Anxiety about procedure tomorrow, HELP!

Hey all,

I have anxiety and panic disorder with agoraphobia. I am on lexapro 30mg and it has saved my life.

My anxiety has been tremendously heightened in the recent months due to my mother being very ill, she has terminal cancer.

ALong with my anxiety, I also have stomach problems. I haven't kept down food in 2 weeks now. My dr reccommended a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, which I have scheduled for tomorrow. I had an endoscopy in high school and it was fine, but I wasn't as anxious then. Now the procedure is looming over my head and I am TERRIFIED of being sedated. Given the fact that I'm getting both procedures at once, they are completely sedating mebut that is the part that TERRIFIES me, being sedated!!!

Has anyone else experienced this preemptive anxiety? How did you get through it?

I wonder if its over, just read your post, I had this done 30 years ago and I wouldnt have it done anyother way, I was grogy afterwards but no real pain.
I dont think anything is wrong with you except you Love for your Mother and fear of the future without her, don't be afraid, She will be ok and so will you, we don't like to spend time thinking about this but being born and passing are both normal human expierences. The main thing you can do for your Mother is convience Her that you will be alrignt after, She needs to know You will live a good productive life and cherish Her memoty and Love. "Do we have anyother choice". My fears and anxiety was the fear of dieing I did'nt think so but thats all it was, I'm not out of the woods yet but I have decided that in as much as we all have to die, I will only do it once, I refuce to go through the expierence every time I have and attack, it has actually helped. God keep you.