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I recently realized that Thingiverse has a LOT of Geocaching-related files. Some are just swag (like a token for the FTF of a given cache), but a huge portion of them are actual containers -- rocks, tubes, stylized skulls, etc. I'm wondering about the integrity of a cache's container if it were to be 3D-printed? It could very much depend on the specific material being used, but I use the 3D printer at my local library and the filament is known to get brittle when the air is too moist, so they keep each spool in a big Ziploc bag. I also know you're not supposed to let a 3D-printed cookie cutter soak when you wash it. Swag would be one thing, since it's already going to be sitting inside the cache and you can put each individual item in a tiny Ziploc bag, but I'm contemplating if the cache, being exposed much more to the elements, might not be able to withstand it for as long as more traditional container types.

Does anyone here have experience finding or hiding a cache with a 3D-printed container, and how did that go?

Tagging this as NSFW just in case

I'm having a hysterectomy in September and I know that you can experience a bit of bleeding as a result of that surgery, so it's recommended to have pads on-hand in the event that they become needed, but nothing insertable (e.g. tampons) can be used due to the internal incision. I've never really liked pads for sensory reasons (I don't like the texture of the surface and I don't like that the layers don't stay neatly together), but I also never thought to explore other brands/other product lines until a few months ago, after we already had it in motion for me to have this surgery.

Does anyone have any experience with Always Pure Cotton and/or Always Sensitive? Both of them use the flexfoam stuff, and my roommate let me pull one of her Always Infinity pads from under the sink to inspect it, as that uses flexfoam as well (though I will not go with it, as it claims to be "unscented" but not fragrance-free and those are two different things), and I think I would like it much more than the Always Ultra Thin that I used ever since I got my first period nearly 16 years ago.

I figured I'd ask here, as this feels relevant to autism for sensory reasons, but I will probably also go ask about this in a period-specific sub

I finally got my surgery date a few days ago! September 14th! Woohoo!

I've been working on squirrelling things away for myself for the last little while, a lot of it being comfy clothes and nourishing foods

However, I want my stash of surgery recovery items to include some of what I call "beauty treats" (beauty items that aren't part of my standard routine, this is different for everyone but for me it can be something like nail polish or a hair mask) because I have a pretty significant complex around feeling in control of my body, and I'd much rather outlet that in a healthy manner if this surgery impacts me in that kind of way at all

Does anyone have suggestions for what will be more feasible or less feasible at different points in recovery? I know not to do much that would make me bend at the waist, so no self-pedicures or anything like that, and I also know not to have a bath until I'm quite a while in due to the incision that'll be at the top of my vagina, but I'm wondering if there's other things that would be bad ideas or good ideas!