Months leading up to Surgery

Hi again,
I wish I could give more specific dates of the MRI and when I was notified of the date of my surgery but I have to honestly say that the months leading up to my surgery are kind of all blurred together. As I have said before, I was scared silly. I don't get anxious very easily but this was causing some anxiety. It didn't help that you have to be told about all of the risks involved with the surgery even though most of the risks were less than a 1% chance-they were still in my head. Thankfully I was surrounded with people (family and friends) who cared about me and supported me before, during and after the surgery. I want to mention that my family was going through this with me as well-it affects the whole family. There were so many people that supported us that I don't really want to mention anyone specifically b/c I don't want to leave anyone out. I do remember one instance though that I would like to mention. It was about a month before my surgery and I had just dropped my sister off at work and I was just in tears and I went straight to the person I knew was available when ever I needed to talk to someone (besides my mom)-the Seceratary of our Church who also gives really great hugs! She of course was at the church and sat with me for a few minutes and talked with me and that one instance made such an impact that I will never forget about it. I of course remember other times with other people but this one instance stands out for me. Some people may think that it is just surgery and why would it be a big deal-but it isn't just surgery. It is many things including whether it is the right choice and whether there will be complications and what the outcome will be and not knowing what to expect. Sometimes it helped to have someone outside my family to talk to b/c they would have a different perspective than my parents who were going through similar fears as me. Of course my mom spent alot of time with me and we talked alot about it which definitely helped as well. One last though would be that I had no idea that the recovery process would take so much longer than I had initially expected it would.