Coping on your own? Started by: Maddie

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  • Maddie 21
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    So tomorrow I’m only 2DPO but my boyfriend has to go back to work. He’s going to work the days sometimes and take the nights off and other days vice versa. I’m just super anxious because all day today I haven’t been able to sit up on my own, or pull my own pants down, or pick up my own glass, or flush the loo.. the list goes on. I’m totally useless and I doubt by some kinda magic I’ll wake up tomorrow magically able to do all these things.
    Does anyone have any advice? I don’t have anyone else who can take care of me while he’s not here as my mum works long hours too and no one can take leave.
    So worried I’ll slip down too low on the sofa and not be able to get myself back up or something.. sounds so silly but I wasn’t prepared for how much pain I’d be in

    Natalie 27
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    Oh @maddie bless you Hun I can totally understand how you feel I wasn’t any near mentally prepared for what I was unable to do and it’s everything you’ve just described. My boyfriend went back to work at day 5 post op for me and I coped ok even got the train to do the school run. Your be surprised how one day you will wake up and feel a lot more able than you were the day before. Just get everything ready to hand before he goes, water, pain killers, phone charger, food/snacks anything you can think of that you will need while your alone. Don’t leave anything high up you probably won’t be able to get it. Like you I couldn’t get off the sofa without a little nudge but being on my own I mastered ‘the bum shuffle’ so your find you maybe will too. I’m sorry I don’t have any real constructive advice. It’s such short term the ‘unable’ phase and your be out of the worst of it in no time. Hope tomorrow isn’t too bad for you and try not to get too anxious about it your be absolutely fine Hun x

    Chloe 122
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    I’m dreading the recovery I’m on my own with 4 kids hopefully the youngest will be with his dad but I’m just gonna make sure everything’s where I can reach and that I’ve done a big food shop and live on takeaways the first week

    Annie May 35
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    Is the pain actually that bad after the OP? Im having mine on the 20th of June and was planning on working from home on the 22nd and 23rd… Am I going to be able to manage a laptop and stuff?

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