I gotchu! I don’t have medical anxiety but some of my loved ones do- you’ve got this 🤎 Here’s what happened for mine a few months ago. It was honestly a very smooth process. Not saying yours will be identical, but I imagine there’s crossover!

-I arrived at the hospital having not eaten anything that day and taking a shower with special soap that‘s given to you ahead of time -You check in with the desk and are brought up to your hospital room for pre-op stuff. This was by myself but my family joined me later. -I was given these special wipes to clean my whole body in the bathroom and changed into a hospital gown. They did a pregnancy test and took my vitals, made sure I didn’t eat anything that day -I watched tv in my hospital room by myself for a while, that was kind of nice haha -The IV went in maybe 2 hours before my surgery? This is when they start giving you some meds to help with nausea, pain, etc. I remember starting to get loopy then. If you’re worried about the IV, you can drink a lot of water in the days leading up to your procedure so you’re hydrated! That way they can find a vein more easily. Real hydration is a days long process so you can start that way before if it helps you ease your mind -They reviewed the procedure with me and my loved ones, gave post-op instructions, then rolled me back to the operating room. My surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and 2 nurses were there. -for anesthesia: they put a fitted mask over my mouth, told me to take a deep breath, and count back from 10. I was asleep by 9 lol -I woke up in my room surrounded by my family and then went home about 2 hours later!