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Posted 10/18/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hey all,
It has been a while since i have been on. I was doing really well, and then the other day i had to schedule knee surgery which in its self is very scary. It is set up for Nov 7. My kids are stressing (my son also has anxiety issues) and i can't even talk to my dad about this, he tells me that he would rather me be crippled than get surgery. So i am having a lot of trouble with this surgery thing. Then this morning i found out that a good friend of the family, little girl passed away. She was only 5 months old and the doctors think she had a heart attack. Suddenly i having a lot of issues and i can't take the meds i was giving because they make me sick. Plus with my surgery coming i am not supposed to take most of my meds and i can't even drink my herbal teas. To top that all off my little girl has been running a temp 102 since yesterday and she fell off a bunk bed on sat. Her poor little leg is all bruised. my roommate put it in my head that someone is going call CPS on me because she looks like someone abused her. I know what happened and she will be the first to tell you that she fell off the top bunk at the babysitters but now i am worried that if i have to take her to the hospital for the temp that CPS is gonna be called. I was doing so well but i feel like i had back pedaled past where i was when everything was bad.
I just don't know what to do.
Thank you
Posted 10/18/2012 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hi S.K. and welcome back...although I am sorry it is because of your current anxiety producing situation.:(

I can certainly see where all of these things could cause the stress to build up to a boiling point.

You are dealing not only with your own worries...but it also sounds as though you are having to bear the burden of other's anxious thoughts and opinions as well.

You are only responsible to yourself and your kids...so you will have to do what you can to take care of those needs...but as far as everyone else...I would advise you to block out those voices and go about your business.:)

Everything is going to be allright. Your surgery will be fine. There has been so much advancement in that area recently, that it is nothing compared to what it used to be, both during and after for the recovery period.  (my friend's son just had his knee worked on, and it went so well!)

And your daughter will get better, and you will not get reported for an explainable/common childhood injury. All of the stress that you are dealing with is just making every worry magnified to you at the moment...

Let us know how we can be of support to you as you prepare for your upcoming surgery...we will be here. Also, if you can look to surround yourself with positive support in the way of family and/or friends for this, that would be great.:)

Keep posting!

S.C.
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