I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

[Guest guest]

Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery is

17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored waiting to

be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments before I

went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

breathing heavy.

Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it done.

I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

situations, but this is getting to me a little.

I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary. It's

not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. " For

some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my cervix.

I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many of

you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done and

that you were really excited.

-Peg

[Guest guest]

Peg-

Want to know what I remember about the operating room? I remember the walls

being white, and catching sight of Dr. Mun for about 2.7 seconds. That's about

it. They gave me some Versed before heading to the O.R., and by the time I got

there, I was pretty well drugged and wasn't wary of anything. Not a bad state

to be in! :-)

Jeff

I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery is

17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored waiting to

be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments before I

went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

breathing heavy.

Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it done.

I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

situations, but this is getting to me a little.

I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary. It's

not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. " For

some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my cervix.

I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many of

you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done and

that you were really excited.

-Peg

[Guest guest]

Peg-

Want to know what I remember about the operating room? I remember the walls

being white, and catching sight of Dr. Mun for about 2.7 seconds. That's about

it. They gave me some Versed before heading to the O.R., and by the time I got

there, I was pretty well drugged and wasn't wary of anything. Not a bad state

to be in! :-)

Jeff

I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery is

17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored waiting to

be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments before I

went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

breathing heavy.

Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it done.

I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

situations, but this is getting to me a little.

I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary. It's

not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. " For

some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my cervix.

I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many of

you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done and

that you were really excited.

-Peg

[Guest guest]

Matina wrote:

>>Right now I can't wait to have the

>>surgery, but I know once I get my date

>>of surgery that I will be so nervous

>>I'll probably pee my pants! LOL! OK Jeff

>>and Dawn, I was only kidding about

>>the pee part of the conversation so no

>>wise remarks! LOL!

Oh great! Now we're getting a REPUTATION!!! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Jeff

~Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems.~

[Guest guest]

Matina wrote:

>>Right now I can't wait to have the

>>surgery, but I know once I get my date

>>of surgery that I will be so nervous

>>I'll probably pee my pants! LOL! OK Jeff

>>and Dawn, I was only kidding about

>>the pee part of the conversation so no

>>wise remarks! LOL!

Oh great! Now we're getting a REPUTATION!!! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Jeff

~Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems.~

[Guest guest]

Matina wrote:

>>Right now I can't wait to have the

>>surgery, but I know once I get my date

>>of surgery that I will be so nervous

>>I'll probably pee my pants! LOL! OK Jeff

>>and Dawn, I was only kidding about

>>the pee part of the conversation so no

>>wise remarks! LOL!

Oh great! Now we're getting a REPUTATION!!! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Jeff

~Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems.~

[Guest guest]

I coldn't agree with more, I had a few people say to me before

the surgery that this was elective, or a choice I was making, which

is true, but it was only elective because I was electing to live a

long and healthy life, free of ridicule and overwhelming fear of

everything from flying (seats), to baseball games (seats), malls

teenagers, and just being to tired and large to play with my nephew.

Of course there are probably a few things that would embarass you

about surgery, I was terrified about how many people it would take to

get me off the operating table...this is how it went for me. I was

being wheeled down the hall to the operating room, they said they

were going to give me something to make me relax, I went to sleep, my

next concious memory is of being wheeled in my bed, by only two guys

as it turns out, to my room. That was it, no bad memories at all!

This is a good thing, and it is necessary and right, we all just are

not used to putting ourselves first.

Good Luck, don't dwell on the stuff you can't change, just do

everything you can to prepare so that you are ready to go, and ready

to come home!

Patti

> Bravery isn't about not being scared....bravery is about being

scared and

> doing it anyway because it's a good thing to do. You'll probably

go through

> a million scenarios in your head prior to surgery, each one more

horrific

> than the last...I know did. He confronted me daily before his

surgery

> with " What about this.... " and " What if... " And believe you me,

the whole

> naked thing was at the very forefront of his mind. One of the

byproducts of

> the surgery for him was that he's now a lot less self-conscious

about being

> half naked in front of people. He takes off his shirt regularly in

public

> now. Anyway, my point is that fear is normal and good. It'll give

you

> something to battle and overcome.

>

> -- S

>

> I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

>

>

> Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery

is

> 17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored

waiting to

> be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

> buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments

before I

> went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

> breathing heavy.

>

> Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it

done.

> I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

> situations, but this is getting to me a little.

>

> I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary.

It's

> not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

> appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. "

For

> some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

> didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my

cervix.

>

> I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many

of

> you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done

and

> that you were really excited.

