Carriemay60
post-grad
You really need to leave lots of this stuff alone. Personally, I would skip the laser surgery - I'm sure those spots will wait, quit fishing if it's causing anxiety, etc. Write down your list above, go through it carefully and decide what things you can cross off doing if causing more stress. With the remainder, stop googling, use common sense for safety and try to forget most of it. I had a 2nd degree burn 1 day before surgery, had a little cut on my toe, etc. I was very careful about mixing with large groups and washed my hands before and after public places but that was mostly because after so long, I couldn't have faced my surgery being cancelled due to illness. You need to hear down or you will be in a real mess mentally by the end of the month. I did only use soap & water rather than alcohol to sanitize hands; don't weaken your immune system. You will be fine if you stop overthinking everything