So anxious about surgery. I have nightmares about it happening to me. I feel soo!


Question: So anxious about surgery. I have nightmares about it happening to me. I feel soo anxious about it?
I have an annoying habit of worrying about things tjat havnt happened yet. It all started when my mum told me she had had appendicitis and that she had to have surgery in order to have her appendix removed. I started to pannick and think - what if i get appendicitis? And i started worrying about it for ages then the anxiety settled down. When my freind told me he had had surgery for his broken arm i also started to freak out. He said they injected him and he felt cold liquid flowing up his arm and he felt all dizzy and then fell asleep. I was just so worried and anxious at this point because i do not know the feeling of being knocked out and what if it goes wrong and i am not fully asleep for the operation. I eventually told my parents about my anxiety and they said "why are you worrying about thinys that have not happened?" however, my mam mentioned tjat they stuck tubes down your throat and hooked you up to a breathing machine, which is my worst fear. I feel sick at the thought of that, so unnatural, creepy and freaky (i am very squeamish). I started to have nightmares etc. I never used to worry about this problem before. And i just scared of the possibility of having surgery one day. I have tried writing positive things down about why i shouldnt worry about it but those thoughts keep coming back. Plz can someone help me with my anxiety. I am fit and healthy. I find it hard to take each day at a time wihout giving a ****

Answers:

When I got my wisdom teeth removed, I was nervous too. After it happened though there really wasn't anything to worry about. I was a nervous preparing for the surgery but the nurse/doc/surgeon (idk) did a good job calming me down.

Then came the nitrous oxide... at this point you probably won't care. They might set you up to breathe in nitrous oxide mixed with oxygen which smells like whipped cream. After a few seconds of inhaling that you will feel relaxed, and will know everything is going to go ok. Then they will prepare you a little bit and stick the IV in which will put you in sleepy time without you realizing it. You'll wake up and feel fine.

(some surgeries are different, this is just how it went for me.)

-hope you can get through your anxiety, good luck!



concentrate on learning how to spell and leave the medical stuff to the Drs in charge....




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