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knee surgery
i recently had ACL reconstruction but the doctors that operated on me made a BIG mistake and now they have to reconstruct my knee muscles, my patella, and some bones.
im really scared for this surgery
any suggestions on how to calm down?
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I haven't had any major health problems thankfully, but I do have bad anxiety. It's hard to calm down, but here are some tips that help me:
-Yoga. Turn off the lights, put on soothing music and just practice the breathing or some poses you can do while sitting down and off your leg.
-Do some research online. Knowing what will be going on can relieve some of your worries. Look up some rehab exercises too so you'll be prepared for after. Don't go looking up any horror stories, that will just scare you! But knowing some good questions to ask your doctor and being informed can deffinitely make you feel in control and prepared.
-Talk about it. Letting out some steam to your friends and having a support system really helps.
-Pray. I don't know how religious you are, but praying is the only thing that really helps me. I have never been let down by God.
-Think of how fortunate you are, how your situation could be worse, and be thankful. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger; think about how to push through this hard time and how much better you will be after the surgery.
I wish you the best of luck, I know you'll do just fine. Your in my prayers.
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I don't know if this will calm you down, but I work in a hospital. I've worked in surgery, recovery, ICU, and everything in between. We have way more serious surgeries in their everyday. One right after another. You're going to be perfectly fine. (I wouldn't go to the same doctor, though) Ask around to make sure you're getting a doctor with a good reputation. We have people that get triple bypass surgeries and other serious things. I've worked there since December and never had anything go wrong with any of the outpatient surgeries since I've been working there. Plus, I'm assuming you're fairly young and healthy. You'll be fine.
Darby(:
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