#what is urinary system

[claxonmedicalcodinginstitute]

💧 Understanding the Urinary System: How Your Body Removes Waste Efficiently

Discover how the urinary system helps your body eliminate waste and maintain balance! Learn about the functions of the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra in this quick video. Watch now to understand how your body stays healthy through proper waste removal and fluid regulation. 👉 #UrinarySystem #HumanBody #Health

[devilsrecreation]

The Piss Extract

Open tags ig?

so...what if I started a tag list...for once...

MINES THE DOCUMENT GAY I'M CRYINGGGGG 😭😭

anyways @choppedsouldreamer @x-minxyyy-x @prometheus2007 @cookiecat-7388 @colatheartz69

I refuse to suffer alone.

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that the Platypus stands out as one of the most unique and intriguing animals globally, brimming with contradictions and surprising features. Here are some astonishing contradictions and exceptional traits that will surely blow your mind:

It is a mammal, yet it lays eggs. This contrasts with the common expectation that mammals give birth to live young.

It produces milk to nurse its puggles (young platypuses) after hatching, yet it has no nipples. The milk is secreted through pores in the skin, and the puggles lap it up from the mother's belly.

Its digestive system is truly distinct, lacking a stomach and also teeth. Instead, it utilizes gastroliths (small stones) in its gizzard to aid in breaking down food.

Displaying a duck-like bill, a trait typically associated with birds, it's equipped with sensors to detect electrical signals from its prey. This feature is unparalleled among mammals.

The male platypus possesses venomous spurs on its hind legs, reminiscent of a reptilian trait.

Despite its semi-aquatic nature, it boasts webbed feet ideal for swimming like aquatic animals, alongside strong claws suited for burrow-digging for land-based living.

Employing both echolocation (sound-based navigation) and electrolocation (detecting electrical fields generated by muscle contractions in prey), it adeptly hunts underwater. This remarkable ability allows it to hunt without relying on eyes, ears, or smell.

As a monotreme, it has a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital organs, whereas in other species these organs are separate.

What a weird animal. It's so weird that it's hilarious that when the first specimen was sent to England about 200 years ago, British scientists initially believed it to be a hoax, suspecting that someone had combined the beak of a duck with the body of an otter or beaver.

[hellomissella]

manchester animal hospital and emergency

simon riley x vet tech reader

CONTENT WARNING: veterinary work and mentions of animal injury and illness.

working at an emergency veterinarian hospital means your days are, essentially, split into four stages:

if you work in the morning (i.e. 7AM-3PM), your day looks like most typical vets. you enter the office, change into your scrubs and fasten your ID badge and smart watch. because you’re smarter than some of your colleagues, you stretch. your job requires a lot of movement, a lot of lifting, a lot of restraining things that don’t want to be restrained. you slip into your comfiest running shoes. then you sign in. review the upcoming appointments — yearly check ups, inoculation, basic grooming, relatively minor illness or injuries that still need to be looked at, follow-up appointments, neutering or spaying. you attend the vet visits themselves and interact with pets with a variety of reactions: immense fear or unbelievable elation to meet more friends. you fill prescriptions (and split those pesky pills) and explain to pet owners how to administer them. sadder but necessary days have euthanasias.

sometimes you’re gifted the tedious job of assisting in major surgeries. always a pleasure. and sometimes you’re lucky and you don’t have any emergencies bursting through the door, demanding all hands-on-deck, regardless if you’re on break or not.

if you have to express another pet’s anal glands, it’ll be too soon —

if you work in the evenings (i.e. 3PM-11PM), you know the appointments set in the system are likely to be more pressing.

“my dog ate my chocolate cake!”

“my cat is straining when she’s in the litter box and peeing blood.”

“my dog just ripped his dew claw out.”

hoping there won’t be catastrophic emergencies is naïve, but if the gods of veterinary medicine smile upon you, you might just get your wish. more often than not, you get pets hit by cars, pets who have been seized by a rescue from abusive owners, pets who are experiencing seriously worrying signs and symptoms. you’re working with other veterinarian hospitals because your hospital has specialized services, specialized doctors. you obtain vet records, set up files, meet with the referred patients.

lots of blood/urinary/fecal testing. x-rays. ultrasounds.

working night (i.e. 6PM-2AM) means more support work than anything else. keep the place from burning down and make sure the till balances at the end of the day. the unsung heroes (or maybe sung, depending how conscious everyone is by the end).

working overnight (i.e. 11PM-7AM) is always the calmest… until it’s not. those shifts are often filled with paperwork, and caring for inpatients. if anyone is coming through your hospital doors, it’s a life-or-death situation, every time.

it’s during one of those overnight shifts — at 6:45AM, just as your calm shift is coming to its end — when simon riley bursts inside, carrying an unconscious german shepherd in his arms.

