@karukgirl and I have posted many times on the very same subjects you are inquiring about. Please look at previous posts by both of us, we did have similar experiences. I was extremely scared to death but got my courage up because the hospital you, I and her and many others is the best! My experience was excellent if one can say that about a surgery. We drove from upstate NY, a few hours further than AR. Please read our posts! Tap on our @ names, you will get each of our "pages" and then tap on comments on the left side.