10 days and getting really anxious

My surgery is on 2/6/04 and I am really starting to get extremely anxious, thank goodness I am busy at work this week...did any of you have to take anti-anxiety meds before surgery...I have been tossing and turning at night, hubby almost thinks it's funny but he is so very supportive, he says they ought to start the drip now. Am I a wuss, or should I make the call to my Doc for something to calm the nerves???

So thankful I found this site, you all are sooo very supportive and I have gained such insite...

Definitely call your doctor! I've read other posts where doctors have prescribed anti-anxiety pills for the night before. You're definitely not a wuss - this is major surgery, and being anxious is just a normal reaction.

Waiting really is the hardest part. Before you know it, you'll be a And it sounds like your DH is going to be very good support for you!

Good luck, and be sure to call your doctor!

There's no reason you have to deal with the anxiety. I am on medication(Lexapro) plus there are many others than can help calm you. If I had to deal with it on my on I would be a basket case but as it is I'm handling it very well for me. We take meds for every other problem don't be afraid to get some help for this big occasion. My surgery is thursday morning and I'm actually ready to do it and move on. I'll put you in my prayers (the best medicine of all). Take care it'll pass quicker than you think and we'll both be on the other side of it passing on encouragement to those still waiting. Keep that smile a going. :-)
Vickie

My problem is that I can't sleep. I wake up at 2 or 3 AM and can't fall back asleep, thinking about all the things I have to get done before I leave work. I also have a student who had a huge crisis and this has been haunting me, even though there is nothing I can do about it. Do you think it would be appropriate for me to ask for sleeping medicine?

Yes! I think it's important to go in as rested and relaxed as possible. Sometimes we just need a little extra help in letting go of these things (maybe it's the guilt that we feel about putting ourselves first for once). But by all means, call your doctor and discuss it.

Thanks for the replies, I think I will try to make it through a few more days, then I may call the Dr. to help me get through the final countdown next week....hate to take anything before surgery, I know I will need it afterwards and would like to keep it to a minimum.

Thanks!!

Hi, I also was very anxious before my surgery which was 1 year ago I called my Doc and he gave me Xanax worked great not only for the day but it helps at night to sleep one little pill before bed and all your worries are gone lol And in the morning it doesnt give you that hangover feeling. So by all means call your Doc I am sure he/she can help you out. Good Luck and take Care!! Best thing I did was get my hyst done I feel GREAT!!!!!

I didn't suffer the same anxiety you seem to be having, but I do remember my doctor's office saying that I could certainly call for some tranquilizers if I got too nervous the few days before the surgery. Is that an option for you?

I was so ill from my bowel prep that I was too miserable to be nervous! (I had to have a colon resection done at the same time as the hysterectomy.)

Hope you can get some rest and peace soon :-)

Hi butterfly42,

I'm also having my LAVH done on next Friday. I am very anxious and nervous but I'm already taking Lexapro. It does help. Stay busy and think it will be over before we know it. My pre-op is 2-3-04 and i've already got my questions ready. See what your doc says when you go. Good luck and I will thinking about on our big day.


Tammie


LAVH for endo

If you don't want to do the med thing try a bath with candles and some soft music or anything that will help you relax. I didn't take anything in the days before surgery but the anesthesiologist had ordered me a valium for the morning of surgery which they gave me as soon as I got to the hospital. Thank Goodness!!!

We all deal with the anxiety of surgery differently, this is a major one. I've had alot of different procedures but this was by far the biggest so the nerves were a bit more out of control. Drove my DH , DD and two DS's crazy, they might have wished I did taken something. Call your doc, see what he/she says, you aren't the first one to fell this way, they have seen it before

Good luck, thoughts and prayers are with you