Good Luck Leisl! In just a few short days you will be joining the "losing" side. I think we all end up looking at the memorial page as our surgery gets closer; I did and scared myself silly. But I remembered that I had a great doctor and all my pre-ops were good. I'm as healthly as a fat person can be. So I just put my faith in God, my surgeon, and my own strength and I came through just great. You will too!
Leisl, I pray that your recovery will be fast and beyond your hopes. I ask that God watch over you and bring your through safely to the other side. Walk, cough and breathe deep as you being your new life. God bless you.