Oh, my...the butterflies have set in! I can't believe how edgy and anxious I am as Tuesday grows closer. Up to this point, I have been 100% Gung-Ho! "Let's do this, let's get it over with" has been my motto. Well, now I've only got two days to go and I'm beginning to waffle a little...not so much about the food restrictions but about the surgery. I'm afraid that they'll let me be in pain post-op or that I won't pull through at all! I don't want to die...although there's no real reason why I should. Apart from mild asthma, my only comorbidity is arthritis and, the last time I checked, I've never heard of anybody dying from arthritis and my asthma is so mild that I don't even use an inhaler on a regular basis.<br><br>
I'm scheduled to have a Lap RNY Tuesday, August 14, at Hackensack Regional Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ. I'm a little frustrated because I don't know what time...the hospital (AFTER I called to ask...nobody called ME to tell me when to show up or what to expect) told me to be there at 7 AM so it doesn't sound like I'm first on the list. I've heard that it's a good hospital but they seem to be more than a little nonchalant with their preop teaching.<br><Br>
Anybody got any great words of wisdom for me on how to survive the next two days??? Thanks in advance.