“somebody help me!” he shouts.

you burst through from the back doors. there are no receptionists until 7:00AM. you and one of your vet assistants (carrying a stretcher) accompany you as you spot the massive man holding a bloodied german shepherd. the man falls to his knees, his breathing escalated as his eyes flicker back and forth on the black and brown dog.

“what happened?” you ask, as you place the stethoscope to your ears to listen for a heartbeat.

“i was walking him—” the man says, panting. with a brief flicker at the floor-to-ceiling windows, you see no car outside. he ran here, carrying a 40 kilogram dog. “someone else was walking their dog off the lead. it freaked and then attacked booker.”

“this is booker?” you clarify, referring to the bleeding dog. you place pressure on the wounds as the vet assistant straps the dog to the stretcher. the man nods. “okay. stay here.”

you and the vet assistant begin rushing into the back as another vet assistant moves toward the man so he can begin filling out papers — his name, contact information, and information about booker. you, in turn, are shouting information and instructions to the rest of the team, shouting down the hall as the veterinarian on staff (who has been preparing for emergency surgery for booker as you obtained the necessary information) is ready to go.

you’re calm. focused. you don’t blink, you don’t flinch. this is what you do.

instead of signing out at 7AM, you’re still at the vet hospital, changing from blooded scrubs to fresh ones. there’s blood in your hair but there’s no time to wash it out; you need to talk to the man and relay some information. you walk into the exam room where he has been patiently. but patient does not mean calm. he sits on one of the chairs — almost too small for the bulk of him — and cradles his head in his hands as his leg bounces up and down, trying to soothe himself. he’s quieter than most pet owners during these types of situations, but no less stressed.

“mr. riley?” you says softly as you open the door. he looks up at you, his eyes glassy from unshed tears. you can tell he’s examining you: his gaze immediately catching the blood in your hair.

“how is he—?”

“he’s going to be fine,” you say, lifting a hand — pause. “we’ve stopped the bleeding and he’s now stable but he’s going to need some time to recover here. some of the wounds were substantial.”

he nods, and he lowers his head as he sighs. he’s still on edge, so you take the other chair opposite him and try to help him come back down.

“you did good, getting him here as quick as you did,” you says. you notice, as you study him, the blood on his own dark clothes. the way he flexes his hand, you can tell that’s what he’s looking at, too. so you ask, “booker… is that from—?”

“bioshock infinite,” he confirms. then he nods.

a small smile curves the corner of your lips.

“so you could say, ‘booker, catch?’”

his whole body goes still before he huffs. maybe his version of a laugh? but he nods and looks back up at you with his striking eyes.

“…yeah, actually.”

you offer a full, warm smile, accompanied with a little chuckle. he doesn’t smile but he’s not bouncing his leg anymore. that’s some progress.

the both of you share a comfortable silence before you look down, looking at your shoes. they have blood on them, too. damn it.

you take a deep breath, clear your throat, and look back up, resetting yourself.

you go over the details of what has happened in the last little while: what the damages were and the consequences, and emphasize that they were all lucky and booker will not suffer from nerve damage. just tearing into skin, muscle, bone. no tendons. the surgery was successful and they closed off all wounds. he has been given the proper vaccinations and will undergo a round of powerful antibiotics. simon will need to bring booker in a few more times in the future for blood work, to ensure he hasn’t contracted any infections, especially from the other dog.

“can i see him?” simon asks, perking up.

you nod.

“he… he’ll look a little funny,” you say as you stand up. “we had to shave him all over the place to get to the wounds and stitch him.”

“that’s fine,” he says quickly.

you lead him to the back where the kennels are, and booker is on the floor, on a big heating pad. simon’s eyes soften as he spots his furry friend, and he bends to his knees as he whispers “hey, buddy,” is a delicate voice. booker, who is exhausted from surgery and a little woozy from the anesthesia, still wags his tail as he recognizes simon.

“i’ll give you some privacy,” you say as simon properly sits, cradling booker’s head in his arms to gently soothe him.

by the time simon emerges from the back room, you’ve changed into your regular clothes and have secured your bag on your person. you’re headed out the door — and into the bright, sunning morning and busy streets — when he calls out, “hey, wait!”

you turn around, eyebrows raised.

he walks up to you, his brows furrowed, his eyes soft. he looks almost excitable, like he’s searching for something to say now that he has your attention.

“i… wanted to thank you,” he says, he voice lower. “for everything. for acting as fast as you did. for letting me see him. so, thank you, doctor…?”

“i’m not a doctor,” you say, chuckling. “i’m a vet tech. like a nurse.”

he nods once. ah.

“then, thanks, nurse,” he says, a small smile at the end of his lips. “thank you for saving booker’s life. and mine.”

and mine.

and mine?

you don’t ask what he means by that so you nod instead. then you check the time on your watch and you wince at how late you’ve stayed at work. and him? he looks exhausted.

