Week before surgery

Well, with less than a week until surgery day I'm about ready to have a complete and utter panic attack. I'm so scared! I've had many surgeries, I've never been this scared for a surgery or any procedure in my life... even my kids' surgeries weren't as scary! I keep reading through all the blogs and patient experiences I can find and the phrase "life changing" is said pretty much every time. I'm literally praying for that! I need it to be. I need my life back. I need energy, less pain, less meds! I know this will lower my risks of a stroke or a heart attack. I know my organs have been deprived of oxygen for so long that they are in desperate need of help. These are all the reasons I'm putting my face on the chopping block, so to speak. I'm hoping to drastically reduce or even cut out my naps that I require I'm not working. My kids are growing up and napping while they're napping is no longer feasible. LOL! I want to be the mom who is *happily* awake in the morning with her kids while they get ready for the day....not the one that they as a toddler and kindergartner get themselves fed and watch tv while mom sleeps in till 9am. I want to wake up without a headache or even worse a migraine! I want to wake up refreshed...not in a state of confusion and achy. These are the reasons I decided to do this. Well, that and the two doctors recommendations that no surgery less than this would help my severity of sleep apnea.