Taking LOA for debilitating health issues requiring surgery after first semester - devastated and heartbroken

My first semester in my PhD program has been a train wreck due to worsening chronic pain from injuries I sustained a year ago and preexisting health conditions. I have been utilizing academic accommodations for coursework, and while they have helped, I have still struggled with concentrating on my coursework while balancing weeks packed with necessary medical and therapy appointments.

I had to make the unfortunate decision to drop most of my classes because of it. I’m finishing off one course that I can still manage along with my TA responsibilities, then moving home for a semester to have 2 surgeries to hopefully fix the injury and alleviate the other health issues.

I’m devastated having to pause my degree so early on because I really like my department and cohort and where I live. The LOA will set me back a year of coursework, and I have felt so isolated from my cohort ever since I was forced to stop attending classes because of the pain. I don’t want to be bed bound in pain, at home in a state that I don’t even like, while everyone else moves on without me.

Has anyone else here gone through something similar and eventually finished their degree? I’m losing hope