24yo Female, Bad Primary and Trauma 7 Years Ago - Paoli, PA

I had a martial arts accident when I was 16 and had what was supposed to be a septoplasty. Fast forward 7 years of living with a deformed nose, and I finally decided to find out what the heck happened during that surgery. I found out he never performed a septoplast,y but many other procedures that left me with a pollybeak deformity and nasal valve collapse. Unfortunately too much time had passed to sue. After much anguish I decided to have it redone and it has been an upward battle of convincing myself to go ahead with it and finding the right surgeon. I finally feel that I found that in Dr. Hove, and even though I am sick over having surgery ( I am terrified of GA, the recovery and outcome) I am as ready as I will every be and want to get it over with and move on with my life. I chose Dr. Hove because I felt that I clicked with him right away. I have spoken to many of his previous patients and they all felt the same as well. He is very kind and relatable, and that just seems to be who he is. He met all of my qualifications and after meeting with him several times (he was very generous with his time) I finally booked my procedure. Thank you for your support.

I have less than three days and am starting to panic a bit. Thankfully, I received my blood test results in the mail today and everything looks great! I have been trying to exercise, drink lots of water, eat healthy and take all of my vitamins every day in preparation. I did have a significant amount of bruising from getting my blood drawn. I have never had blood drawn before and told the nurse that. She did not apply any pressure after and I didn't either not knowing any better. Oh well, I hope I don't bruise like this after the surgery.

Starting to freak out a bit. I kept myself extremely busy today and plan to do the same tomorrow. I have been having stomach pains morning and night for a few weeks now. I think it is nerves as I get an upset stomach just about every time I think about it. Does anyone have any tips for going into surgery? How do I mentally prepare myself? I don't want to freak out and embarrass myself but I honestly don't think I will care much about retaining any dignity at that point. Perhaps I should take a Valium? Any tips of words of encouragement will be greatly appreciated.