Reply #17: Elective surgery sucks! [View All]

[chookie]

I can empathize with the foreboding you must feel WAITING for your surgery. As someone with a pretty vivid imagination and a pessimistic nature, my mind would certainly be running around like rats.

Emergency surgery is better. You're so damned sick and in trouble you don't care WHAT they are going to do to you. :-)

One of the pre-surgical protocols to get you high -- you'll find that in the hour or so before that you will be very calm indeed.

You'll sleep well tonight, and I predict you will wake up with resolve to put this pain behind you.

The surgery will go well, and given the less invasive techniques of our day, you will recover in a short time. Coddle yourself with the percodans they will provide the first two days, and I bet after that, you'll be surprised you feel so well.

And KNOW FULL WELL that you have many friends here at DU who will be thinking about you all day tomorrow and eagering waiting to hear a happy update.

Good luck, pal!

:hug: