Trying not to get to Excited (or Nervous)

As I seem to be saying in every single post now, I am so sorry it has been so long. I guess I get caught up in work, vacationing, going out and it seems like nothing is ever changing on the braces front, so I just end up forgetting to get on here or post. Sorry!

But finally!!! It seems that things may be changing. :) As I mentioned in the title, I am trying my best to not get too excited. I may have misunderstood after all. But, I am hoping that is not the case. Long story short, I went to the ortho this past week (as I do every three weeks) and she takes a look at my teeth and tells the assistant "One more time with the powerchain". So, I am thinking "Is this it?!". I mean, they pretty much have closed up at this point, but from my understanding there was plenty more they still had to do. So I asked the ortho what the next step will be. And she said as soon as they are 100% closed (which they basically are now - 4 days after my appt), they will then refer me back to my surgeon!!! So, unless I completely misunderstood, I am thinking that will happen at my next appt (less than 2 weeks now). I am soooo hesitant to get excited though. I had all but convinced myself that this surgery would not be happening before the end of the year which meant I would have to wait until after next tax season (April 15 2010). So this just came out of nowhere.

So even with my my overall strong self-control, I am still obviously feeling excited. However, with that excitement came a lot of nervous feelings and doubts, suprisingly. I mean, I have known about this and have been committed to this for 1 1/2 years now. Which brings me to my question. Did all of you have these feelings of nervousness and what the hell am I doing? I mean, I know my jaws do not come together correctly and I know I want to fix this once and for all (with this being the third and FINAL time I've been in braces) and I even know that these issues may be the cause or partial cause of my headaches and definitely the cause of my having trouble chewing and speaking, however, at the same time, I have dealt with this my whole life and have survived. Sometimes it just seems so crazy that I am voluntarily having surgery and major surgery at that. I guess I am nervous and worried that I am ALREADY starting to freak out a little and I haven't even come close to setting a date yet. Ugh. But, I am thining that this is just something that comes with the territory. Please let me know what you guys think and how you felt/feel.

Well, thank you all for your comments so far and for sharing all your experiences with me. I know this will really help me when it is my turn. And Stephanie, I see that your turn finally arrived. I just read all your posts since the surgery and am so excited for you. You are doing great. Thanks again everyone and I will try to post soon. Maybe after my next visit so I can hopefully confirm this post!! :)