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@taarthi

Thank you! That link was very useful and so were the other links you shared in the forum. Any tips on handling the anxiety? I am not able to sleep now a days as my heart and brain are racing visualizing the days of my surgery and there after. I am trying to focus on my work, my daughter and household chores to keep myself busy. I have lived with the kidney condition for 15 years and I was very good at boxing things and focusing on the "Now". But it is getting very hard as I get closer to the surgery date. My husband is my donor and we both will be under knives on the same day and my brain plays evil tricks on me :(. Sorry for the rant but anybody who has been through a similar situation, would you mind sharing how you managed the days before the surgery and stayed positive? Thanks in advance!

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cmael | @cmael | Nov 5, 2018

@taarthi

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Nov 5, 2018

@taarthi Visualize increased good health for you and your husband. Visualize things you have been restricted by recently, and having those restrictions cleared away. Visualize the care and expertise of your surgeons involved in the upcoming procedures. Take deep breaths, and remind yourself that all will be okay. Relax into the miracle that medical technology allows us these days, with this upcoming transplant.
Ginger

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JK | @contentandwell | Nov 5, 2018

@taarthi I guess it's almost a blessing to be waiting for a cadaver donor! I had no time to dwell on it, they called and off we went!

I am sure the others are right though, visualize the positive things. Of course, that's easier said than done, or at least it would be for me.
JK

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Nov 6, 2018

taarthi, Have you discussed the anxiety and lack of sleep with your transplant team? They might have some ideas or options for your particular situation.
I did not want to think about the surgery, either. So I tried to envision myself going into the surgery, going to sleep, and waking up. Since I was so very tired all the time, the idea of a long sound sleep was appealing to me.

How are you doing physically? Are you feeling okay? Are you able to be partly active with your daughter?

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