Well, I'm trying to keep myself busy today and let the butterflies in my tummy go. A one yr wait has come down to 24 hrs now. I will making a long awaited trip to the OR in the morning to have alot of reconstructive work done to my knee.
I'm stressed beyond belief with everything that has gone on and scared and worried about surgery tomorrow. I have a young son who is going to find it difficult having mom off her feet for awhile. It worries me how he will deal with it.
We see trauma , death and injury every day in our jobs but when the table turns and we're the ones who become the pt's it certainly puts a whole new perspective on things.
The thought of any kind of surgery in general is scarey to most people as is the thought of being put under a general and intubated. I"m not sure what scares me more, being given a general and intubated or the procedure . I am having serveral things done to my R knee , alot of reconstructive work done to ligaments and bone. Plates and screws and surgical fracture of the tibia.
Maybe not the right place to post to vent and try to relieve some of my worry. But figured it was worth a shot..
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So, how did it go?
