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CathyMac
7 years agoMember
Terrified of what lies ahead!
Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday the 8th November. My eldest child finishes school this year and we were meant to be heading off to Europe on the 28th November for the trip of a lif...
arpie
7 years agoMember
Thinking of you @CathyMac - you can do this. The anticipation is always worse than the 'actual'. You'll look back in a few days & wonder why you are this anxious xxx
Pre Op Anxiety is totally normal, but try not to overthink it - I was fine til my husband & brother/wife left me at the ward .... then I blubbed big time - the ward clerk gave me a whole box of tissues! LOL
Take your iPod with headphones & your most loved music, so you are surrounded by lovely music ... and your iPad/tablet - they will have wifi - as it gets bloody boring sitting there after a while, post op! ;)
take care xxxx
Pre Op Anxiety is totally normal, but try not to overthink it - I was fine til my husband & brother/wife left me at the ward .... then I blubbed big time - the ward clerk gave me a whole box of tissues! LOL
Take your iPod with headphones & your most loved music, so you are surrounded by lovely music ... and your iPad/tablet - they will have wifi - as it gets bloody boring sitting there after a while, post op! ;)
take care xxxx