Blindsided

Hey all,

TLDR at end 🤙🏼

23M. I’d love some outside opinions on my current situation, because claiming that life’s blindsided me recently is an understatement. I’m lost.

To keep it short, this past year’s consisted of bizarre and rare events, leaving me physically injured and unable to eat normal foods. The downward spiral it’s put me in has me questioning if I can keep working safely, as I just started my career as a bedside nurse.

For context, I had a life changing left knee injury, and got surgery which then complicated into a left hip tear I got during a prescribed PT session. My hip is still currently torn, and I was told to keep doing PT.

The kicker is that I took antibiotics half a year ago, and had serious side effects which have left me unable to process carbs, therefore I can’t maintain or build muscle mass.

If I can’t fix something soon, I’ll either have to quit my job and get surgery, or I’ll somehow mess myself up worse. The pressure from my family to keep working has been substantial, and I’m scared for my future.

TLDR: My body’s falling apart and I’m wondering if I should keep working on my feet 24/7 or move back home and get surgery. Light duty isn’t an option. Nothing is easily fixable, making this a serious and life changing dilemma.