surgury question?
Hi guys
im going up for my last surgical consult with both the surgical team and the anaethetist for a surgury early next year.
ive got some questions written down on what i want to ask but im wondering what others would be asking, id like to try and cover all areas as this will be the last session before the surury and its also almost 3 hrs away so i cant really just book in another session.
@Beehope its ok to tag you i just know you had a recent surgury as well.
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Hi @scared01 ! 
I don't really have much to say, but the thought of surgery scares me a bit regardless of what its about, and I just wanted to say good luck and I hope things go well down the line and that there aren't any complications.
Good luck with everything and I hope you find the info you are looking for !
Can someone share their experience if someone has had an operation like removing scars? 2 weeks ago I had an operation and I'm recovering very quickly and I wanted to find out if there was anyone else who was in the same situation. The surgeons at the clinic where I had the operation said that I have a very good immune system and the results after the operation are very good. In fact, I was very afraid of this operation, but my husband supported me and was there for me and the surgeons were very kind and polite to me. Everything was fine so I stopped being afraid. Here the link of that center seattleplasticsurgery.com .
Hey @scared01, writing down your questions is a really smart idea!
I haven’t had a major surgery myself but I’ve seen a lot of surgeries! Some questions people like to ask are, as @Bee says, how long you’ll be in hospital and what recovery will look like; what you’ll feel like when you wake up from the anaesthetic; who’ll be in the room during the surgery; what to bring with you; how soon you’ll be able to eat/drink/get up after the surgery; what pain management you’ll be able to have during recovery; or what will happen on the day like where you’ll go first, which doctors you’ll talk to, who to contact if you’re late or if there’s a problem.
You could also consider asking if there’s a social worker/counsellor/etc who you could speak to or who could even accompany you to the surgery if you’re really anxious beforehand.
for those suggestions
so far the only thing i know of this surgury will be ill be under general, ill need to be there early in the morning, depending on how the surgury goes ill only need day surgury or overnight but ill need at least one week completely off work and then minimal work for the next week. other than that thats all i know plus i know what they will be doing as well. oh and that they will prescribe antibiotics and strong pain relief as well.
thanks heaps for those questions! ive written some of them down to take with me as well
How are you feeling about the surgery?
For me I knew my surgeon from my prior surgery after my injury and thus trusted him. I wasn't as worried about the anaesthetic as I was the pain waking up! 😛
I do think writing down your questions is a good idea. If I think back to my first surgery, it was following the injury, so I asked questions relating to when I needed to be there, how long I'd be in hospital (which totally didn't work out but that's okay), what would recovery look like for me etc
Hey @scared01 I guess when I've had surgery before I've asked about any significant risks or side effects; what I can expect coming out of anesthesia; and the recovery time.
For me personally though, I specifically ask them not to tell me too much about the process of the actual surgery, as I know this will just cause me anxiety and make my mind spin a bit; and I think once you meet the people looking after you that day, it can make you feel a lot more relaxed about it 
