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One other thing to keep in mind is that major surgery and being under anesthesia can make you depressed during/after recovery. It did for me. I was in the middle of going through perimenopause/menopause and had 6 surgeries 2022-2025. I also lost my job and have no family support. I sank into a deep depression so you may be dealing with some of this, too. If so, you want to make sure to talk to your doctor/psychiatrist about medication to help with anxiety/depression and get counseling via telehealth at home. Make sure to ask for help from others, daughter, friends, family, neighbors, church, etc. because you can’t do this alone and need help. Don’t try to do it alone. You are not supposed to work through pain and do not need to be Wonder Woman. It is okay to take care of you right now.

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Thank you! You have no idea how helpful it is to hear somebody outside of my head. This all occurred following a car accident in January. A week before my surgery on June 12 my job realise this was a Workmans Comp claim and wanted me to stop the appointment and start the whole process over with their doctors in another city. There was no way I could do this given my surgeon said I would be paralysed if I waited any longer so I ended up paying an exorbitant amount out-of-pocket and using my personal insurance. I have been completely drained financially and now neither my Insurance nor Workmans comp wants to be accountable for this. Workmans Comp is refusing any mental health referrals. I just don’t understand how this could be possible. I grew up in the system of medicine being about first do no harm, taking care of pain and the patient. I am just so saddened and depressed by this whole situation.