u/Ok-Struggle-5227 — reddlx

GLP-1 While Underweight

I’m 3 weeks post-op from my second laparoscopy. I have stage 3, deep infiltrating, one ovary removed, as well as adenomyosis.

My post-op appointment is in a month and I want to talk to my surgeon about long term management. I’ve been on all different types of birth control and Orilissa and not only were the side effects horrible, they did nothing to reduce my pain / symptoms.

I’ve heard many people say they’ve had significant symptom reduction with GLP-1s but I am already incredibly underweight and have a really hard time gaining weight as it is. I don’t even want to consider it if it’s going to make it even harder for me to gain weight.

Has anyone here with similar weight issues tried GLP-1 medications for endometriosis?

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u/Ok-Struggle-5227 — 17 hours ago

▲ 121 r/makeuptips

Wedding Makeup Practice

I’m practicing my wedding makeup (nude lipstick for the ceremony, red lipstick for the after party). I feel like I’m not always the best judge of what colors / placements are most flattering on me so feedback is appreciated. Thank you!

u/Ok-Struggle-5227 — 8 days ago

▲ 58 r/30PlusSkinCare

Sunscreen Recommendations

I'm looking for sunscreen recommendations that won't cause this reaction.

I have tried so many sunscreens (list below) but without fail, they all cause this reaction. Extremely itchy acne all across my jaw and painful blister-like pimples on the edges of my lips. I'm not super acne-prone usually, so this is not typical for my skin and only happens when I wear sunscreen.

Sunscreens I've tried:

SuperGoop Sheer Screen

CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen

EltaMD UV Physical

SunBum Mineral

Stream2Sea Tinted SPF 30

Dr. G Green Mild Up

ThinkSport Clear Zinc

Any advice appreciated, especially if you've experienced a similar reaction. I know sunscreen is so important but I'm very tired of spending money on trying to find something that won't wreck my skin.

u/Ok-Struggle-5227 — 1 month ago

▲ 5 r/Septoplasty

Strange Post-Op Symptoms

I had my septoplasty, adenoidectomy, & turbinate reduction about a month ago. Healing was going great. Everything looked fantastic 1 week post-op when I had my splints removed. Then last Monday, I started getting THICK brown mucus and phlegm and was so congested. My ears were popping constantly and my voice sounded really sick. A few days after that, I started smelling an awful smell constantly. Since then, I’ve had a constant flow of thick brown foul smelling mucus (? Dried blood? Pus? All of the above?) that quickly crusts. When I wake up in the morning my entire nostril is completely full of a solid mass of whatever this is.

I got in to see my ENT as quickly as I could and he said he’s been doing septoplastys weekly for years and has never seen what he saw during my scope. He suctioned out all of the stuff in the photo I attached (I’ve been having similar things fall out when I do nasal rinses) and he validated that it smells horrible. When he scoped, he saw no evidence of common surgery complications, I’m healing normally, no hematomas, no abscesses, but that it looked like my turbinate was infected which he said he’d never seen or even heard of before.

He was kind of at a loss. Initially he thought maybe there was a foreign object left in there after surgery but he couldn’t see anything like that on scope. He really had no guesses beyond that. He cultured what came out of my nose but I haven’t received lab results yet.

Has anyone experienced this and if so, what did it end up being?

u/Ok-Struggle-5227 — 2 months ago