Thanks so much for your comment Walsh, and the best of luck with your surgery! I'm so so sorry to hear your surgeon is treating you this way. Communicating with a medical provider as an Autistic person is so tough -- the current medical system offers no time to contemplate and carefully form a response to anything, or even to ask questions! It's overwhelming, having so much information dumped on you and then having to piece it back together in your mind while keeping a smile screwed onto your face. I hope you have someone who can come with you and help advocate through these tough meetings.