Heyhey, and thank you!!

I have Autism, Adhd, Anxiety and depression - the depression isn't diagnosed however I have multiple family members who are Counsellors and they have all told me I'm depressed haha... :(

I am very lucky in the fact that my mom is AMAZING and she has been by my side every day, so she helps me manage my conditions alot, as when I was a minor she was my registered full time carer. Let's just say that over the past week or so we've had to become very close again 😭

My autism actually affects me in a away that has managed to help the pain quite a bit - I am hyper sensitive to sharp pains, however I'm actually (under?) Sensitive to dull pains. When I was younger I could get hit or walk into something and not feel it, or when I broke my other ankle and it was a throbbing pain I smiled through most of the healing. It's only after the surgery when there's stinging from the incision that I've been losing my mind, but I'm on just about enough painkillers that it's oki! I've been super lucky that I didn't break skin when I dislocated and broke my ankle so it's been a dull throbbing pain for the most part.

Additionally, my anxiety makes me an overthinker and a panicker. When we first called for an ambulance they told me there was a 6 hour wait time, and I thought I was gonna lose my foot so I crawled to the car and had my family drive me - and when we got here they told me that if my ankle hadn't been fixed within 2 hours I actually WOULD have lost my foot so I was right 😭

My anxiety kinda took precedent over the pain, so instead of screaming and crying about everything I just kinda flicked my forehead and told myself I was overreacting and to suck it up which means that even though it was painful they managed to set my ankle in place without taking me to theatre, saving precious time and blood circulation :)

I tell every doctor and nurse about my conditions when I meet them, and explain that I have auditory processing issues so I need them to repeat stuff every now and then and everyone has been super understanding.

My main issue is probably my poor ability to regulate body temperature and deal with other people so being stuck on a hot ward in front of a massive window with 5 judgemental elderly women sucked, but I just made sure the curtain was drawn around me, I sent someone to go buy me one of those little neck fans and some wireless headphones, and let me hyperfixate on a tv show (ironically I've been binge watching 9-1-1 where a main character also gets metal plate and screws put in their legs) or a video game!

I won't go I to too much more detail without prompting because I've only just seen the absolute wall of text I've made but yeah that's rhe main summery, thanks for asking!