....best wishes for tomorrow's surgery. Being anxious and being "absolutely petrified" can mean different things to different people of course. I am like you and even reading about some surgery/medical procedure for myself makes my heart start pounding... have had anxiety most of my life... the above comments are helpful/reassuring ... but I am not familiar with your particular surgery: I do remember over the years reciting a familiar poem or a Psalm to settle myself down and also some abdominal breathing before being put to sleep.... agree with above and hope you can rest when you get home and give your whole body time to recouperate: thoughts are with you. J.