psyching myself up for surgery

im having my first resection surgery next week. it will be done laproscopically. Having the surgery done doesnt bother me much, but what does bother me is my anxiety issues. I am worried about waking up to all the stuff attached to me, like IV's, straps on my legs, a catheter in me, and possibly a tube down my throat. Im worried my anxiety will be bad when i wake up.

Can someone help calm my nerves. Will I be so out of it when I wake up that i wont notice all that stuff? Whats the typical experience  with laproscopy surgery as far as walking?, will they get me up the same day of surgery, or wait until the next day. I hope it will be soon so i can get some of that stuff off of me quick.

I know i should be worried about the pain in all, but all the little things are whats bothering me.

I had open surgery in March. I did have a catheter, but only in the recovery room. It came out pretty soon after surgery. The IV you will want so they don't have to keep sticking you for pain meds, that is no big deal, cause once its in, it doesn't really hurt. I haven't had an NG tube for surgery for my last 2 resections. But if you are worried about that, you should ask your surgeon before surgery. That way you will know what to expect. It is no longer standard procedure in most hospitals, but some doctors still use it. Unless you start to get sick you should be able to avoid an NG tube. As far as walking, that will depend on how you are feeling and the time of day your surgery is. The sooner and more you walk the better, but you don't want to push it too much.

If you are afraid of anxiety, you might want to ask the doctor to RX something for it "just in case" that way you will have it available without the nurses having to wait for a call back. Something mild might be all you need, and just the idea that you have it available might be helpful. Let us know how it goes, I am sure you will be fine.

I had laparoscopic resection the first week of June. I woke up with an IV and a catheter. I had never had a catheter before, and was worried about that pre-surgery. Catheter came out the morning after surgery. It wasn't a big deal being in or coming out. IV came out on Thursday (surgery was on a Monday) and they had kept it in for fluids and meds.

I don't even really remember the recovery room, and didn't care about any of that stuff in my room either. I was out of it that first day.