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I am meeting with a surgeon in just over two weeks to discuss my need for brain surgery (for something unrelated to PTSD). I don't have medical PTSD but having been through a recent minor surgery that nearly (literally) killed me, I find myself more anxious about this appointment than I have been about medical appointments in the past.
I knew this appointment was coming, I have been discussing the procedure with my doctor for almost two years, and it should greatly improve my quality of life, but I find myself nervous about what could go wrong in this procedure seeing as the last procedure should have been routine and wasn't.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this. I was just given the appointment date today and think I needed some sort space. Thanks, guys.
I knew this appointment was coming, I have been discussing the procedure with my doctor for almost two years, and it should greatly improve my quality of life, but I find myself nervous about what could go wrong in this procedure seeing as the last procedure should have been routine and wasn't.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this. I was just given the appointment date today and think I needed some sort space. Thanks, guys.
I know brain surgery sounds like the scariest surgery there is. Well, it is no joke, that's true. The brain surgeons used to come by me before surgery to ask me to "bless their hands"--their idea, not mine. So they were humble about what they did.
But they were really great at it. I had been a chaplain to the heart transplant unit before being chaplain to the brain surgery unit, and I came to see the brain surgeons with even more respect than the heart surgeons. I would have no problem putting myself in their hands.
So I just wanted to tell you it's great that you are reaching out for help with the nervousness because you saw a routing procedure not go routinely. That's why those surgeons asked for the blessing of the hands, because there's always that. But on the other hand, it can go well as it usually does and it can really improve your quality of life.
We're here for you as the appointment date comes. Much support to you!
I can understand why you are scared. One of my PTSD traumas caused serious physical damage and I was so young. I went through many surgeries trying to repair the damage to have children but things went wrong and I couldn't. Surgery is very scary. I have never had brain surgery but that feeling of being scared, nervous and thinking about it for weeks I did.
Vent away, it is good to release it, we are here to support you