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Bridgette
Hey Rich
You will be fine, and what you are feeling is totally normal. I actually cancelled one surgery date and rebooked it for three weeks later because I was just not mentally prepared for it.
But when the time eventually arrives, you will, as others have said, just feel a sense of acceptance and calm. (And if you don't, go for the sedatives
)
If you can have a laugh about something on the night before your op, all the better - in my case it was really funny when the anaesthetist came to visit me the day before - he started talking about what his part in the op was, (inserting a neck line, needles etc) and my husband who is very squeamish, actually passed out!!!!! My two sons and I thought it was hilarious
The same thing happened when I was rushed to hospital a month post-op with pericardial effusion and tamponade - the ER doctor was saying that he was going to insert a catheter to drain the fluid, and my husband said, "Oh, I'm not feeling very well you'll have to excuse me" The doctor directed him to a trolley bed in the hallway outside my room, to lie down until he felt better, and the nurse brought him a cup of hot sweet tea - he was the one getting fussed over, not me
But anyway, looking for the the funny things in life to help you get through the crap times can sometimes work.
Good luck to you.
You will be fine, and what you are feeling is totally normal. I actually cancelled one surgery date and rebooked it for three weeks later because I was just not mentally prepared for it.
But when the time eventually arrives, you will, as others have said, just feel a sense of acceptance and calm. (And if you don't, go for the sedatives
)If you can have a laugh about something on the night before your op, all the better - in my case it was really funny when the anaesthetist came to visit me the day before - he started talking about what his part in the op was, (inserting a neck line, needles etc) and my husband who is very squeamish, actually passed out!!!!! My two sons and I thought it was hilarious
The same thing happened when I was rushed to hospital a month post-op with pericardial effusion and tamponade - the ER doctor was saying that he was going to insert a catheter to drain the fluid, and my husband said, "Oh, I'm not feeling very well you'll have to excuse me" The doctor directed him to a trolley bed in the hallway outside my room, to lie down until he felt better, and the nurse brought him a cup of hot sweet tea - he was the one getting fussed over, not me
But anyway, looking for the the funny things in life to help you get through the crap times can sometimes work.
Good luck to you.
