Today I'm going in for the 'presurgery' appointment - blood work and some other odds and ends of medical prep/info, I suppose. Mainly I get to find out exactly where the hospital is, because I'm having the surgery in Arnprior, rather than here in Ottawa. I feel very comforted by this. I feel a smaller hospital generally provides better patient care (the ER at Winchester, for instance, there is NO waiting time and the nurses actually take the time to treat you like a person. A scared person in pain. They're awesome).
I've heard all manner of anecdotes about this particular surgery. Some people have had a breeze, no complications, up and around in 2-3 days. Others have had loose stones floating around which cause all kinds of secondary issues. Still others have had infection, extreme pain post-procedure, and more. I figure everyone is different with these things, and going in with a positive attitude and high motivation to recover quickly (but safely) is my best bet. It also helps that I have great confidence in my surgeon, who has performed over 4,000 of these procedures!
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