To pre-ops worried about death from surgery. Here's my experience:

Five days before I had my surgery one of my co-workers who had surgery DIED. It freaked me out. I had just talked to her a few days before. Well, I didn't panic, and instead decided that my body and hers were quite different. We are ALL individuals. Anyway, the morning of surgery, the surgical nurse/assistant came out and we had a LONG conversation and I told her how scared I was, that I knew all about the girl who died and yet, I was still there. I also talked to the surgeon, the nurse at the office, the nutritionist, as well as the girl who died's best friend. So far, I am doing fine and I have learned something from her death, so here is her advice: take your vitamins keep in touch with your GP or Primary Doc. Stay on top of your lab work listen to your body, it will tell you when something is wrong eat your protein get your exercise It sounds so simple, doesn't it.--Jen, RnY 11/12/02 IN MEMORY OF "L"

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