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this was my experience with surgery ~5 months ago 100%. the surgery helped, but certainly didn't "fix" it in any sense of that word.

the pain was super interesting. i have pretty bad OCD and it was strange to note that there are levels of pain where anxiety (or any other thought) is just a luxury you don't have time for.

i have a new appreciation and empathy for people who suffer with chronic pain.

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The body knows how to prioritize. I'm a terrible sleeper. Change positions all the time, always too warm or too cold, wake up and need to go to the washroom, think about an itch and suddenly it gets unbearable etc.

So then a broken collarbone. And can only sleep in one position and getting into and out of bed is excruciatingly painful. And nothing itches, temperature is OK, sleep, if anything, better than usual because a lot of the usual things just aren't worth it, you know it took a lot of trouble to get into position just so and things aren't painful if you don't move, so make the most of it.

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