I made it to the hospital, on time, cheerful and ready on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, shortly after checking in, getting a wristband and my paperwork, I received a phone call. To advise me that my surgery had been postponed. I later found out this was due to an accute case coming in, presumably an emergency of some sort.
As my surgery is non-urgent I can be bumped from the my position relatively easily.
Upon returning home I was told by the schedulers to wait for a phone call the next day as to when I might go again. Bright and early the next morning, Wednesday, I received said phone call. "Wait and see" was the message I was given, go back to work and see what happens.
So I made it to work this morning despite going to the end of year function at work the night before. And did my usual shifts and dealt with staff and customers. Only to receive another call at half past 12. "Be here by 3, they want to operate tomorrow". It's now half past 1 and I've made it home, packed my bags and had a shower. The hospital is thankfully only 5-10 minutes from my house so this should be fairly easy.
Still, it's pretty frustrating to be cancelled, then told to go back to work expecting to get a call in a week or a month to advise and then suddenly be dragged back in unprepared. Of course, this is the public system so I'm not paying a cent, something that I'm VERY VERY grateful for. And I understand why these scheduling issues occur and that nothing can be done. But I'm frustrated none the less.
Anyway, I'll be heading in within the next hour or so and hopefully continue to update via the magic of internetsuperphone. Provided I manage to get credit on it and don't forget my charger. We shall see!
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