No surgery today!

[lilacsigil]

Surprise! No surgery today!

We waited until 10:30, then a doctor (who was actually from the next small town!) came to tell us that the surgery was probably off. The surgeon popped out of the Mysterious Doctor Doors a little bit later to say it was definitely off. His first patient of the day (I was the second) had complications, and then the Emergency Department had filled up and put a hold on all the remaining beds in the hospital, including mine. It's all rescheduled for two weeks from now, September 7th. I'll be the first patient on that day, which is great.

After that, I bought and drank an entire bottle of water to ease my dehydration headache, we cried a bit from letdown, and st_aurafina's lovely mum came to pick us up, take us to her house and feed us soup. She also made us coffee, the consumption of which made us feel a lot better. Three hours later, we've made it home through the hail, the sideways rain and the dastardly potholes (only some of which have been filled in) and now we're home with the cats, hooray!

Even after all of that chaos, I'm still sure that we're having a better day than the patient with surgical complications and all the people in Emergency. Thank you to everyone who commented on this morning's post - it was lovely to have your messages coming in while I waited, getting thirstier by the moment.

Comments

[nixwilliams]

oh, how frustrating! *hugs* again!

[lilacsigil]

We'll get there!

[andraste]

Oh dear. I spent one of the most frustrating evenings of my life waiting for my brother to go into surgery that eventually got put off. Obviously it was worse for him given the fasting and the fact that he had to spend an extra forty-eight hours sitting around waiting for someone to sew the tendon in his thumb back together.

[lilacsigil]

Yes, I'm sure there were other people in worse shape than me - my surgery is just preventative, not to deal with actual pain and/or injury - so it could have been worse.

[vass]

Well, that sucks. *hugs you*

[lilacsigil]

Thank you for the virtual hug! I did get to meet the anaesthetist and get some tips for improving access to my terrible veins, so it wasn't an entirely lost day.

[telesilla]

*hugs a bunch* What a pain in the ass. Hopefully next time thing will work out.

[lilacsigil]

The surgeon helpfully put me top of the list for next time, so the odds are good!

[polemista]

For a moment I was confused 'cos "Surprise!" sounds a bit like it's a good thing it got postponed.
I had thyroid surgery a few years ago and it had to be postponed three times, so I feel for you, all the preparations and stuff is annoying as hell.
Wishing you the best!

PS:
I also first read "pooped" instead of "popped" lol.

[lilacsigil]

Well, it wasn't a good thing, but it was surprising! I hope it doesn't get postponed again because I live nearly 200km from the hospital and it's a real nuisance getting there!

[polemista]

Oh how annoying!
Glad to hear (from your other replies) that you at least got something out of it.
Hope it goes well next time!

[mara]

Ack! How terribly frustrating and stressful :( ::hugs you::

[lilacsigil]

I got the meet the chief anaesthetist, though, and she gave me tips to improve my horrible veins for next time, so it's not a total waste.

[cereta]

Ugh, frustrating! {{hugs}}

[lilacsigil]

So frustrating! But the doctors were very sympathetic to the distance travelled, which was nice, and they've put me top of the list next time.

[musesfool]

*hugs*

That's frustrating, but at least you'll be first next time?

[lilacsigil]

Yes, I will be first, so as long as there's not a pre-dawn major emergency, it should all be good!

[zillah975]

*hugs lots* I'm so sorry! That sucks! For everyone. :( I'll keep all my fingers crossed that it goes smoothly next time. *hugs more*

[lilacsigil]

It was a complicated day! But everyone at the hospital was lovely (and had no problems with my girlfriend being there), so at least I don't feel so worried about that?

[amaresu]

Sorry you had to go through all that for nothing. Hopefully the 7th will be a lot easier.

[lilacsigil]

I got to meet the chief anaesthetist and tell her about my anaesthetic issues in person, so it wasn't a total loss!

[amaresu]

That's a definite bonus on a bad day.

[challyzatb]

*hug times* Well that's a bit of a mixed bag, isn't it? I just typed out this bizarre thing about 'September' and 'seventh' and 'surgery' all being very sibilant so they'll line up well for a good day, but it sounded a bit weird. Anyway: wishing you very well indeed.