Canceled surgery

[sleeveMEinchicaGO 1]

Yesterday I had my pre-op visit with my surgeon. While in the waiting room, a lady came in and they gave her money back (check payment for Vitamins, Protein, ect.) Which means she had went throught the pre-op liquid diet... why would a surgery get canceled?? Just wondering bc I'm scared

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[KristenLe 5,979]

Yesterday I had my pre-op visit with my surgeon. While in the waiting room, a lady came in and they gave her money back (check payment for Vitamins, Protein, ect.) Which means she had went throught the pre-op liquid diet... why would a surgery get canceled?? Just wondering bc I'm scared

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She could have changed her mind. They may have discovered something in pre-op testing that prevented her from having surgery (ie. pregnancy). Maybe she didn't follow pre-op instructions (CPAP compliance, diet, etc). Don't stress about it - just do what you need to.

[melbell2222 244]

I was in a pre-op class the last one before surgery and a woman there was like where do I go to cancel my surgery.. We were like Huhhhh! But her and her sisters get together around Memorial Day few days before she would have had the surgery and she said they were not a fan of her getting it anyways.... So you really have to have the mind set to get through it all and pass the tunnel to a new light! Hope all goes well with your journey:)

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[AvaFern 3,516]

Like @@KristenLe said...there are plenty of reasons that surgery may have been cancelled and almost all of them are very unique to the person and likely would not pertain to you. You could always just ask. If I overhear another patient talking about something that might impact me, I would say...I overheard a person in the waiting room who had their surgery cancelled, would their situation be applicable to me or is there anything I need to worry about that might have my surgery cancelled? If they give you a line about confidentiality, they are incorrect- nothing in that question violates HIPAA, although if they don't answer at all, especially to the last part of the question, they would get a whopping attitude from me because not only do you have the right to ask, they have a responsibility to answer questions specific to you and not about the other person. Sometimes it creates less stress to just ask than to wonder.

[roxy1975 3]

At my dr's office this week they said they cancelled 3 surgeries because of 2nd hand smoke.

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