Are you afraid to have surgery?

Hi mommyboo, There was a time, not many years ago when I thought that I would never have surgery. I had heard some people refer to it as "going under the knife", and it certainly didn't appeal to me. Then I took a gall bladder attack, and I was in so much pain that I couldn't wait to get to the hospital, and when they rushed me into surgery it couldn't be fast enough for me. I still wouldn't have surgery unless it was necessary, but I know now that sometimes we have no choice. Blessings

i would be because im scared of the pain meds not working.. i cant find any prescription pain pills that work on my ordinary pain so surgery pain i cant imagine!!

well i had to c-sections. i was not at all scared just ready to see the faces of my children. although i am not having any more children, if i did have another one i would still have to get a c-section. and i would do it in a minute. I am learning to to allow fear to make my choices

not really, sure its not my favourite thing to do but if it is neccesary, then i get it done. (i have had a few done on my nose because it is always stuffy) BUT, there is no way that i would get it done for cosmetic reasons - i have this aversion to pain!

mommyboo hi I dislike having anesthia but the rest is not that bad as I have had to go through this three timse in my life. The last time was three years ago when I broke my shoulder, smashedit really, and had to have a steel and plastic shoulder joint replacement put in. I would not like to have cosmetic surgery at all.What I really dislike is being so sick I have to be hospitalized and kept on bed rest as I was with bleeding diverticulitis. I had diarrhea constantly so embarrassing, smelly, and sickening and I had to wear adult diaper.this experience I would not like to ever have to do over. I had to have numerous unpleasant tests, and had to have four blood transfusions. not a fun time for sure.

if i needed to have surgery to save my life, then yes, i would have it. i've already had two c-sections, had my tubes cut and topped it all off, recently, with a full hysterectomy. when someone tells me that i could look better if i had some plastic surgery, i tell them that i have earned my right to look the way that i do. i only have to impress my husband and he likes me just the way that i am. as technology gets better, being cut open and scarring is becoming more and more obsolete.

The answer for your main question - Yes. I do afraid of surgery. I remember that I had gone through an operation to remove a lump few years ago. What I afraid is that I won't wake up to meet my family, friends, my loved one and my lovely dog, Ocean. I know it seldom happen but there's always a risk in any surgery. I won't consider to perform any plastic surgery on any part of my body if not required. You will look good if you are confident on yourself - better spend more time in building confidence rather than taking a risk in such surgery.

Im a scary kinda person , i mean im scared of knives , blood etc etc .I hate to be in such atmosphere , my mom always wished me to become a doctor , i told her that yuck i cant see blood , before the patient could get scared , my hands will shiver and i will faint before the patient lol .I need to wear braces they said they need to pull off my tooth i made big mess in the hospital , lol the doctor had to give me high dose of that anesthesia or something lol

I guess I am and consider myself lucky I never was told I have to have it. Once, years ago, I had a cyst removed while under local anesthetic and that was nothing and I also had two wisdom teeth removed under locals as well and that was an experience that will take a whole story to tell. Thank God for my lack of sicknesses although I've had others that were quite bad.

Three years ago I had to have surgery to remove a big black naevus on my back neck. I was afraid before starting but I felt nothing after injection of anesthesia. However i am still afraid of that even looking at others having surgery.

I wouldn't say that I'm afraid necessarily! Those professionals that carry out these surgical procedures, they amaze me with their wonderous works! I have never had an operation in my life and I'm thinking to myself, I hope I don't end up on the operating table! If you think hard about surgery though, then I guess it is a frightening prospect, knowing that someone is cutting into you and you are unconcious for the duration of the surgery. I look at those hospital dramas like casualty and I think, yes, it definitely is quite a scary environment! Sometimes though, surgery is compulsory in order to sustain your life. I'm trying to remain as healthy has I can so that I don't end up in the operating theater! Andrew

I am afraid to have surgery but i been to surgery twice and i don't have choice to choose not to go for that surgery. Its about my leg and if i didn't go for the surgery i wouldn't be able to do my sport again.Hope i don't get to go for surgery once more cause i am fade up with those thing.

