Background

I once had a minor leg fracture and needed to stay home for 2 months. I got comfortable and hardly went out for one more month after that. Then even though I was "recovered" physically, going out felt like a SHOCK. I used to freak out sometimes if I went too far from home or didn't have some water with me when I felt thirsty. Somehow I would freak out over SMALL sensations like my throat drying up or my legs aching slightly or feeling a little disoriented for a moment. Some may call them panic attacks. This took me a while to recover from and feel confident that I can safely go out and rely on my body as "healthy".

Note that my mental troubles were all anxiety associated. I was deemed fit for all activity as early as 2 months after my fracture but had prolonged anxiety in spite of it.

Question

With femur LL, even with Stryde, have any patients experienced what I described? After acceptable physical recovery, did you have to go from constantly paying attention to that fact that your legs were operated upon to completely not thinking about it?

Many people report walking long distances soon after LL, but how much of that distance away from home? if you're walking circles around your house, then it doesn't demonstrate mental courage to have full faith in your legs and body.

Please share your experiences