Talked to my surgeons office today. Today was the first discussion of all the things I have to do before surgery. It seems insurmountable. Also, because I live in The middle of nowhere all of these visits are 90 mi away. Sorry to whine. Just venting and scared.

I know how you feel. My doctor was over 100 miles away. I did most of my stuff via fax and through people in my town. Of course, I paid most of mine out of pocket so I didn't have to jump through too many hoops for it.

same here, my Doc is nearly 2 hours from me.

I wasn't overwhelmed until the insurance approved and they got me a surgery date....then I was TOTALLY overwhelmed. You are not alone. I am 6 days pre-op. Today was my last apt for anything before surgery; I was cleared with all of my pre-op tests today including a MRSA test that I was scared to death about.

^{aah love, shame, it is very overwhelming.}

^{you know what helped me? get yourself a big blank book. and then you paste everything in there. and i mean everything. from emails with doctors' appointments. to payments made. to accounts (copies). in there i also drew a "spreadsheet" so to keep track of my bills and how much I have paid and when, etc.}

^{in that book i also kept a diary for myself. my feelings. my fears. what is happening. what all the specialists say after each appointment.}

^{JUST EVERYTHING.}

^{you don't know how much that will actually calm you. to be able to have everything neatly in a book.}

^{it is very overwhelming and even now, 6 days before my op, i am still overwhelmed. but how did i get here? step by step. taking each day at a time. you will get there too. we all will.}

^{as my dad always say: "this too shall pass".}

^{just stick to it. because it is going to change our lives. and we deserve it. WE DESERVE IT, GIRL~!!!!}

I have a 3 ring binder that I keep everything in! Same thing, how muc I've paid, all appointments everything!!! I don't go anywhere without my book!!!