“get some rest,” you tell him. “they’ll call you when you can pick him up.”

he nods and he clenches his jaw, like he wants to say or ask or do something. can i buy you a coffee? can i take you out to dinner? as thanks, not as a date. wait — actually, yes, as a date.

“i’ll see you around,” you say, opening the door again. all you can really think of is your bed calling to you. “maybe next time we’ll meet under nicer circumstances.”

you nod at him one more time as he continues to stand where he is, watching you leave, his gaze following you until you turn the corner and toward home, to sleep.

you don’t get to see him smile.

-

this may be the start of a new series of one shots of simon riley x vet tech reader. lemme know if this is something you’re into reading.

-ella

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[moonastrogirl]

Signs and Body parts related to them + attributes

Aries = head (brain, hair, face, eyes), adrenals, blood pressure

Taurus = neck, shoulders, throat (and voice), ears

Gemini = arms, fingers, heads, hands, lungs

Cancer = chest wall, breasts, some body fluids (uterus)

Leo = heart (blood, veins), spine, upper back, spleen.

Virgo = abdomen, intestines, gallbladder, pancreas, liver, digestive system (stomach)

Libra = lower back (butt/nyash), hips, kidneys, endocrines

Scorpio = reproductive organs (vagina, penis), pelvis, urinary bladder, rectum

Sagittarius = thighs, hips, upper legs, liver, pelvic floor

Capricorn = knees, bones, skin

Aquarius = calves, ankles (Archiles heel), blood vessels

Pisces = feet, some body fluids (lymphatic system)

If you have any health issues look at where they are located in your body then start healing yourself by using the energy of the sign related to it. Exercise also that part of the body to strengthen it and make it heal naturally.

Work also on what the sign means to heal the sign.

Aries = Authenticity (True self)

Taurus = Self support

Gemini = Self thinking

Cancer = Self feeling

Leo = Self love (Courage)

Virgo = Self analysis

Libra = Balance of self (Confidence)

Scorpio = Self desire (Sexual energy)

Sagittarius = Vision of self (Self protection)

Capricorn = Usage of self

Aquarius = Knowledge of self

Pisces = Self belief

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

one my friend n mutual @aleswell write really good post about how many disability talk now assume everyone disabled ambulatory can walk long distance invisibly disabled low or even no support needs, n they do that BY ignore n exclude n hate on visibly disabled people or people who not able do those things n kick us out of accessibility literally meant for us or make those things inaccessible for us like wheelchair seating in concerts

n one example he give be group of visibly disabled people who got hate for “exclude invisibly disabled people” by… being group of visibly disabled people n dare exist online n post about it n talk abt disability.

that group call handicrapcrew on instagram n maybe tiktok too, they really funny (their humor may not be for everyone), n they post funny response to this but it sad n upsetting that they got something like this in first place

n that hate comment made me really upset n mad n there two point that am really wanna talk abt

it quite bit long n never know how easy read my posts be so make into separate post

1. their (edit: hate comment not aleswell) list of invisible disability include autism it always include autism it always autism. autism this autism that n am literally sit here as visibly disabled person whose disability visible (part) because visibly autistic.

it always certain invisibly disabled n lower support needs autistic who never met anyone different from them ever who spread this shitty idea that their reality = everyone reality, from their autism = everyone’s autism to they’re autistic = whenever disability be talk abt it always end up only be about (lower support needs invisible) autism.

n people listen to them because they loudest they have better language ability they able make self look n sound appealing n up to standard

(autism CAN be invisible disability it IS NOT invisible disability n people who no nuance call autism invisible disability never care abt this)

2. these people always talk about how like shouldn’t assume shouldn’t assume someone not have disability because can be invisible but their brain short circuit n all that go out window moment they meet someone with visible disability.

when you visibly disabled, part of disability that be visible become your whole disability become the whole you.

even if visible symptom / aid only part of that disability, that now whole of it, people only see that (n not see it at same time), our less visible struggles n symptoms n needs erased, sometimes BECAUSE (how people treat) visible part of that disability.

wheelchair user with spinal cord injury (SCI) be treat as like this most understood most seen disability so let use that as example. people only see the wheelchair they think not able walk = only symptom of SCI, they not see the urinary n bowel incontinence (which sometimes quite visible, re: catheter bags) or weakness or spasms or pain or autonomic system dysfunction autonomic dysreflexia (which CAN KILL. do u as reader know what it is) or million other symptoms.

because we visibly disabled we also assume to not have invisible disabilities. sometimes comorbid conditions associate with our main disability that make us visibly disabled. sometimes this invisible disability actually our main disability n not the visible one. sometimes we just happen have whole separate unrelated disabilities that happen be invisible.

somehow because we visibly disabled we give up right to have other invisible symptoms n other invisible disabilities? (rhetorical)

how do you know that any of those visibly disabled people in handicrapcrew not have invisible disabilities?

aren’t you (general you) one who so loud abt not assuming because someone may have invisible disabilities?

n as always whenever talk abt these stuff there always people (…whom this post be about) talk abt how am be ableist to invisibly disabled ppl n people like me n posts like this be why [those “advocacy” at expense of visibly disabled ppl] exist n be needed

n let me just say have no issue with invisible disability itself, have no problem w invisibly disabled people by default (even have many invisible disabled friends🥺, LOL. yes that wording be on purpose). invisibly disabled ppl deserve have advocacy. but not advocacy that throw everyone that not them under bus.

