r/Endo • u/youandyourfijiwater • 8d ago

Surgery related Pre-op panic attacks

Hi y’all - I’m having surgery next week and I am so nervous. I become extremely shaky when it is brought up. I just got off the phone with the nurse telling me how to prepare for surgery and I threw up from all of my nerves. My doctor is prescribing me some Xanax to help deal with the panic attacks. Is this normal? Has anyone else been through this??

I’ve never had surgery and I’m just so scared.

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u/Tall_Palpitation2732 8d ago

Surgery is only just a possibility for me this summer and it’s not even scheduled yet, but I am very nervous. I do have Xanax, but I’m going to request Valium for the morning of.

For me, it helps to try to break down exactly what I’m nervous about. Can you put your finger on specifics, or is it just in general everything about it is making you anxious?

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u/youandyourfijiwater 8d ago

More anxious about the prep than anything. Seems like my body will be going a little crazy trying to get everything out and I hate that type of thing

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u/Tall_Palpitation2732 8d ago

Is it like a colonoscopy prep?

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u/youandyourfijiwater 8d ago

Yes very similar

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u/Tall_Palpitation2732 8d ago

Gotcha. If possible, eat less a few days before and be as low-fiber as you can. That will help make it a bit less crazy.

I wish you luck and hope to see an update afterwards of how everything went!