Can someone tell me the total procedure -getting a filter put in pre-op?

I am VERY scared about having a filter put into my vena cava to prevent a blood clot traveling to my lung- i need to know all the details so I can get ready mentally for doing it. Please do help me out- imagining is so much worse htan the reality.

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