Not quite sure how I feel right now, but I've just had the dreaded call to say my operation, scheduled for tomorrow, has been cancelled. The next they can offer me is 7 October. Good point - I can now accompany my husband to his tests, which I'm happy about. Otherwise it's a huge let down. I've organised all my work around this and am not quite sure where it leaves me now for the next 3 weeks. I teach in HE and all my teaching from 28 September has been covered until the end of the autumn semester. I've got lots of other work I can do, but I don't know how they will feel about it at work. Completely deflated.
My original op was for today, but cancelled due to DVT dignosed. Know how deflated you feel, bit of a roller coaster. I had also arranged my work around the op today - now wating to get off Warfarin before they will put me back on the waiting list.
I am so sorry for you . Is there no chance of an earlier date at all ?
You will need to inform your college but I am sure they will be very sympathetic. It is not your fault .
How awful. do the hospital realise how this will cause you such huge problems. can they not at least offer you a cancellation or something earlier?
Aww no, that's pants Angela.
It must be a nightmare, one one hand you are probably pleased as it means you might be closer to a diagnosis for your husband and be able to be with him during his investigations but on the other hand, arranging everything around the dates you expected to be on sick leave is no mean feat and now it's not happening. I wouldn't worry about how work feel as this hiccup is not of your doing but it must be frustrating after all the arrangements have been put in place to now find it was a waste of time. I find it hard to understand how some trusts only know the day before that they aren't going to be able to go ahead with the surgery. I know emergencies come in but that's quite a long time between now and your rescheduled date.
Anyway, there isn't much anyone can do about this but I'm so so sorry, I can't imagine what it must be like to get so hyped up ready for surgery for it to be cancelled at the last hurdle.
At least it's an opportunity to get your hubby diagnosed and potentially on the road to recovery before your op. Every cloud and all that 😊
Take care.
Ali xx
So frustrating. I hope it's not too long before you can get back on track and on that waiting list.
Thanks everyone for all the sympathy. Now I've collected my thoughts, I'm going to get back on the phone to the consultant's secretary to see what cancellation can be offered. She did mention this, but I was too shocked to take it all in, and really wanted to keep with 'my' consultant, having met him and researched him. The reason for the cancellation is an emergency case that has to be operated on tomorrow. That could be any one of us, so on that level, I don't mind.
Yes, Ali, I'm really pleased and relieved that I can accompany my husband to his tests, which really is the silver lining to the cloud. I also now realise how hyped up I felt this morning, simply because I suddenly feel so relaxed in contrast. Like a weight off my mind, though of course, I know it's only a question of time before it all starts again! For work, it should be OK. They are usually reasonable. The 7 October is in the middle of our first week of teaching, so I won't really be usefully available for any teaching and, in any case, someone else has been brought in to do it. However, provided my line manager is happy with this, I can be working away at home on my research. I really don't want to be in work when freshers' flu is swimming around. Ugh!
Thanks for all your kind thoughts. It really helps.
Angela
Dear Angela...I'm so sorry this happened to you. I keep reading about surgeries being cancelled or rescheduled in the UK and it's hard for me to imagine. Praying you get good news soon ❤️
Thank you Tammy. Yes, sadly it's not uncommon within the NHS - it's a fabulous service, with fantastic staff, but completely under funded and over stretched.
I hope you are coming along in leaps and bounds (well perhaps not literally!) after those first hard days that I've been reading about.
Angela
I know how you feel, mine was cancelled and I had to wait another four weeks.I had no choice but to go back to work because of sick pay.Those were the longest four weeks of my life!
How disappointing, but know how you feel. Mine was scheduled for a Friday in April this year, got there at 6am, all gowned up etc, then at 11am it got cancelled as workmen had contaminated a sterile area. Luckily I went back the following Monday evening and all went well. Hope you get things sorted x
I hope everything is alright now Patricia. I'm assuming that you are now safely on the other side.
Angela
Thanks Nadine. At least I didn't have to face cancellation at the hospital. That must have been dreadful. I'm glad all went well in the end. I've three weeks to wait, but plenty to keep me occupied during that time.
Yes thankyou, I'm just 3 weeks post op today and feeling fine!