[janearts]

okay but what is the state of astarion's kidneys? what has roisia observed in regards to astarion's kidneys? i must now know!

[Anon is referencing this post.]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Who knows? Roisia's observations below the read-more.

[Just a wee reminder that I'm not a medical professional. Take everything I say below with a grain of salt as I am just as likely to be flat out wrong. I also want to acknowledge that I'm mixing in some stereotypical vampire traits with what we can figure out about vampires in BG3.]

Roisia believes that Astarion has a partially functioning cardiovascular system. That is to say, he certainly contains blood. He bruises and he bleeds. He can even perish from exsanguination himself. He can experience erections (presumably, anyway). Why he doesn't have a heartbeat is beyond her. Does his blood just sit stagnant in his arteries and veins? What the hell is going on in there?

In the living, kidneys form a pivotal function: they filter the waste (urea) in your blood and create urine to be expelled from the body via the bladder. They also perform a critical function by regulating the blood in your body (volume, pressure, acidity, etc.).

So Roisia knows, for example, that the average medium-sized humanoid has roughly 5 litres of blood in them. The kidneys make sure you stay at whatever level is natural for you, because excessive fluid will increase the pressure on your arterial walls. So the question for Roisia becomes: if Astarion drinks blood to excess, would he experience hypertension or bloating? Or perhaps both? Or maybe neither?

In some form or fashion, the waste that Astarion intakes (e.g., if you're into the vampire version of menstruation sexy times, if he drinks from Roisia's external jugular, etc.) or generates through his own bodily functions needs to be expelled. Does he piss it out? Does he sweat it out? Does he vomit it out? Does it misty escape out of his body while he rests?

The answer could simply be: the waste is magicked out of his body and that's that. If Roisia knew that Astarion urinates, then she would assume his kidney is probably functioning to some degree. If his urinary system is non-functioning, then she would be curious as to how the critical functions mentioned above are managed or if they're even necessary at all for the undead.

TL;DR: Roisia would likely have some sort of idea, but I (IRL) don't have the information I feel I need to even hazard a guess. And I must say questions like this would make Roisia want so very, very badly to take a peek at his insides or at the insides of any vampire or vampire spawn. She is not a Dark Urge character, but that is her dark urge born from an insatiable curiosity to figure out how people—living, dead, or undead—work.

Bonus Points:

Roisia would answer her own questions above with the following theories:

Digestive system could be partially functional if the blood that is consumed is sent to the stomach and then absorbed in whole or in part through the digestive process.

Respiratory system is also likely partially functional. I.e., Astarion can use his lungs (to speak or sigh, for example), but neither a vampire nor a vampire spawn requires air.

Endocrine system is likely no longer functional. (This is my own headcanon so Roisia doesn't have to worry about an unwanted pregnancy.) She knows that the endocrine systems of a Vampire lord are likely somewhat functional due to the existence of Dhampyr. His colder body temperature could be the result of the lack of function of the hypothalamus.

Integumentary system is likely functional to a certain degree. E.g., vampires and vampire spawn are naturally regenerative, but if you were to shave Astarion bald, would his hair grow back to the way it was prior to his death? Skin also helps with temperature regulation and provides a barrier from UV radiation, so it may not be fully functional if his body is a colder temperature and is extremely sensitive to sunlight. (Are his melanocytes dysfunctional or dead?)

Lymphatic system is likely functional to some degree. This would assist the blood consumption + waste removal processes, presumably. It's a bit of a stretch, but since Astarion can experience a diseased condition type (e.g., Flesh Rot, Contagion), perhaps surviving that (after 25 turns) could be spun as an indication of a non-magical immune response?

[dandysworldhcs]

Tem back at it again with the strange biology rants

Okok. Warning though because i talk abt a bit of gore and grossness, also mentions of needle injections, and also death. If you dont wanna hear abt organs then you dont need to post this ask, idrm!!/gen

Toons, when being created, were based off of humans in terms of biology. Of course, their heads would be objects, but the neck down would be relatively the same. At least, until they dumbed it down for the appeal of the child audience

- their mouths are the same. Teeth, tongue, esophagus. They still produce spit. They don't lose teeth, however. They might get tonsil stones.

- They lack noses, yet still breathe? I like to think its "just the art style" but it makes no sense. Either give them noses, or let the ichor they're made out of breathe. Imagine breathing skin, thats weird! This would also mean they cant produce snot, which is weird.

