I had a D&C and hysteroscopy yesterday to remove polyps and to assure the gynecologist that there weren't any other problems. The surgery was less than an hour, and I was home about three hours after the procedure started. I had the same procedure a few years ago and knew that it was a piece of cake, especially compared to all the procedures and treatments related to breast cancer. I wasn't even going to have general anesthesia, since I really don't like it.
You can imagine my surprise when I was in the pre-op staging area and it sort of freaked me out. I hadn't even had these emotions when I had my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction earlier this year. Part of it was that there was a lot of bustling around other people, but I was alone with no distractions (they wouldn't let my husband go into this area). For most other procedures that I've had, I've been given a sedative and am in la-la land before my husband has to say goodby.
This really reinforced to me that emotions can be very unpredictable, and it's often the little stuff that has the biggest impact.
Joyce
