Any advice for someone who broke bones that need surgery to fix?

LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 60 points –

Broke my ankle and leg in 3 places and I'm getting surgery tomorrow. Idk how to feel or what to expect.

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Do your physical therapy. All of it. Its not fun in the short term but will become something you don't remember doing and you'll heal much faster

I plan on it. I don't wanna be fucked for life

I work with a lot of badly injured people and my two pieces of advice based on my experience is to be committed to your pt and to practice mindfulness as a way to reduce the effects of pain. Pain disrupts sleep and concentration, and is really fucking exhausting.