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Tweak says, "C'mon, Sunny boy."

otherbuck (otherbuck) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2021-02-05 06:07:00

Entry tags:

!open, bucky barnes (au), johnn redel, miguel o'hara (other)

I am still here.

I don't know why, I just didn't get sent back with the others once that asshole died. if it bothers you, I'm on Wheel 4 at [location that's near within walking distance of the Other camp but isn't particularly close]. I don't care if you come after me but there's a young girl staying nearby, do not bother her.

to anyone in the medbay:

I am an amputee. my left arm was surgically removed 6 inches below my shoulder about 15 years ago. other than low-level pain and occasional phantom limb sensations, it has not bothered me in a long time and I'm able to do what I need to on my own. is there any reason I can't continue to live without a prosthetic?

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	Private otherbuck 2021-02-05 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	I don't want one. just told someone I would check. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private proud_miserable 2021-02-06 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	This someone is a friend of yours? Have you heard of mirror box therapy for phantom pain? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private otherbuck 2021-02-07 07:41 am UTC (link)
	no therapy wasn't exactly top of the priorities list where I'm from (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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proud_miserable
2021-02-07 09:46 pm UTC (link)

Do you have a support system to help you adjust to life here?

It can be here. In mirror box therapy, mirrors are used to create the illusion that a missing limb exists. You would move your intact arm and see your other arm move as well. Your tense your intact arm by making a fist, then relax it and you feel like your missing arm is relaxing as well. It can work very well for phantom pain and it's completely non-invasive.

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	Private otherbuck 2021-02-07 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	I support myself. why? it's not that bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private proud_miserable 2021-02-07 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	That sounds lonely. Even in the best circumstances, moving to a new place can be stressful. No pain is better than not-that-bad pain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private otherbuck 2021-02-07 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	~~I'm used to lonely~~ there is no one here for me. what would you want in exchange? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private proud_miserable 2021-02-07 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Then try to meet some people. I don't need anything. We don't use money here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private otherbuck 2021-02-07 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	hasn't been going well. money isn't the only thing people want. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private proud_miserable 2021-02-08 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	Wait a while and then try again. We're all still adjusting to everything that's happened. It's more of a everyone helps out the way they can situation. I help with medical for everyone. You can find a role here too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private otherbuck 2021-02-08 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	I dont need anyone. like what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	proud_miserable 2021-02-08 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	What do you like to do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	otherbuck 2021-02-08 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know. we never had much time to do things that weren't just...surviving. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	proud_miserable 2021-02-09 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	Now, you have more opportunities. You can try new things and see what you like. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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