Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 OOPS! Glad you beat me to the punch, . It's , not , who's with us next week. > > > > > Hi Kathy, > > > > > > > > > > I have panic and anxiety disorder so I know what you > > > > > mean about being nervous. > > > > > > > > > > I've had 7 or 8 surgeries in my life and the best way > > > > > I've found to get through it is to just do it. Don't > > > > > think " what if... " just do your packing, get there, > > > > > check in, etc. Once you're there, there's usually > > > > > alot going on what with checking in, talking to > > > > > nurses, doctors, etc that before you know it, it's > > > > > happening! In case there is some down-time, waiting to > > > > > go into surgery, then do a mantra or something... what > > > > > I would say is " I'm not really here... this isn't > > > > > happening " and so on... I would focus on winning the > > > > > lotto, meeting Penn (I know where he lives so I > > > > > would imagine 'accidentally' running into him near his > > > > > house, etc), being on the Enterprise in Star Trek, > > > > > ANYTHING to keep calm. Of course, pre-meds help too! > > > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > dee > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.