Hi Hopeful33,
I too was scared to death of having surgery as I had only had a csection before, only an epidural. I am a nurse and I have see way too many things, so I was petrified. First off, the surgery center is so clean, cleaner than any hospital here in the states that I have seen. They all work so well together, they all have their specific tasks mastered and they gave me complete confidence in their abilities.
I was afraid of being intubated, they used a mask so it was no big deal at all. Just get yourself there, they will give you some anti-anxiety meds shortly before hand. Then when you go in for the procedure. It seemed like I had just laid down on the table and they asked me a question and before I could get the whole answer out I was definitely out.
Shortly after the surgery, they came and got me up to walk around. Then I got dressed, walked the halls a some more and felt great! (Walking the halls will get your lungs to open up and prevent pneumonia). They let me go back to the hotel that night and home the next morning! Yeah, I was a little sore but not really uncomfortable for a few days. Only issue for me was going from a laying down position to sitting up. But if you just roll on your side and use your arm to lift your upper body instead of your stomache muscles you will do just fine. The port site was more sensitive for a couple of weeks but now I don't even feel it, just one month out. I am still afraid to lift anything heavy so I haven't tried lifting my daughter, 65 pounds or ride my horses yet. But that will be really soon!
The following day I walked well over a mile or so shopping in San Diego.
I can't tell you that yours will go as smoothly but have confidence in them, you are in excellent hands!