What should I expect with foot surgery?!

What should I expect with foot surgery?

next week i'm getting surgery on my foot/ankle. they are taking out a bone and reconstructing my foot. I've never had surgery before and I'm really nervous. Has anyone had something similar done before? What are the doctors going to do before and after the surgery? this is such a stupid question, but i'm really nervous about the anesthetic(Sp) and everything.
thanks!:)

You can expect your foot and ankle to be very sore after surgery, and you will most likely be on crutches for a while afterwards. You will be on pain medication to help control some of the pain. I haven't had a super similar surgery before, but in the past year and a half, I've had 6 surgeries ranging from spine surgery, to knee surgery. The doctor will probably come in and talk to your before the surgery, talk about what is going to be done etc. At this time you should ask him any questions/concerns that you have. You will also probably be meeting with the anetheseologist (the doctor that puts you to sleep) in which you will talk with them about your medical history, questions/concerns etc. They will probably start an IV before you go to sleep which is basically a poke and then they put a line into you...you will be rolled back to the OR, and probably put on the OR table and then you will start to get drowsy and drift off to sleep. When you wake up you will be out of surgery, probably drowsy, and sore. After you wake up for a while they will wheel you back to another recovery room where you will meet up with whoever came with you, and then you will be there for a while longer and then you go home (or if you are staying overnight they will wheel you up to your room). It's normal to be nervous! One of my surgeons told me that he'd be worried if I wasn't nervous because being nervous is totally normal. Try to not get too worked up about it though. Good luck!