[ElaineM]

Your surgeon or surgery center will give you some instructions about how to prepare for surgery. They usually suggest that a person stop all medicines and supplements that can thin the blood, for example, asprin, vitamin E and vitamin C several days or a week before the surgery. There may be other instructions.
Either before or after surgery they will give you some written instructions about how to take care of yourself after the surgery.
Ask your surgeon to give you an estimate about how long the surgeon is expected to take and to describe the surgery to you, so you will know what he or she is planning to do. The surgeon should be able to show you where he or she is planning to do the incisions.
Anethesia is usually calculated by the patient's weight and height. The kinds of drugs choosen are up to the anethesiologist. Be sure to ask to talk to that person before the surgery. You will have an opportunity to tell that person you have never had general anethesia before and give that person information about your health problems and allergies. It might be a good idea to bring a list of all medications and supplements you are taking to the surgery center with you and give it to the anethesiologist and surgeon. It is easier to just give them a list instead of trying to remember everything on a day your might be a little nervous.
Good luck. Take good care of yourself.