u/MyF_ckingLegs

I noticed a small white bump under my arm and thought it was acne or something, since I got a bit of a breakout in the middle of my chest with the compression vest. But a few days later, I noticed it was bigger/longer, it was hard, and painful.

I took a photo of it and sent it to my surgeon team, and learned that the dissolvable sutures can sometimes split and not dissolve, and that this is normal.

They told me it could come out on its own, I could pinch it like a pimple, or tweeze it out. Afterwards, clean and cover the hole with a small bandaid until it heals.

I tweezed it out after getting the reply because it was so uncomfortable and painful. It was certainly one of the sensations of all time, but it is now covered and clean. And painless now (:

Just thought I would put this out into the void, in case anyone else was anxious over any odd wires poking out of their incision LOL.

The super power is that everyone likes to tell me their stories, what’s troubling them, their past traumas. In dead space in the conversation I like to give personal anecdotes when possible, it usually ends up with me just trying to give reassurance.

I don’t claim to be an empath, but I don’t lack empathy. How does one handle emotional burdens of secrets and confessions like that?