double bunionectomy in the morning - Foot Problems Message Board

pohtr · 01-02-2008, 08:59 PM

Well, this is it. All the reading in this forum and listening to everyone's advice. All the research & preparation and now the time has come. I've been instructed to get a good night's sleep. Ha! Have any of you ever gotten a good night's sleep the night before your surgery? It's bedtime now and I am still finding things that I'd better do while I still can. I'm still running up and down the stairs and making my husband dizzy from all the back & forth & to & fro-ing..
I figured coming here, to this forum, would calm me a little.
Thank you everyone for all the advice you didn't even know you were giving, by sharing what you've been through.
I think I'm ready! I think.....

Dark_Light · 01-03-2008, 01:30 PM

You sound like I did 8 weeks ago. There is no such thing as a good nights sleep, but believe me, there is nothing to worry about. I wouldn't even listen to my own advice had I not had the surgery!

You'll wake up all nervous, wanting to cancel (well I did!), but I thought thought, I've come this far and the people here on the boards have helped me so much. Once you arrive at the hospital, gone through the paper work, you'll be wheeled in (I was laughing and crying at this point!), you'll have a nurse with you to keep you company and then before you know it you'll be asleep. Next you wake up and it's over, you'll be then concentrating on your recovery.

So, good luck and try not to worry and I look forward to hearing how you got on when you return home

kat6745 · 01-03-2008, 01:51 PM

Hi Pohtr, I hope everything went great with your surgery and that you are home & tucked in bed (or recliner)

. I hope you got some sleep last night. I remember feeling the same way and actually posting to this board for the first time the night before my surgery, so you're not alone about not being able to sleep.

I know what you mean about this board being great - I might not have even had the surgery if I wouldn't have read so many helpful & informative posts from so many supportive people.

Get lots of rest, keep your feet elevated & don't be worried about asking your family for help. Now is the time to be a princess & get waited on (wait for it...) hand and foot (sorry! I couldn't resist!)

Take care & let us know how you're doing when you feel like it.

Kathy

debbie g · 01-03-2008, 03:40 PM

hope all is well and just sleep as much as you can. glad its over!

stepbystep89 · 01-03-2008, 08:36 PM

I hope things went well! Now, remember to elevate, elevate, elevate and if it isn't higher than your heart it doesn't count.
Ask your dr for the best way to handle questions that pop up during your recovery in between follow up appointments. You will think of things later when you are doing nothing, but staring at your feet.

Some drs will accept email while others will talk with you personally on the phone. My dr has me fax him questions when I can get to a fax machine. Other times I can leave my questions on a voicemail and his nurse will call me back with the answers.
And - remember we are here for you There is no such thing as a stupid question. And any thought you may have that you think is crazy is not anything at least one of us hasn't thought of before.
Good luck and keep posting!
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