Lisa, Good luck with your surgery on Monday. I am sure that you have lots of questions and anxiety about it all, but keep your chin up. If it helps, I would take all the pain after surgery intensified by a factor of 10 to not feel the way that I used to before surgery. Your life will change, you will become more active, energetic, and positive. People will compliment you all of the time, you will feel more confident about yourself and you will find joy in the small things...such as fitting into old clothes or having rings fall off your fingers, etc. You are about to embark on a wonderful journey. God bless you and keep you safe during your transformation.