I have an upcoming gallbladder removal surgery. I have lots of very visible sh scars on my stomach, I'm afraid of the nurses/surgeon seeing them, making notes of them or bringing it up.
Secondly I'm scared of my family seeing my scars, especially my mom as I still live with her and she will probably help take care of me or ask to see the surgery area.
Is there anyway I can avoid this or deal with it ?
I finally have the date for my gallbladder removal surgery but I'll be honest I'm feeling quite scared.
I'm only 21, I'm overweight, I vape and I'm not the most active. I'm not sure if I have any other underlying issues either as this is my first surgery and only thing I've really gotten "diagnosed" besides grommets when I was a child.
I'm afraid of anesthesia too as it's just a strange feeling, being knocked out all of the sudden and waking up what feels like a second later.
Then also there's the complications that could happen during or after surgery.
Is there anyone in the same boat as me that's has already gone through it/had the same fears?