Having Surgery but not until the end of the month

[zivalover16]

I found out last week that I have to have some pretty major surgery on January 26th. I won't go into detail but basically the dr. is going to attempt to replace my ulnar head in my wrist (which was removed 2 years ago) and if he finds he can't he will put spacers in between my bones (they are touching). I got hurt at work which is the reason I have to have the surgery (it's really a longer explanation). I will be losing my job because of being out too long. I am trying to find things so keep myself busy because while I am sure this will fix my wrist, I am afraid of the pain after and the recovery process. There isn't much to do around here and I don't much money due to loans and loss of job. I do get some money from workers compensation but I have to save it for loans.
I'm afraid I'm going to run of thing to keep myself occupied with and I bad anxiety. I have alot of books to read, a kindle, some challenging dot-to-dot books and movies. The hand I injured is my dominant hand so yea.... My computer is going to be sent in for possible repairs any day now (which is ok with me). Any suggestions on distractions?

[Pi.R^2]

Sorry to hear that you're losing your job. I think I saw you had a thread about that elsewhere, but just wanted to say that I really think you should speak to someone about that as it doesn't see fair!

In terms of distractions, you could check out the big distractions list. I know it's for distracting from self harm, but it could be helpful for this too!

And I'll just list some ideas off the top of my head!

- hanging out with friends
- playing cards
- making a photo book/collage
- learning a new skill/subject (you could find a cheap textbook/coursebook online)
- going for walks
- record yourself reading your favourite book aloud so that you have your own audio book to listen to on the move

Hope the surgery goes well!

[zivalover16]

^ Thank you. I'm not sure if I could go after them as it was legal but I guess it wouldn't hurt to look into. I will look into the distraction list. I like the list that you came up with. Those all are something that I would love to try. Thank you.