Nope i've had a broken leg with 4 titanium screws and a titanium plate in my ankle. I've had 28 stiches down my upper lip. I've had 20 stiches in my left arm. Even have had a broken nose so i'm not scared of surgery anymore at all. The only part i hate is when you come out of anestia and feel sick to your stomach for a few hours afterwords.

I just had emergency surgery last month (hysterectomy), I was terrified the whole two weeks before they could fit me in. I had nightmares about dying on the table and started having painck attacks. I came out of the situation just fine as you could tell, but it is scary no matter how advanced medicine has come. I do not think I would ever have an elective surgery though, it just is not worth the pain and healing I am going through. If I was meant to look another way I would and I do not think I need to look any other way.

I am more afraid of anesthesia rather than the surgery itself. I am afraid that I will not be able to wake up from the aneasthisa. I am more afraid of the pain after the surgery its done than in the surgery itself. I do trust the surgeon who is in charge of the operation, otherwise I would not give my consent to be operated.

I am scared of surgery for good reason. I went in the hospital once because I had difficulty getting pregnant and I signed a form that they could do anything necessary to save my life, alleviate my suffering, well they figured that alleviating my suffering meant the suffering of worrying if I was pregnant and secretly wishing I was not and that was not that case. So they made sure that my chances went from one in a million to only God can create the miracle. NOw I have to go to get a Mammeogram and I am terrified that instead of going and getting radiation or chemo or going on a remove cancer diet, I will wake up and look as flat as a pancake. Yes and how am I going to get a good dress that looks nice for my son's wedding next year?

I wouldn't be afraid, I would be terrified! Other than getting my wisdom teeth removed, I've never had surgery done. And I hope I never have to have surgery. It scares me terribly and I hate the thought of being 'under the knife'. Not just because of the pain or the discomfort, but because of the possibility of dying. Now that scares me!

Hi Mom No I don't think I would have elective surgery just to look better - but then I am lucky and I don't have any serious things that I would really give anything to improve. The only thing I would love to get rid of is my 'baby tummy' but still don't think I would ever have surgery to get rid of it - rather I should wear it as a badge? lol I had my first baby naturally so had no problems regarding surgery there. But then my twins came along and the doc told me that since I had already had one naturally, I would be having numbers 2 and 3 naturally too! Well, that did worry me some - one baby I could deal with, 2? Hmmm, a different story that! Anyway, in the end I spent the weeks between 30 and 35 in hospital with a condition which wasn't a problem for me, but was very worrying for my babies and we could have lost them at anytime. I was under constant monitoring and blood tests every 2 days, etc - great fun for everyone. I had plenty of time then to contemplate the benefits of C-section vs natural birth. I wanted a C-section, although was terrified of the whole idea, but I knew that it would be best for my babies - considering that they would be early and would probably need incubators, etc, surely it was best to get them out quickly rather than wait and let them suffer and battle when they were still so tiny. In the end, at 35 weeks they induced me, not once, not twice but 3 times!!! No joy so I demanded they let me sleep and get the surgeon to come and visit in the morning - they did it! I was still terrified and didn't know what was happening, but my hubby was with me and the staff at the hospital were all great and in the end I am glad that we went ahead and did the C-section. My babies had a week or so where it was a bit rough, but 3 years later they are both thriving and no worse for it all. The scarring is minimal and I am lucky in that my surgeon was really good and cut really low and neatly. The only signs I have of surgery is the 'bump' (ladies I am sure you know what I mean). Thanks Violetdreams

i'm afraid of anything that involves seeing blood and seeing any internal stuff. i'm afraid of surgery, even if it's cosmetic surgery i still won't go for it. lol

I have had surgery before and I was terrified! I don't like being asleep while someone is cutting me. I don't like being put to sleep either. I don't even like hospitals. If I had to have a surgery again, I would see if there was a way around it but if it needed to be done, then I guess I would'nt have a choice. I wait to the last minute to go to the hospital if I need to and I would never elect to have surgery to make myself look better. I'm to chicken. Besides that, God gave me this body and I won't have surgery to change it for something I don't NEED to have done to make me look better.