- Their bodies are simple. They have fingers that seem to come and go as they please. Like are only there when its convenient. Pretty weird.

- They lack organs. They lack bones! Their bodies are just hardened (to a degree), purified ichor. When cut open, they bleed, of course, but you wont see any muscle, or bone, or veins. Its just ichor. Its freaky as hell

- Ichor is a corrosive substance, which is why raw ichor is so dangerous. Its also why twisteds are the way they are. Its a ichor overdosage.

- and since ichor is a corrosive substance, theres no need for the standard human waste track. As a way to make the toons as non-sexual as possible, they reworked their systems, practically removing anything past the stomach. The urinary and reproductive tracks were removed; everything ends at the stomach. The ichor will simply dissolve any humanly edible substance into energy to replicate and reproduce ichor cells. Anything deemed inedible (metal, plastic, basically anything humans cant eat), can only go one way out, by vomitting. They get belly aches if they can't vomit it up, and it needs to be forced out via triggering the gag reflex. The amount of times Sprout likely had to have a toon cough something up because they ate something bad is likely too many times to count.

- i will say they do have lungs. Works like human lungs. Can get infected. They technically dont need hearts, as they lack veins or blood to circulate oxygen through their system. If they did, theyd need it to keep ichor production abd ichor reproduction going.

- Toons were always capable of aging, but then why havent we seen anyone really grow *old*? Well, its in their food. The food at Gardenview, specifically the kind used for toon consumption, has ichor in it. A small amount, yes, but they eat so much to where they dont even notice it. Fresh ichor being out into their bodies means they can retain their young form. Its why Toodles will never physically age. With physical age, mental age qlso comes with it. She will stay around 8 forever due to this.

- BECAUSE of this, if a toon were to ween off of the food at Gardenview, and stick with strict human diet, at first, nothing would happen. Jts just that fresh new ichor isnt being put into their bodies (an alternative is shots, but i doubt theyd want that. Hell i doubt they even know that ichor is put into their food). But after a while, their ichor forms will begin to grow old, unable to keep a steady flux of new cells, and just begin reusing the old cells. Due to this, the toon will begin to age, similarly to a human. Skin will grow saggy, their object heads differing depending on what they are (as in Boxten's paint will begin to dull, Tisha's cardboard head will weaken, and her tissues thinning. Stuff like that.)

- and eventually... the cells cannot keep regenerating themselves. And their forms cannot retain. And eventually they will return to the raw ichor form, becoming a puddle on the floor. Rip losers

- they can sweat. Its weird. Do they smell? Maybe. Not every toon showers tho. Some will (shrimpo, finn, teagan, ect), and some use other cleaning methods (flutter, gigi, boxten, ect). Some literally cant (scraps, vee, poppy). Its not like they guys can smell bad...

- they have eye colors because i say so

- they dont have finger nails :( or finger prints. No traction on surfaces theyre gonna slip and fall :(

Ok i think thats it. Sorry i went on a rant my bad. Im not looking back for spelling mistakes

no no, im in love with this. GOD i love biology headcanons.... feed me more......

[eatmangoesnekkid]

Remember Your Wild, Because New Earth Can’t Be Born From a Colonized Female Body—Mainly Because There is No Real Energy Present In It by India Ame’ye

Tell a woman she is immoral when she does what little girls naturally do with their hips before some adult tells them that they are wrong or sinful.

Call a teen a “slut” when she plants her feet, sticks out her buttocks, protrudes her mouth, arches her spine, and shakes her thighs, and as a result, she will grow into a woman who births generations of fibroids, painful periods, pelvic prolapse, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, low libido, flattened vulva mounds, perineum tension, dehydrated vagin@l tissues, and more.

Tell a woman to sit down tightly compressed in western chairs and she will think that sitting with her legs splayed open on the ground, on a yoga block, or in an African/Asian poof chair (hard chair without a back) and doing nothing but feeling is boring. She will lay around on plushy sofas and forever complain about back pain becuase she has not naturally built her back, belly, or pelvic muscles due to following western models on how to live, how to sit, how to breathe, and how to….

So many women live lives that were born from the imagination of the colonial mind…still to this day and it is hurting us in many ways. I have quietly mentored over 100 women over the last 15 years and I can honestly say that most women’s issues orient from the same/similar root system - western life, western external systems, western mind, and western ways of operating.🫀

So here I am doing life differently. I have been doing like life differently over 20 years.

What I discovered in doing life differently, in rejecting nearly everything taught to me about nearly everything and going on a journey to get to know myself (my cells) was…new information. With the audacity to be different arrived the capacity to be an unbiased, non-judgmental guide and support to women & non-binary females.

I am near 50 years old and living in the evidence. No filters or AI, just warm sun.

What women don’t understand is that our maiden energy never goes away, even in our mothering and crone years, but ONLY when we feel delicious in our tissues.

