Along with getting the Nerve Block I can’t stress enough about being and staying positive. It is completely natural and expected to get depressed, angry and resentful after you incur this injury. You will probably go through periods of ‘why me?’, ‘if only I would have done this’, etc.
Save the pity party for another time. I don’t want to sound like a dick, but being negative and down on yourself does nothing for your recovery. Trust me I had my fair share of depression, crying and down right anger with these injuries. However, just be aware that this too shall pass. The first two months seem to be the hardest, but for some reason as soon as I got past the 7-8 week mark and was cleared to start Physical Therapy, I started feeling so much better.
Better because I think I started realizing I was on the road to recovery. I know I still had a long way to go, but these small victories or as I like to call them ‘small wins’ made a lot of difference in my recovery. Keep a journal and write down your ‘small wins/victories’ they really helped me a lot. Mine were things like the 2 week Post Op mark when I got my staples taken out, the 6 week mark when I got the green light to start adjusting the ROM on my braces and etc.
I wish I had done a step by step and posted all my progress, thoughts, etc. as they happened like I originally wanted to cause now I have to backtrack and recollect on certain parts of what happened and share it online.