I am scheduled to have a surgical procedure done. I struggle a great deal with being poked and prodded. I thought I might be a little better at tolerating this attention...but I'm not. I recently went in to have the pre-op stuff done and got very agitated with something as simple as laying on the table for an EKG. I tried hard not to be a total B, .. but I was. The woman was trying to be nice and talk to me. But was not interested in hearing any of her explainations, I just wanted to jump up and choak her for touching me and leave. Luckily, I just withdrew inside instead. I wouldn't even make eye contact...basically ignored her. The thing is the surgery day is going to be so much worse. With the medication etc... I am worried that I might not control myself and actually lash out at the nurses...and really be a B. Not sure how I can avoid being an bad patient.