I'm sooo very sorry I've not read my email sooner - Tomorrow is thebig day for you, and, take a deep breathe, it's not going to hurt as much as you imagine, you're going to be in a better mood than you think you will be, and, do not, under any circumstance, mop your kitchen floor one week after the operation - you will break your stitches and be in bed for a little longer. Take all the pain medicine you are offered - I tried to limit myself 'cause I also suffer from constipation and hemroids - but you will be given meds for that too so take the pain pillls. I found some "granny" underwear thru Lane Byrants large women's catalog and now wear them inside out because of the seams. You probably will want to pee sitting facing the wall - it helps with the urine being in contact with the incision. I used large tableclothesfrom Goodwill -duly Clorixed- for a bed pad for about two weeks 'cause you aren't going to want to wear a pad, and there won't be that much bleeding, just a little now and then (when you sneeze, cough) and those gauze plastic pads were uncomfortable. I promise to read my email sooner - please if you read this today, do fun things - go shopping, have a big dessert, buy those grandchildren small toys from dollar store so when they come to visit, you can see the smiles and they will remember. Let me know how you are!!!!