Hi Everyone,
My surgery is in just about 7 weeks, and I'm beginning to panick. I'm actually becoming somewhat at peace with the surgery itself and feel more prepared in a sense for the recovery and the pain, etc, but I'm panicked about whether or not this is the right decision for me.
I've read on this forum that people second guess the decision all the way to the OR, but does anyone have any advice, word of wisdom or can tell me how they dealt with this feeling? I find that I'm having trouble sleeping and finding that I don't really want to talk to people about the surgery. I keep feeling like people don't understand and give me looks of pity, and it just makes the feelings I'm having worse.
By the way, my curves are at about 46 thoracic and the lumbar is compensatory in the mid 30's. I have some pain from muscle pushing and pulling and overall feel crooked, but I have lived a normal life. I have decided to do surgery based on my curve worsening at about 1 degree per year since skeletal maturity, and wanting to stop it before it worsens.
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks everyone,
Jamie
My surgery is in just about 7 weeks, and I'm beginning to panick. I'm actually becoming somewhat at peace with the surgery itself and feel more prepared in a sense for the recovery and the pain, etc, but I'm panicked about whether or not this is the right decision for me.
I've read on this forum that people second guess the decision all the way to the OR, but does anyone have any advice, word of wisdom or can tell me how they dealt with this feeling? I find that I'm having trouble sleeping and finding that I don't really want to talk to people about the surgery. I keep feeling like people don't understand and give me looks of pity, and it just makes the feelings I'm having worse.
By the way, my curves are at about 46 thoracic and the lumbar is compensatory in the mid 30's. I have some pain from muscle pushing and pulling and overall feel crooked, but I have lived a normal life. I have decided to do surgery based on my curve worsening at about 1 degree per year since skeletal maturity, and wanting to stop it before it worsens.
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks everyone,
Jamie
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