need to go see a doctor, of course. 😬