Act 2: Beginners Please

My attitude approaching surgery has been different from preparing for my chemotherapy, partly because surgery seems more comprehensible than the potions of the physician.  The surgeon is going to cut the cancer out.  We can all get our heads round that; no need for bewilderment at the technicalities of the chemicals that make up those black covered bags, the contents of which have been pumped into me.  Of course, the surgery is anything but simple, but the concepts are easy to grasp, and therefore the reactions post-surgery should be easier to deal with.  Maybe.