After a year of preparation, testing and waiting I finally have my surgery date of February 26th. Now, I'm feeling almost in a panic about everything I need to get done before my surgery.

I have so much going on at work to prepare to be out for a month. I've never been away from the office fir that amount of time.

Then, I want to get my house completely cleaned up, laundry, bills, writing letters, etc it seems like I will never get it all done.

Did anyone else feel this way leading up to surgery? What was most important to do for yourself prior to surgery? I am excited but also tend to worry about everything!

Oh yes - I felt the same way. So much to do and not enough time to do it. I think it's normal. You're feeling overwhelmed; I did, too.

So, I did something I rarely do - I asked for help. I asked my husband to help and I asked my parents for help. They were glad to do it. With me asking for help, I also had to relinquish control - I had to let them do things their way and not the way I wanted something done. It was freeing, actually. I even asked my son to do his own laundry - so what if things were put in the wrong drawers - He is 14 and he can figure it out.

If you don't have a lot of help, prioritize the important things you want to get done. The world will continue to spin on it's axis and the sun will come up tomorrow, even if you don't finish everything you think you have to get done.