The work is to remember your wild. Your significant, concentrated, high power, earth-shaking, nutrient-dense, increased intelligence and profound bliss. Because new earth can not be birthed from a colonised body. So surrender to the vast unapologetic dream birthed from having cultivated a relationship to the universe and its creation from within your magical starry-eyed body. Not merely intellectualizing the universe, not googling it, but becoming it.

🌞 In my forthcoming books, school, and temple space, we break all cursed imprints once and for ALL. #themelodyoflove—India Ame’ye

🫀

[cookie-lore-keeper]

If cookies become deathly sick when soggy, then how can they chug tons of juice without dying?

What happens to all that liquid inside them? And what keeps it from making cookies soggy? Is their digestive & urinary system that strong?

I genuinely don't know. Like- they do eat and drink, but their mouths are completely flat. All the archives tell me is, "How do they eat? Through life powder, of course!" I've eaten in my Cookie body, and I can still eat, drink, taste, choke, swallow, feel full, etc, yet I don't have any organs.

My theory is that since witches made cookies to be in their likeness, they made them as close to them as possible, even when it comes to eating. I'm still not exactly sure how it works. I don't even think that cookies even use the bathroom.

[australet789]

Im back to my house!

My bathroom, i missed it so much (never leave me again 😭)

Ok, so, i want to recapitulate everything i went through so others can understand what went with my surgery. A friendly reminder I'm from Peru, so maybe it's a LATAM thingy

The surgery i went through was partial hysterectomy. It wasn't full because my cervix was waaaay too close to my bladder and to prevent a prolapse.

Pre surgery was normal stuff so i dont need to describe it (fasting, take my clothes off, put on the gown)

Shit changes when you enter the operation room

They didn't put me to sleep. The anaesthesia was only for the lower part of my body. You know it's that because they will inject it in your vertebrae. Yeah, your back.

I had problematic veins because of the fasting and it's winter here. So they put the IV on my neck. Yeah, THAT Jugular vein. Metal af but you will hate it later

I didnt fall asleep so i listen to every single gossip the doctor interchanged. They gossip a lot btw.

I didnt feel what they were doing, only when they put the instruments on my belly. If something, i only felt they were shaking it lmao

Surgery over, post-operation. This part sucks.

So the whole "it's metal af to have the iv on your neck?" Now sucks. I needed to have my neck turned sideways and it hurt. No where the needle was but the effort the muscle was making

I didnt feel my legs until the very late night. I had an urinary catheter

The catheter it's NOT fun but you will miss it later

Unless you are very used to sleep on your back, you will suffer

Next day, they took the catheter off. I felt like i gave birth. I also had food.

The cartoons are right, hospital food sucks

This is were it gets terrible. Because the moment you have food, it starts the real pain: the flatulences

I kid you not, it hurt like hell. I had a nervous crisis because the flatulences inflated my guts and i couldn't pee on the bedpan.

The bedpan. I couldnt. I remember it and fuck, it was hard.

I felt so bad i wasnt able to go (even though the doctor said it's normal to not being able to go) i started shaking. Nurse thought i had a fever, but nope, it was my nervous system

Didnt help i hadnt take my depression pills neither, so take your meds.

The problem mostly was the neck iv so the nurse (bless her) decided to finally put it on my arm. I was then sent to the bathroom and i could finally go pee

I could hear angels singing on my hear

The flatulences still stayed. Even though i felt better because i could use the bathroom, the fucking gases moved a lot, i could feel them in my anus like it was a bomb.

After that i was okish. I recommend sleeping on your side and have a pillow or something to pur between your legs and help hold your belly. That does wonders

Today i was able to eat breakfast better than yesterday. But that's because i also started walking to make the gases go away.

I have yet to poo so, uhm, i have no records of that to inform.

So far that's it. I will edit when i have more information. And it's not to scare people, it's to tell you what to expect, because not everyone will tell you about the problems with peeing and pooing, you are supposed to just "deal with it" and you know what, im not like that.

[justabunchofdragons]

explanations of what they all do under the cut! (information from this website) no option for no opinion because you have to have an opinion (<- my decree as pollmaster)

musculoskeletal system - mechanical support, posture and locomotion

cardiovascular system - transportation of oxygen, nutrients and hormones throughout the body and elimination of cellular metabolic waste

respiratory system - exchange of oxygen and carbon-dioxide between the body and air, acid-base balance regulation, phonation (the production of sound and speech through vocal cords).

nervous system - initiation and regulation of vital body functions, sensation and body movements.

digestive system - mechanical and chemical degradation of food with purpose of absorbing into the body and using as energy.

urinary system - filtration of blood and eliminating unnecessary compounds and waste by producing and excreting urine.

endocrine system - production of hormones in order to regulate a wide variety of bodily functions (e.g. menstrual cycle, sugar levels, etc)

lymphatic system - draining of excess tissue fluid, immune defence of the body.

reproductive system - production of reproductive cells and contribution towards the reproduction process.

integumentary system - physical protection of the body surface, sensory reception, vitamin synthesis.

