I thought I would venture over to the other part of the knee messageboard to see a little more of what life is like "on the other side".
But it's scary over there! I didn't stay that long but there seem to be lots of stories of slow recovery, intense pain, complications of various kinds... and worst of all for me, because I have a particular phobia about this, a thread by someone (janlyn) who is having trouble recovering emotionally, possibly because --though this hadn't been intended-- she was awake during the operation.
I thought my fear about waking up during surgery was irrational but it seems that it can happen.
I don't want to hide my head in the sand about how hard it is all going to be but maybe it's better not to read the horror stories... I don't know. There are times I want to ring up and tell the hospital my knees have been miraculously cured and they should give my slot to somebody else...This is one of them!
Sorry this isn't a specific question but maybe someone will come along and tell me why I shouldn't make that phone call!
River
But it's scary over there! I didn't stay that long but there seem to be lots of stories of slow recovery, intense pain, complications of various kinds... and worst of all for me, because I have a particular phobia about this, a thread by someone (janlyn) who is having trouble recovering emotionally, possibly because --though this hadn't been intended-- she was awake during the operation.
I thought my fear about waking up during surgery was irrational but it seems that it can happen.
I don't want to hide my head in the sand about how hard it is all going to be but maybe it's better not to read the horror stories... I don't know. There are times I want to ring up and tell the hospital my knees have been miraculously cured and they should give my slot to somebody else...This is one of them!
Sorry this isn't a specific question but maybe someone will come along and tell me why I shouldn't make that phone call!
River