I was so frightened at the whole idea of getting this done and bought three books from Amazon.... some were in very great detail which made me even more scared!!!!!However, this book was an absolute gem,it gives superb information on things you need to prepare around your home before you go into hospital, things you need to have with you in hospital that will be so helpful to have and also this book helped me get my head around the whole thing. I had my op 2 weeks ago and feel so positive about the whole experience. Thank you for this little book, I love the author's sence of humour which is something we should all hold onto no matter what we go through in life. Hope this helps someone.