[nebelexe]

Here it is….

Alien-Ace from my AU!

disclaimer: I really wanted everything to be logical and theoretically possible, I hope it turned out that way.

disclaimer 2: English is still not my native language!

Ace‘s abilities

☆Climbing walls

There are special glands on his palms and feet that produce a special substance that is not sticky in itself, but provides a connection to various surfaces, increasing grip and allowing Ace to climb walls and ceilings.

☆ Lifting huge weighs

The muscle density is much higher than that of humans, which allows Ace to lift objects weighing up to 5 tons.

☆ Moving through wires and electrical appliances

The structure of his molecules allows him to dissociate into energy, which makes it possible to move through wires and electronic circuit boards.

☆ Generating charges up to 10,000 volts

Like an electric eel, Ace generates an electric current, but he differs from an eel in that he can also generate AC, not only DC.

Features of Ace's behavior and structure

☆ Additional limbs

Ace has an extra pair of arms that he can hide in his body. He can also hide claws, fangs, and antennae on his head.

☆ No intestine?!

Ace's digestive system consists of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The intestines, reproductive and urinary systems are missing, and in their place is an electrical organ that is responsible for energy production. All food is digested in the stomach as much as possible, the remains enter the duodenum, where special extracts break them down to the end.

☆ Disguise

The skin cells of his face have two layers: one with body pigment, and the second is colored with three substances: TiO2, Ag2O, pure Argentum. The layers can change places, resembling how a cuttlefish changes color.

☆ Eating habits

Without exaggeration, he eats everything. Both human food and metal, plastic, and more. Favorite "normal" food: marzipan cookies, pizza, and beer; favorite non-food: lithium, kalium, and kerosene.

☆ Smell

Ozone. Go outside after a thunderstorm, that's the smell of Ace.

☆ Water

Ace has hydrophobia because his molecular density is higher than that of water and he drowns in it.

☆ Lightning-scars

This is a consequence of the fact that when Ace was created, he was not charged in professional conditions.

☆ Reaction to changes in ambient temperature

If it's too hot, Ace will be very stubborn and unyielding, if it's too cold, Ace will be completely spineless.

Addictions and reaction on them

tw!!

☆ Drugs

All radioactive substances act on Ace like drugs. Here's what he's already tried: smoking Radium, sniffing Uranium, injecting Plutonium. All these substances reduce his ability to generate electricity.

☆ Alcohol

He likes both simple beer and pure ethanol. Alcohol entering the bloodstream disrupts his electrical conductivity. Lithium-ion batteries or lithium itself help well after drinking. They normalize his blood and "save him from a hangover".

Interesting facts

☆ He is ticklish. Please leave my page if this makes you horny.

☆ ADHD

☆ (Sometimes) purrs (almost) like a cat.

^ He learned new gesture.

That's all for now. Kiss and hug for everyone who has read this and I will be glad to read your opinion about it all. (๑╹ω╹๑ )

[yourfaveisintersex]

Hi! So I know I'm intersex, but I've had some issues putting a name to my symptoms. I know for a fact that I was born with hyperandrogenism, it's something I've been told and I'm pretty sure affects me to this day. I'm also pretty sure I went through IGM, but I'm not sure. So sorry if this is TMI! I just don't really have any intersex friends and I wanted a second opinion.

When I was pretty young- like, around 3-4 years old- to my understanding my vaginal canal was trying to close. I tried looking this up and never found any terms for it. Upon looking at this page I think it may fall under vaginal hypoplasia? But I'm not sure. That's something else I'm looking for an opinion for.

I was prescribed estrogen cream to try and prevent this from happening, but it had little effect. That's when I think the IGM happened. I know for a fact I had surgery to "fix it" / keep the canal open. I was always told this was medically necessary, and growing up not knowing a word for people like me, I assumed they were right. But hearing stories from other people about their own traumatizing experiences with IGM I started to feel doubt.

I'm sorry if this is pretty cut-and-dry, but I'm someone who still has concerns about not being intersex "enough" (these are standards I only hold myself to) so I'm constantly second-guessing the things I went through. Thank you for your time, and I'm sorry if this is considered TMI ^^'

No yeah this is pretry cut-and-dry intersex experience. I'll tell you right now I know of people who have went through different IGM, who have/had ovotestes, who are the types of people you'd think are 100% intersex through and through, and I've heard them doubt "but what if I'm not intersex tho". This is systemic intersexism at work to narrow down people into believing the idea "you're not intersex, you're just a disorded male/female"; to shove undoubtedly intersex people into the sex binary, by force if necessary, and deprive them of community.

This post turned into rambling as I was writing it because I went "Oh shit I think this is related to your situation I should toss it here" so, oops. I hope you or possibly someone else can find benefit to all of whatever's under the cut here ??

