Guest;n881555 said:
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Im less concerned about surgery and post-op in the hospital, than I am about what happens after I come home.
Basically, as the topic says, i’m scared and alone.
yes, it happens to some of us .. to many perhaps never.
I got home after (one of) my surgery(ies) to have noone there, in the middle of a storm and pretty much had to put my wet weather gear on and go out and fix the gutter ... for sure that wasn't an OHS, but that was (the second of) what is called a debridement surgery to fix an infection from my OHS.
Sometimes we just need to be strong, despite the fact that what we want to do is sit down and give up.
I drew on techniques I'd learned in jungle survival which I actually never expected to be applying to my "normal daily life".
Don't think ahead to tomorrow, secure your safety now.
Don't worry if it doesn't look pretty.
Don't do more than you need to do right then.
Work in small stages.
You may be surprised and find that your boys are more help than you thought.
The TV shows are bullsheet ... you are now (or will be) one of the true life survivors. We are designed by thousands of years of evolution to be that.
I would also look around at what "community support" can be accessed.
I know you'll make it.
Best Wishes