My surgery is on Monday anxiety is high
Hi all, having my hip replacement this coming Monday 6/2. My anxiety has kicked in this week and I'm so emotional. I think my fear is the doctor injuring my knee during the procedure. I have 2 bad knees but the hip is giving me a lot of pain. I can't live with this pain anymore. I'm 60 years old and it is stopping me dead in my tracks. I'm assuming it's normal to feel this way during the final countdown. I know I made the right decision with the surgeon I chose.
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Hi all! I'm sitting here on my recliner 2 days post op. I was discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon. I want you all to know that my pre-op experience was great. The Staff at Northwell Syosset are top notch. I was brought up to the pre-op floor my husband had to wait in the lobby for a bit. Then they brought him up to sit with me. I held it together until the nurse told me my 83 year old dad was downstairs and asked if I wanted him to come up. That's when the tears came. I knew if I saw him before I went in I would be a mess so told them I would rather him not come up but don't tell him that. So I started crying which made my husband start breaking down. As this was going on the anesthesiologist showed and was concerned and asked what was wrong. The nurse told him I was emotional about my dad being downstairs and he said "did he fall? Is he in the ER" so we all laughed and said no I was just getting emotional then I said you need to give me a cocktail asap! LOL So then I was wheeled off to the OR. Starting to feel the effects of what they gave me. Got into the OR 2 people were there and said they were moving me to a smaller table and I said OK then lights out LOL woke up in recovery. I had a great experience throughout my stay except some issues on the orthopedic floor. There were 19 joint replacement surgeries scheduled Monday and almost all stayed overnight. They were short staffed on the evening shifts which made some of the nurses aids cranky. Had to rely on them to go to the bathroom which was a whole ordeal because of the IV attached to me. I was discharged yesterday and was back home by 3pm. I'm taking my meds on schedule. I have many many steps in my split level home and I am able to go up and down while my husband is behind me. I can shower pretty much on my own and use the bathroom on my own. I'm using my walker at all times and being extra careful. Today I have PT at 1:30 and so far I'm still waiting for the pain to kick in LOL it's too good to be true but it could be the meds they put inside the incision that haven't fully worn off. Hopefully it won't get much worse but I am expecting something. I'm not pushing myself too hard but I am trying to keep moving every hour and walk. I have my eye on the prize and that's to be fully healed and dancing at my daughter's wedding in December! I can't thank all of you enough for your words of encouragement and letting me know what to expect. I guess fear of the unknown is normal. The best gift I got was seeing my husband and my daughters faces when the PT walked me down the hall and back for the first time. Everyone was in tears seeing me walk without pain. I'm very blessed to have the family support that I do. Thank you all again!!!