And as for what you went through, you miiiight benefit from knowing what labial fusion (link) is? I have to specify it is considered different from "labial adhesion" within the intersex community aa opposed to the medical community effectively using it as a synonym. Adhesion is generally normal for people with vulvas when young for the labia to stick together a bit and often mended with estrogen cream, not unlike what was prescribed in your case. Fusion, as far as I understand, is a direct symptom of virilization and it's sort of your labia trying to turn into a scrotum?? And can cause some issues with penetration, so I've heard. Or it could be vaginal atresia (link), which is basically the vagina being closed or absent.

You should see if you have any other traits like persistent urogenital sinus (link) (<- warning for surgery pictures in link near the end of the article), PUGS for short, where your urethral meatus (the opening) is inside the vaginal canal. The meatus generally should be Around the midpoint of the vestibule between the clitoris and vaginal introitus... not enough medical documentation talking about and defining vulvar hypospadias, frustratingly.

Plus there's something called anterior-deflected urinary stream (ADUS), that's not uncommonly comorbid with the above few structural things. Basically just means "pee stream goes (too far) forward". TL;DR if you have frequent and/or chronic UTIs you might wanna be suspect about the above few terms I mentioned since UTIs are a common symptom.

[sunsetsands]

Completed the reference photo for how an akada's internal organs are laid out. Each organ system and their most noteworthy traits will be indicated and explained under the keep reading barrier.

Gray: The nervous system. Rather than being located in the head, an akada's brain is stored in the center of its body, protected on all sides by its shell. This is accompanied by a long central nervous cord that extends up into the eyestalks. All the other nerves in an akada's body branch off of this cord, including the ones situated behind its brain, which loop back around somewhere in the middle. In addition to its different structure, the brain of an akada also functions slightly differently from a human's. Their lives involve a lot less quick, on-the-move decision making than ours do, instead prioritizing a lot more meticulous long-term planning. This means that akada, generally, think about as slowly as they move. An akada's thought output is more about quality over quantity.

Beige: The shell. You probably know what this does. While tucked in, the shell tilts down and the front organs get folded up to make room for the squished-down head. Although akada can pull their heads into their shells, this doesn't do a lot to protect their arms, tail, or skirt. This ability is more or less vestigial, only being used while startled or sleeping.

Light Blue: The respiratory system. This is comprised of one lung that is also technically ten lungs, each one being surrounded by a mesh of muscle tissue that squeezes and unsqueezes them to pump air. This air enters the body through a series of small slits along the top of their faces. Not a lot to say here. Pretty standard set of breathey parts.

Dark Blue: The circulatory system, though every part of it except the heart has been excluded here for simplicity. As you can probably deduce from the color choice, akada have blue blood, using hemocyanin where we use hemoglobin. Again, not much of note.

Red: The digestive system. Akada chew using two distinct sets of teeth: One three-part beak in the front used for crushing, and one two-part radula in the back used for grinding. Though these parts look and act completely differently, they are adapted from the same parts, that being many rows of identical, keratinous spikes that an ancient ancestor species had in their mouths. Also noteworthy here is the camera shutter-esque organ inside of their throat. These are their vocal chords, which use air pumped out of the stomach to produce speech, assisted on the way out by the radula and lips. The organ is fully retracted while eating to make way for food.

Pink: The reproductive system. Typically, akada have two penises and two vaginas, one of each located in pouches in their cheeks. These are also accompanied by twin uteri, attached in the middle by a series of glands I haven't put much thought into the function of. These uteri store fertilized eggs, which are incubated until they are ready to be vomjaculated into the nearest body of water to hatch. It should be noted that, since an akada's reproductive organs are situated behind their teeth, it is very possible, and in fact quite common, for one to accidentally bite their own penis off. Don't worry, it usually grows back.

Green: A slime production gland. Like Earth's gastropods, akada produce slime to make it easier to slide along the ground. This is technically also their urinary system. Out of context, the idea of a species that talks by burping and moves by peeing sounds a bit childish, but you probably wouldn't have realized that had I not pointed it out.

Teal: A spongy water storage/filtration organ with no direct terran equivalent. Aside from the main organ pictured in the drawing, there also exists a layer of similar spongy tissue spread all throughout an akada's skin, acting both as an emergency moisture reserve and a hydrostatic skeleton.

[hyperbali]

Lmao

I had someone pestering me as to whether or not I was available for commissions, to the point they got excessively rude and entitled about it

And I had to be like "hey yeah sorry I had to take my partner to the emergency room twice in a week, my ankle is fucked, and I have some kind of weird shit happening with my urinary system, but what do you want"

They replied with something that started "oh I am SO sorry to bother you" that I could tell was just going to be more petty nonsense so I just didn't bother

They seem to have since blocked me so now I am openly calling them a weird asshole 🫶