My best wishes to you folks who are quickly approaching that trip to "the other side."
I would say that almost all of us were very nervous---I wept uncontrollably in the pre-op room on the day of my surgery. As hard as I tried to keep my mind off of my impending surgery, somebody, who actually meant well, would say, "Well, are you nervous for your big day?"
I have to tell you that I was also excited, knowing that I would reclaim my active lifestyle and lose the pain that arthritis had brought on to me!