Is this thing really supposed to be E ? Not judging, but the description and linked contest certainly don't seem to be.

11772963 There's nothing even T-rated in the published chapter, not even one swear word. But since I don't want any trouble, I now changed the whole story to Mature-rating and threw in a sex fetish tag on top just to be safe.

As for the contest, it was explicitly stated in the writing competition that E-rated stories are also welcome.

I am late to your 2 newest stories, but, as you can tell from my last post in the Skeptics' Guide to Equestria, work has been a NightMareMoon.

11787580 I'm glad to have you. People come and go in my life, but you're a constant support with your presence and dedication.

Not the torn pantyhose!
It really is too bad there's no other option for protective clothing, and so the fear of a stray branch or loose gravel is constant. 😎

11788281 Well, obviously she has to wear pantyhose.

Still, there is still hope:

10 times stronger than steel!

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I have to wear CompressionStalkings; so now, my legs look like hers. This brings up the point of bias in medical advice:

We hear things like get up hourly. This goes to show that Physician is a White-Collar Job. How about practical advice:

• Wear CompressionStalkings.
• Wear steel-Toed nonslip WorkBoots —— ¡Shoes For Crews makes the best Slip-Restant Steel-Toed WorkBoots!
• Wear a lifting belt for stabilizing your back.
• Wear an High-Visibility Yellow & Orange SafetyVest with RetroReflective Strips.

I developed varicose veins from standing 12-hours daily. The veins broke the skin, causing bleeding venous ulcers. I had to have the varicose veins removed. For preventing the new veins (veins regenerate) from becoming varicose, I wear compression stalkings. Frankly, telling people to wear CompressionStalkings is more practical advice than telling people to get off of their arses hourly.

11788438 I actually have a story where Future Twilight forces Past Twilight to wear compression because the Future Future Twilight developed vein problems.

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¿Did I inspire that?:

¿Do you remember in 12,021 HE that I complained that the antimasking antivaxxers fill the hospitals, forcing me to wait bedridden for months waiting to have the varicose veins removed and have the veinous ulcer on my right leg fixed so that I would stop bleeding continuously? Every day, I washed the veinous ulcer, applied petroleum jelly, then apply XeroForm (a dressing saturated with petroleum jelly), then an abdominal pad, then wrap my leg with 3 meters of gauze, and then wrap the leg with 3 meters of cohesive bandages (I bought the cohesive bandages in a VarietyPack of colors).

11788728 I had relatives with vein problems, so there was always inspiration of that. I also think the story is a few years old. But who knows, perhaps I did use some of it in the editing phases. Inspiration is not an exact science.

Either way, I'm glad you somewhat fixed your vein problems. If you didn't, a future version of you might have had to pay a visit to you.