Today's the Day for My Surgery

Currently sat in theater admissions for the Ken butt surgery. Haha, feel no nerves now, but hopefully not too much longer I'll be asleep and living in ignorance of what's going on around me.

Catch you all on the flip side.

Mr B

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Good luck, mate. Let us know when you can how it all went.

Regards, IGGIE

I hope you get all you wish for, updates when you're up to it.

Best wishes for a successful surgery.

I'm sending thoughts your way today.

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Good luck, and I hope you have a comfy pillow to sit on.

Swift healing! A lot of us on here have Barbie/Ken butts. We're here to help.

Sending best thoughts for a good experience - I know you will update us when you are up to that. Hope your recovery is a gentle one and your own best wishes are granted.

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Good luck

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You've got this. Positive energy sent your way!

Update, they've canceled my procedure due to unforeseen circumstances 😠 This happened last time when I was on the emergency list, now again in the planned list. Disappointed and angry is an understatement.

How the hell can they get you that close, then cancel? So how long before you can get the job done?

Regards, IGGIE

In England, are you under the government's power to get medical work done, or do you have medical coverage that allows you to pick your own surgeon and fix the time and date you get the job done? In Australia, I have had lots and lots of operations and never had one postponed. I hope they get back to you soon.

IGGIE

Good luck, bro.

Hope all goes smoothly and your recovery is uneventful!

What?????

No, it's up to the local NHS trust. Apparently, the patient before me had complications, and their surgery took longer, which meant they wouldn't have the staff to do my surgery today. We can elect a hospital but not the date and time (as long as the hospital has the surgeons and facilities to perform said surgery).

It's a setback for sure and means a longer wait, which is disappointing. To say I'm annoyed is an understatement, but there's nothing I can do about it but wait.

The waiting list coordinator is supposed to be calling me this week with a new slot. The surgeon has said he will try to rearrange someone else to put me in soon, but I wouldn't want anyone else to experience how I've felt today, thinking they are going to get sorted out and then be canceled.

I don't know; I just kind of feel a little deflated today.

You were literally in a hospital gown, and they canceled?? I'm so sorry. My sister would say, "There's a reason they canceled; maybe it's a sign from Grandma." I don't know how much I believe that stuff, but it does make me feel better. Maybe your best procedure will be on the postponement date, whenever that will be. Hang in there.

Yes, suited and booted, mentally prepared, haven't been sleeping 100% well for the last week and now have to go through all that buildup again.

I understand they couldn't rush the other guys' procedure; if there were complications, they have to give the best care possible, but it doesn't make the pill much easier to swallow. I hope their procedure ended in success.

Empathies ...

This has happened to me in the past .... twice for different ops and for different reasons .......... So I understand the standdown and the deflation having built myself up to the point of 'action' .......

Maybe, just maybe, there IS some reasoning in the grand scheme of things ....... first delay and now postponement ...... MAYBE the different surgeon - just maybe will suit ............ Do your research as to WHO though .......... and if you have a preference stick with your preferred option.

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Third time lucky?

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Tomorrow, when today has passed --- go and do something 'special' walk around somewhere you've never been before or something .... maybe a museum visit .... or hook up with a friend you've not spoken with in a while ..... that sort of thing ...... break up the waiting/routine.

So sorry!

BW

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Oh no! I'm so sorry! That would be devastating.

By the time they get this done, you'll be so over it you won't worry at all. Lol

So sorry about the cancellation of your surgery. I would be angry too.

I feel for you! I went through the same thing with one of my scheduled surgeries. I was all prepped, had the IV line in, and was waiting...and waiting. Turns out, the surgery before mine turned out to be more complicated than expected, and by the time my surgeon got finished, he was exhausted. He made the decision not to go forward, and I respected him for that. He spoke to me, apologized, and we rescheduled. I'd rather be operated on by someone at the top of his game, not ready to collapse! It all turned out well in the end. Yours will too! Hang in there.

Terry

In England, if you can't afford private care, it's called the NHS, so you have to wait unless it's an emergency, unfortunately. My daughter works in a private hospital, so she has the luxury of their care and help, and it can be very expensive. Hope this explains our medical services to you.

Wish you the best 🫂

Thank you kerrycookie95.

IGGIE

I am “a sign” believer. Also, I would not want any “exhausted doc operating on me.” Please be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to do my surgery. Thank you very much! In my opinion, your sister is right. 👍 jb

Very stressful for you. On the plus side, a surgeon who has just finished a lengthy and possibly exhausting procedure would not be my choice for my surgery. Better days ahead. Chin up, and sending a big hug. jb

Good luck, and let us know how you are doing when it's all said and done. Take it easy.