Dear Junebug,
I was in quite a panic for 2 or 3 days leading up to my surgery. I just kept trying to self hypnotize with assurances to my self like "It's finally here", and "This is what I've been waiting for" and "This is something that is going to improve my quality of life"...and "My life is going to be so much better!" Keep telling yourself things like this. Read through the positive comments posted on the web and just continue to focus on the pain PAIN FREE pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It's there!
One other thing: I don't know what type your anesthesia will be. I was given the option of General or a spinal block, where you're numb from the waist down and asleep throughout the procedure. As I said, I had a choice and I went with the spinal (a couple of shots, not an epidural) and I slept through the whole thing. No memory at all! The advantage was that I did not have to be intibated (a tube down my throat) and was pretty with it when I woke up....No pain at all but also not that foggy feeling you have when trying to climb out of general anesthesia. The bottom line, I would say is that if you're hesitant about not going under general, what I had was just like general without all the after effects. General, of course, is fine too!
Hang in there Debbie. I truly believe that this surgery will be worth it and you, like so many before you, will say, "I cannot believe I waited so long to do this!"
Best of luck. I'll check this forum again later....I'm 14 days post op now and can probably give you a little more info on my experience if you want. Just ask!
And don't forget...This is what you have been working towards...follow it through! You'll do great!!!
Kathleen (Dixie)
United Kingdom
