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11 weeks op THR and anxiety

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thomas14224
thomas14224

11 weeks post THR ...Doing very well..back innthe flow of life asca retiree..lol..walking great with no pain...sleeping decently...have been very cautious with my recovery...Tonight ate out at a family resturant that was a lil crowded and loud and i got a lil anxiety during the meal..i could tell it was coming on but as soon as we left the resturant it seemed to subside..Just wandering if this is normal after major surgery or inam i just crazy? Lol....Felt closed in at the restaurant.

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  • Ducksoup
    Ducksoup thomas14224

    Posted

    Yes, it is normal.  Also, you may just have wanted some peace and quiet.  I retired to Spain and have gotten used to the Spanish talking loudly at meals, over talking each other.  Once I was traveling in Scotland and where we were eating everyone was talking English loudly and I couldn’t stand it.  I don’t know if what you have is Anxiety but an Adjustment Disorder with mixed emotional features.  Since I don’t know your history, I cannot diagnose exactly.  Anyway, throughout the years I have observed many different emotional and behavioral changes in people who had major surgery but not everyone expresses these.  Funny but even as alleged Normal humans, we all suffer bits and pieces of mental illnesses.  It is said that those of us who are successful in treating mental illnesses have gotten in touch with that part of ourselves.  
    • thomas14224
      thomas14224 Ducksoup

      Posted

      Thanks Ducksoup..Appreciate your input and do agree with you..It seems in smaller groups with less noise I am perfectly at peace..Hopefully i can get more accustom to crowds and a lot of noise.. We are season ticket holders for University of Georgia football games that draw bout 95,000 people each home game and extremely loud and cannot see myself in that anytime soon.
    • diannesk
      diannesk thomas14224

      Posted

      It might not be the same at a stadium since you will not be in a "closed in" situation. Might make sense to gradually work up to being in crowds.

  • judy08415
    judy08415 thomas14224

    Posted

    HI Thomas,

    No...You're not "crazy".   I have been crying a lot.  I guess we've all been through so much and do not know what to expect next that this is normal.  Just need to pray and talk with our friends.   This is  a really big deal.  I've had both sides done, the first side failed so what was supposed to be 2 nights in the hospital was 8 nights and then 15 nights in a nursing home.  I'm only 57/58  during all of this mess.  And speaking of "messes", this has really goofed up my spirit.   I pray all of the time and you can too,   What else is there ?  It'll be all good some day very soon for us both.

    Judy in Tennessee

    • thomas14224
      thomas14224 judy08415

      Posted

      Thank you for the encouragement... I am a praying person and headed to church in a lil bit which ought to be anothwr test as wexrun bout 700 at each service..Just praying if anxiety pops itvwill go away quickly..i have to understand this is a process that takes time on so many levels..Have a great Sunday..
  • brenda67955
    brenda67955 thomas14224

    Posted

    I get that way too. Sometimes I look around and I try to figure out if I could get out of here in a hurry if I had to. Since I've had all the surgeries on my hip I move very slow and cautiously and I think it just goes with the surgery. I feel like that about a lot of things. Since the surgeries

  • berni22417
    berni22417 thomas14224

    Posted

    Hi Thomas

    You're totally normal - don't panic ! LOL

    I have never had anxiety but after my first new hip, have had 3 in 4.5 years, I did have bouts of anxiety/panic attacks - it did take some months for them to stop. I would sometimes have to go out and sit in the garden because I felt so claustrophobic, or I would excuse myself to go to the toilets - just to get some space, really strange.

    I got myself through it by just reminding myself that everything is OK, I can walk and leave if I want, but its OK to sit and breath.

    I genuinely think its a result of the operations, although not sure if it was the a anaesthetic or maybe the vulnerability of the first couple of weeks of limited mobility following the operations.

    Good luck, you got this !.

    • thomas14224
      thomas14224 berni22417

      Posted

      Thanks for your enocuragement. Just did church with pretty loud praise music and i had such a peace bout myself..First time back in our church since surgery .. God is good all the time.
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