Surgery in 11 Days, and I'm Absolutely Petrified

[Guest guest]

Hi, everyone. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, but my

upper/lower/genio surgery date of October 5 is fast approaching, and

each day I grow increasingly petrified.

I fear having a panic attack the first few days when I'm not able to

breathe through my nose. I fear not being satisfied by the diet that

I must follow. It's not so much an issue of growing hungry but the

issue of not enjoying what I am able to eat. I fear my Irritable

Bowel Syndrome symptoms will flare up causing my stomach to feel

horrible. I think the first few days to a week are what I'm dreading

the most.

It just brings me to tears to think of how scared I am. I know the

end results will be well worth it, but having never been in the

hospital and never even been under anesthesia for surgery just has me

all in knots. Is it all so bad? Am I working myself up over nothing?

Thanks for any and all advice that you have.

[Guest guest]

Hi, everyone. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, but my

upper/lower/genio surgery date of October 5 is fast approaching, and

each day I grow increasingly petrified.

I fear having a panic attack the first few days when I'm not able to

breathe through my nose. I fear not being satisfied by the diet that

I must follow. It's not so much an issue of growing hungry but the

issue of not enjoying what I am able to eat. I fear my Irritable

Bowel Syndrome symptoms will flare up causing my stomach to feel

horrible. I think the first few days to a week are what I'm dreading

the most.

It just brings me to tears to think of how scared I am. I know the

end results will be well worth it, but having never been in the

hospital and never even been under anesthesia for surgery just has me

all in knots. Is it all so bad? Am I working myself up over nothing?

Thanks for any and all advice that you have.