Broke my ankle and leg in 3 places and I’m getting surgery tomorrow. Idk how to feel or what to expect.
Do your physical therapy. All of it. Its not fun in the short term but will become something you don’t remember doing and you’ll heal much faster
It’ll be fine. Surgery is neat. If they put you under, one second you are awake and counting backwards… and then you are suddenly waking up.
The most important thing is do exactly what they tell you… especially any and all rehab afterward. Take the rehab seriously, because if you shirk it, you are very likely pay for that for the rest of your life.
I’ve had lots of surgery, but this one is the second most intense. I’m terrified of how I’m going to feel afterwards. They will be putting some hardware in and I’m afraid it’ll hurt more than it does now. My pain is so bad right now that I’ve been crying for hours. Morphine isn’t even taking the edge off.
If people touch my leg in a certain way, I do let out a bit of a holler.
When I broke it, I was on the floor screaming because it hurt that bad.
Do the work after the surgery. Don’t skip or be lazy with recovery. Do the work. You will not regret it.
If you have any books you’ve been putting off on reading, nows the time to start.
My mom is on her way to my house right now. I told her to grab my backpack which has a book in it. I have so many books to read lol
Also get audiobook versions in case reading books gets uncomfy. Wishing you a speedy recovery! 💪
DO. YOUR. PHYSICAL. THERAPY.
And if your doctor’s say do this 5 to 10 times, maybe do 11. My ankle never fully recovered from my accident and I can’t wish it on anyone.
Yep, same here. I tore the muscles and ligaments in my shoulder 25 years ago, and didn’t keep up with the exercises. At the time it didn’t feel too bad. Now, it hurts regularly, and I don’t have the full range of motion.
On the bright side, every time I rotate my shoulder, it clicks and grinds, and scares the shit out of my squeamish friends…
