All I want to say is "WOW". I signed up last nite, hoping for at least one person to respond with any encouragement whatsoever. I opened up my email today and got a BIG surprise with all the response!! Last nite, I must have been having a bit of an anxiety attack or my nerves just got the best of me. Anyways, to make a long story short(er), I am feeling much better today - still nervous, but only scared about the immediate postop period. Thank you to all who posted encouraging words! You guys are absolutely wonderful and the only ones who will truly understand what it's like. I do have lots of support at work (and two coworkers who are at their one yr anniv), so that helps too, but its the nites at home w/o someone to talk to that are the hardest. Thanks again, sorry for getting long winded. :0)