Sommers16
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United States@Geordy - I am about a week away from my hip replacement. Normally I like to think I'm a unique individual- not mainstream and cookie cutter if you know what I mean.
With BoneSmart I have found I am very much like everyone else here, and I couldn't be more proud to be part of such a supportive and understanding group. What I am saying is this: your journey is your journey. But know that your journey intersects with so many others' journeys.
You have pain? We understand that. You have fears, doubt, anger, frustration? Check, check, check, check.
I alternate between wanting to know about the surgery and feeling a desperate need to be shielded from the details as I do not tolerate medical stuff well being a self-professed wimp. On this site (of course!) I have found information and resources to help me cope.
I ordered a book and want to share this with you: "... hip replacement surgery is arguably the most successful surgery ever devised, and it has the potential to change your life for the positive."
The most successful surgery ever devised! Let that sink in a moment. If we have to have a surgery, aren't we glad it's this one?
Keep plugged in here. Know that you will cycle through all kinds of emotions before the surgery and that it is ok. Just allow them to surface and pass through. Focus on the healed outcome of your operation. Envision yourself stronger and happier.
Think of a first end result, a second end result and a third end result. This advice comes from another book that was recommended here. It is called Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster by Peggy Huddleston. My blurb here won't do it justice, but the first end result is about telling a friend or family member you are feeling comfortable after surgery. Your second end result is a scene that means you continue to recover well. You are not fully recovered, but you know you are healing well. For example, you may say to a friend, "I am feeling so well let's go out for dinner."
In the third end result, it is a scene in which you are completely healed doing something you love. Make this a scene that holds your passion. That passion is the key to what you visualize. Don't just see yourself in the scene- be in the scene. Let's say it is fishing. Feel the sun on your face. See the blue skies, hear the movement of the water, feel the tug of the fish on your line, etc.
I hope that condensed glimpse of an exercise helps. I struggle with anxiety and find that negative or worrisome thoughts have to be challenged and replaced continuously. It's like changing the channel on the television. There's only so much news one can watch before it colors your perception that the world is completely a terrible place. The reality is it can feel that way, but it is also wonderful and worth living. Focus on what promotes and sustains your wellness.
We are all still unique individuals. But together we are unified. Strong. Unstoppable. One pencil alone is easily broken. But bind us together in a group and just try to break us then. No way.
You can do this. I can do this. Our sisters and brothers here are proof of it. Tie a knot in your rope and hold on.
With BoneSmart I have found I am very much like everyone else here, and I couldn't be more proud to be part of such a supportive and understanding group. What I am saying is this: your journey is your journey. But know that your journey intersects with so many others' journeys.
You have pain? We understand that. You have fears, doubt, anger, frustration? Check, check, check, check.
I alternate between wanting to know about the surgery and feeling a desperate need to be shielded from the details as I do not tolerate medical stuff well being a self-professed wimp. On this site (of course!) I have found information and resources to help me cope.
I ordered a book and want to share this with you: "... hip replacement surgery is arguably the most successful surgery ever devised, and it has the potential to change your life for the positive."
The most successful surgery ever devised! Let that sink in a moment. If we have to have a surgery, aren't we glad it's this one?
Keep plugged in here. Know that you will cycle through all kinds of emotions before the surgery and that it is ok. Just allow them to surface and pass through. Focus on the healed outcome of your operation. Envision yourself stronger and happier.
Think of a first end result, a second end result and a third end result. This advice comes from another book that was recommended here. It is called Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster by Peggy Huddleston. My blurb here won't do it justice, but the first end result is about telling a friend or family member you are feeling comfortable after surgery. Your second end result is a scene that means you continue to recover well. You are not fully recovered, but you know you are healing well. For example, you may say to a friend, "I am feeling so well let's go out for dinner."
In the third end result, it is a scene in which you are completely healed doing something you love. Make this a scene that holds your passion. That passion is the key to what you visualize. Don't just see yourself in the scene- be in the scene. Let's say it is fishing. Feel the sun on your face. See the blue skies, hear the movement of the water, feel the tug of the fish on your line, etc.
I hope that condensed glimpse of an exercise helps. I struggle with anxiety and find that negative or worrisome thoughts have to be challenged and replaced continuously. It's like changing the channel on the television. There's only so much news one can watch before it colors your perception that the world is completely a terrible place. The reality is it can feel that way, but it is also wonderful and worth living. Focus on what promotes and sustains your wellness.
We are all still unique individuals. But together we are unified. Strong. Unstoppable. One pencil alone is easily broken. But bind us together in a group and just try to break us then. No way.
You can do this. I can do this. Our sisters and brothers here are proof of it. Tie a knot in your rope and hold on.
