Private health care

So, surgery done on my knee finally and at private clinic a few days ago. There was actually no difference in care or even really how it looked, I thought. Perhaps a nicer bathrobe to wear while waiting to go into OR. And the OR had this huge bank of windows looking out on a lovely view.
Because my surgery was work related I got my surgery done quicker-I must remember to ask Dr how long it would have taken at private clinic.
I don't feel bad at all about having it done quicker as I was thoroughly sick of using crutches-but don't know if it had been coming out of my pocket if I would have paid for it. I guess considering that my wage is being paid while I am off, it didn't affect me too much but if I had to be without income it might have been another situation.I would've had to do a cost-benefit analysis. Plus I also justify that the longer I am off, the more it costs as the gov't in essence pays my wage. If I had said no, will wait in line with everyone else-wouldn't have been covered at all. Rationalizations.
Nurse who saw me preop did not help my pre-surgery anxiety. Seemed nice enough, but too high energy and said 'oh my god' 'if your finger starts going blue then it's time to cut off the ring. Your finger will swell during surgery' when looking at ring finger as I couldn't get my rings off. Thanks, I knew that. Finger is swollen because joint does this weird double jointed thing, ring is bent and finger got puffy from me trying to pull the damn thing off. My pulse remained at 113-if she thought it would go down after that reassuring discussion it didn't. As it turns out finger was fine. didn't become gangrenous. The nurse who showed me into the OR was much calmer and nice. After the 1st anxiety-provoking nurse left the room after giving Richard and I a bunch of post op instructions, Richard turned to me and said 'what do we do?'. Teaching was not absorbed.