<![CDATA[ABSTRACT Waiting time for surgery, worry about the results of surgery, separation from family, anticipation of post-operative pain, loss of sense of independence, fear off surgical procedures and death are things that patient experience when facing surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe the experience off preoperative patients. This study used a qualitative design with a phenomenological study approach. The sample in the study amounted to 10 Participants who were taken according to predetermined inclusion criteria. Data were collected using structure interview and observation methods. The collected data were analyzed using the Colaizzi method. From the result of the participant interview, five themes were produced in the study, which described the patient’s experience of facing surgery, namely (1) Preparing well, (2) Feeling confident about the operation to be undertaken, (3) External support increasing readiness for surgery, (4) Optimism towards operating results. Based on this study, patients described their surgical experience positively and had confidence in the result of the operations they had undergone. Keywords: Experience, Pre-Operative Phenomenological Study. ABSTRAK Waktu tunggu operasi, kekhawatiran pada hasil operasi, perpisahan dengan keluarga, antisipasi terhadap nyeri pasca operasi, kehilangan rasa kemandirian, ketakutan akan prosedur operasi dan kematian merupakan hal yang dialami oleh pasien saat menghadapi operasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran pengalaman pasien pra operasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi fenomenologi. Sampel pada penelitian berjumlah 10 partisipan yang diambil sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi yang telah ditentukan. Teknik pengambilan data dengan metode wawancara terstruktur dan observasi. Analisis data menggunakan metode Colaizzi. Hasil wawancara partisipan didapatkan lima tema yang dihasilkan dalam penelitian yang menggambarkan pengalaman pasien menghadapi operasi yaitu (1) Mempersiapan dengan baik, (2) Perasaan yakin terhadap operasi yang akan dijalani, (3) dukungan eksternal meningkatkan kesiapan menjalani operasi (4) Optimisme terhadap hasil operasi. Kesimpulan penelitian ini pasien menggambarkan pengalaman operasi dengan positif dan keyakinan terhadap hasil operasi yang telah dijalani. Kata Kunci: Pengalaman, Pra Operasi, Studi Fenomenologi]]>
