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How can I defeat my anxiety about medical tests and surgery?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Nov 20, 2023 | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
@pianopain12 I wanted to check in with you. I am now 3 weeks past my ankle surgery and feeling pretty good. I was brave looking around the operating room and chatting with the anesthesia nurse. While my gurney was being pushed to the operating room, I could see my surgeon chatting with other doctors in scrubs and lab coats who were probably the orthopedic residents there to watch my surgery which was to remove the plates and screws from my ankle. I have felt a lot better since that was removed, and rehab this time around is so much easier than last year after the ankle fracture because I don't have any weight bearing restrictions. My ankle complains a bit, but that's OK.
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J, I'm so glad that you're feeling better, now that the plates and screws have been removed. What a relief to have this behind you! I have an appointment this afternoon with Baptist Ortho/Spine. My biggest fear is that they will have me go home, do more physical therapy, have more TFESI injections and wait another 5 months. I can't keep sitting here. I'm getting worse; not better at all. I am bringing your list of questions to ask a surgeon, just in case the subject of surgery comes up. I'll have your list and I'll be ready. I'm so grateful that you thought of these questions and made them available to everyone. This list is invaluable and covers all of the bases. I'll keep you posted on my progress (hope that it really will be progess...) Karen