"Anxiety about hysterectomy"

Pre operation morning. 

I was terrified and my anxiety had gone through the roof. I pre warned staff at my MRSA , height and weight pre check how terrified I was and would be.

On arrival to the ward they would not allow my husband in because I was in a women's only ward. It took an awful lot of convincing for me to enter the ward. I couldn't cope with being surrounded by other people and was moved into an isolated room and left. This didn't help my anxiety and I had to have additional sedation before going into surgery. If the staff had listened and let my husband stay to keep me calm  this wouldn't have happened.

On the positive,  the surgery and post operation care was amazing and all staff worked really hard to help and support me.