Of course you’re nervous - being in healthcare makes you only too aware of ‘adverse’ events and outcomes. As a dentist, I not only had many professional friends who would tell me tales of woe, but many patients as well. Don’t ask how many horror stories I had to hear about prostate biopsies before I had to have my own!! I was a basket case…
Same for the surgery - totally pinging off the walls pre-op but then totally calm, happy for it to be over in recovery.
Don’t project: Know that you are in capable, professional hands who do this procedure all the time.
Know that you will wake up on the other side of all the stress and anxiety. It will be a different role for you - a patient this time - and that will take some getting used to but it passes quickly.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts in a few days. Best,
Phil