Best of luck with the operation. My experience with "major" surgery was a kidney transplant I got a little over a year ago so I have a little advise.
Shave your arms, it makes it a lot less painful when they get around to pulling off the tape. Ask the Dr. to tell the nurses not to install the catheter until after you are knocked out.
After surgery FOLLOW the Dr.'s instructions you will recover quicker. It took me nearly a year to do the complete recovery and to this day if I work too hard I can feel it where they put in the new to me kidney (by the way it was put in the front not the back).
Last but not least put your affairs in order and notify whom ever should deal with such stuff where your papers are located.(in case you didn't fully get that I will spell it out write a will)
I trust you have done your homework on this operation and your eyes are open. I have not read every entry so if this has been covered I am sorry to bring it up again. 73 Mike.
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