>

> -Peg

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I coldn't agree with more, I had a few people say to me before

the surgery that this was elective, or a choice I was making, which

is true, but it was only elective because I was electing to live a

long and healthy life, free of ridicule and overwhelming fear of

everything from flying (seats), to baseball games (seats), malls

teenagers, and just being to tired and large to play with my nephew.

Of course there are probably a few things that would embarass you

about surgery, I was terrified about how many people it would take to

get me off the operating table...this is how it went for me. I was

being wheeled down the hall to the operating room, they said they

were going to give me something to make me relax, I went to sleep, my

next concious memory is of being wheeled in my bed, by only two guys

as it turns out, to my room. That was it, no bad memories at all!

This is a good thing, and it is necessary and right, we all just are

not used to putting ourselves first.

Good Luck, don't dwell on the stuff you can't change, just do

everything you can to prepare so that you are ready to go, and ready

to come home!

Patti

> Bravery isn't about not being scared....bravery is about being

scared and

> doing it anyway because it's a good thing to do. You'll probably

go through

> a million scenarios in your head prior to surgery, each one more

horrific

> than the last...I know did. He confronted me daily before his

surgery

> with " What about this.... " and " What if... " And believe you me,

the whole

> naked thing was at the very forefront of his mind. One of the

byproducts of

> the surgery for him was that he's now a lot less self-conscious

about being

> half naked in front of people. He takes off his shirt regularly in

public

> now. Anyway, my point is that fear is normal and good. It'll give

you

> something to battle and overcome.

>

> -- S

>

> I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

>

>

> Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery

is

> 17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored

waiting to

> be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

> buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments

before I

> went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

> breathing heavy.

>

> Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it

done.

> I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

> situations, but this is getting to me a little.

>

> I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary.

It's

> not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

> appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. "

For

> some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

> didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my

cervix.

>

> I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many

of

> you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done

and

> that you were really excited.

>

> -Peg

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I coldn't agree with more, I had a few people say to me before

the surgery that this was elective, or a choice I was making, which

is true, but it was only elective because I was electing to live a

long and healthy life, free of ridicule and overwhelming fear of

everything from flying (seats), to baseball games (seats), malls

teenagers, and just being to tired and large to play with my nephew.

Of course there are probably a few things that would embarass you

about surgery, I was terrified about how many people it would take to

get me off the operating table...this is how it went for me. I was

being wheeled down the hall to the operating room, they said they

were going to give me something to make me relax, I went to sleep, my

next concious memory is of being wheeled in my bed, by only two guys

as it turns out, to my room. That was it, no bad memories at all!

This is a good thing, and it is necessary and right, we all just are

not used to putting ourselves first.

Good Luck, don't dwell on the stuff you can't change, just do

everything you can to prepare so that you are ready to go, and ready

to come home!

Patti

> Bravery isn't about not being scared....bravery is about being

scared and

> doing it anyway because it's a good thing to do. You'll probably

go through

> a million scenarios in your head prior to surgery, each one more

horrific

> than the last...I know did. He confronted me daily before his

surgery

> with " What about this.... " and " What if... " And believe you me,

the whole

> naked thing was at the very forefront of his mind. One of the

byproducts of

> the surgery for him was that he's now a lot less self-conscious

about being

> half naked in front of people. He takes off his shirt regularly in

public

> now. Anyway, my point is that fear is normal and good. It'll give

you

> something to battle and overcome.

>

> -- S

>

> I guess I'm not as brave as most of you.

>

>

> Well folks, I'm starting to get some fears settling in. My surgery

is

> 17 days away. Yesterday during jury duty when we were bored

waiting to

> be called in I was thinking about the operating room and lying there

> buck naked and seeing all the lights and operating instruments

before I

> went under the anethesia, and I started getting pretty scared and

> breathing heavy.

>

> Gosh, some of you are just so brave and you can't wait to have it

done.

> I'm not the type of person to panic and I'm fairly calm in emergency

> situations, but this is getting to me a little.

>

> I keep thinking, " well this is something that is not necessary.

It's

> not like I'm going in for surgery that is crucial, like an emergency

> appendectomy. This is a willful choice to rearrange my insides. "

For

> some reason, my level of confidence is different because of this. I

> didn't feel this hesitation when I needed laser surgery for my

cervix.

>

> I don't know. Just some pre-op normal stuff I suppose, but so many

of

> you relay how much you just couldn't wait to get the surgery done

and

> that you were really excited.

>

> -Peg

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for all of your replies. I know what I am going through is

normal. The support I get here is awesome and really helps much.

Looking forward to updating my web page in a few weeks with all sorts of

stories and stuff

-Peg

http://www.mywlsjourney.com