Thank you! I am very excited about gaining all these new skills.

Thank you! And yes, my coping skills are definitely something I’m proud of, especially when they help me complete a task I find difficult.

I am the same way, I’m always watching Arthur lol

I am similar, I have friends, but we are so different. Most of them are into more age appropriate stuff.

Same with me, kids always want me to play with them lol

You are absolutely right, and I value family very much. My grandmother does know about my Autism and often coddles me for it, but at the same time knows how to set boundaries for me lol. Thank you so much!

I definitely plan on doing something later, I love sticking to my plans lol. Thanks for your advice!

Thank you for your advice! My mom is neurodivergent, she has ADD, but not Autism. I was officially diagnosed when I was 14, but I do not have ADD.

Thank you and definitely! I always like to think of something that will distract me from the nerves

Thank you!

Thank you, and I know the feeling. I’ve had a few procedures done as well and the nerves always kick in the night before and day of lol

Thank you!

Thank you, this is really reassuring. And I am the same way with my normal problems lol

Thank you so much for sharing this! It’s really reassuring to know someone else who was as anxious as me found this surgery to be easy.

My main questions to you would be, how old were you when you got the surgery done, and did the anesthesia affect you at all after the procedure. I am only 19, and I know a lot of people don’t get the surgery until they’re in their 30s or 40s. I just wonder how that may impact recovery. Regarding anesthesia, Do you know what type they administer and if it affected you at all when you woke up from surgery? Were you out of it or saying anything stupid? And how your family respond to you post surgery?

Thank you! It makes me feel better knowing the surgery isn’t as bad as I’m making it seem. Recovery does sound difficult having the stents and stuff, but hopefully it will go well!

Thank you! It’s reassuring to know it’s not that bad

Thank you! I also worry about the healing process after as well as recovery, but I’m sure things will go well

Thank you for this advice! It’s really reassuring. Surprisingly, I am actually ok with the IV administering the anesthesia, for some reason the mask never worked with me until they put the IV in lol.

I’ve actually done pretty well with phone calls lately lol. But I plan to bring it up to my doctor tomorrow.

I definitely plan to bring it up tomorrow. I think they’ll probably tell me to keep taking it since this is a type of medication that apparently I have to take consistently. But I think my mom will allow me to stop if I truly feel the need to.