Feeling low
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Am still waiting for a date for my RTHP and I am really struggling mentally as well as physically with my hip. The waiting for a date is like sitting on a cliff edge all the time. This is draining in itself but I also work full time as a teacher and because of the waiting and the obvious pain in my hip I am feeling completely uninterested and have lack of motivation to do anything. It's quite difficult to explain how I feel to those close to me and was wondering if anyone on here felt like this before the op? I am normally a very independent organised person but I just can't focus on my work and even the thought of it sends me into panic. The op is consuming me and the fact that I may also have to have an epidural and sedation instead of GA is not helping me either as I have a major fear of needles and panic that I may also hear and feel the op now!! Sorry if this sounds crazy but I am struggling.
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annone70291 Froglet20
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Froglet20 annone70291
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sue1957Geo Froglet20
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jeannette_20091 sue1957Geo
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Froglet20 jeannette_20091
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jeannette_20091 Froglet20
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renee01952 jeannette_20091
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wow, girl - outpatient ????
you probably had your surgery at this time .... please let us know how you are doing -
big warm hug
renee
shirley17649 jeannette_20091
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Hope you are OK
Let us know how the op has gone
Hugs from UK
CelsB jeannette_20091
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Hugs xxx
cathie38426 Froglet20
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Can you tell the surgeon your anxieties, and maybe
get an early date. Re the GA v Epidural, I've had
both and there was no difference - tell them about
your needle anxiety and they should help you.
Read the forum and you will not feel so alone.
with special thoughts from a post op hippie.
Cathie
sue1947 Froglet20
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gillian18780 Froglet20
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sue1957Geo Froglet20
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