Surgery Date Moved because of WHAT??? - ThinnerTimes

SlimmerDreams · 05-29-2008, 05:30 PM

Hello,

Has anyone ever gotten a surgery date and then the doctor said they could not perform the surgery on that date because of ???? Once you get a surgery date, is that pretty much the final or can something happen where the Dr. will not do it because something has changed....

I have a surgery date of 6/26 but I am terrifed the Dr. will not do it on that date.

I guess it is just hard to believe that it is really going to happen and I am afraid something else is going to stall it...

Chia · 05-29-2008, 05:44 PM

First off, if your insurance approved it and you have a date it will happen. Trust me! That said, my surgery was scheduled for October 23, 2007. However, Mother Nature decided to set San Diego on fire two days before and the hospital had to be closed for obvious reasons. My surgery was rescheduled for a week later on Halloween, but got moved up because someone else had developed a skin infection and their surgery had to be moved back.

There are a bunch of things that can get your surgery moved sooner or farther away, but it happens. If you get sick and have a fever, if the doctor suddenly gets on call, if his/her kid gets ill or in a car accident they can move your surgery. If you get a skin infection, if the city you are living in catches fire (I even asked this question in pre-op jokingly ironic), if there is an earthquake etc. etc.

It's kind of a crap shoot, but in the end, both she (the lady with the skin infection) and I had our surgeries, just not on the days we'd planned. I read a post earlier that said life is what happens when you make plans. It's really true. I remember thinking pre-op that if anything could go wrong, it would and I never believed it was real until i woke up in recovery. It' totally normal to have jitters, but you'll be ok and we'll all be here cheering you onto the loser's bench!

SlimmerDreams · 05-29-2008, 05:48 PM

Thanks! Your response made me tear up! I live in San Diego too! I am more excited now than before and a feeling a little better thanks to you!

Godsblessedme · 05-29-2008, 05:50 PM

i think you'll be fine, of course as Chia said about the SD fires i mean that was unpreventable (well you know what i mean) So get ready get set goooooooooo

LoserX · 06-03-2008, 04:13 PM

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LizzieShell · 06-03-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chia

I remember thinking pre-op that if anything could go wrong, it would and I never believed it was real until i woke up in recovery.

Amen to this part - I feel the same way

moniram8 · 06-03-2008, 07:30 PM

i am actually a surgical coordinator for 11 surgeons in NJ. Let me put my two cents worth in here....lol
when you are given a date 9 times out of 10 that is DEF your surgery date. There are unforeseen things that do happen that cause a surgeon to reschedule his surgeries. But like i said, it is few and far between.
Also..........this doesnt always mean that your surgery gets pushed to a later date.....sometimes.....you get a sooner one........

Michele

doxielover · 06-03-2008, 10:31 PM

My surgeon's office called this afternoon and my date has been moved from the 24th to the 17th! I am still in shock, but now it's starting to seem real!

Pre-surg-girl · 06-04-2008, 05:09 PM

slimmerdreams, I'm an O.R. nurse who assists in surgery. Most of the time surgery go as scheduled however small adjustments happen, good luck