There’s quite a few current discussions from members who’ve just had surgery, have a browse through them & hopefully that’ll give you encouragement.
I had my first surgery in 2015, & second in 2016, sooo glad I had it done! Can’t explain how much better I felt after the first one, the vascular symptoms improved within days! Recovery was nowhere near as bad as I expected either- I think you can tell that from the amount of us who have gone on to have the second side done!
You have a very experienced surgeon, so that will make a difference!
God Bless & best wishes !