Time for surgery

[MassMom 103]

I was wondering when people received their surgery time- 24, 48 or 72 hours in advance? I know my date but thought I was supposed to get the time yesterday. Maybe I’ll get the call today. Just the building anticipation and wanting to get everything in place before I go to the hospital.

[J San 1,071]

I was told to be at the hospital "around" noon when I got confirmation at my surgeons office a week prior to date. Then I got a call from the hospital the day before surgery to be there at 8am. I was in the prep area right away and the nurses did all the testing, IV etc. I did did go up just after 12 for surgery.

[MargoCL 677]

My surgery was on the 20th. I was initially told to be there at 530 a.m. for a 730 a.m. surgery. However the Friday before I got a call and was told to be there at 430 a.m. - It's a safe bet that they will call a day in advance if anything has changed.

[Chrisb428 626]

I will find out between 1-4 today for surgery tomorrow.

[J San 1,071]

34 minutes ago, Chrisb428 said:

I will find out between 1-4 today for surgery tomorrow.

Congrats and good luck tomorrow!!

[MassMom 103]

I just got the call! 6:15 am arrival for 7:30 am surgery on August 29.

[Chrisb428 626]

38 minutes ago, J San said:

Congrats and good luck tomorrow!!

Thank you!

[Chrisb428 626]

38 minutes ago, MassMom said:

I just got the call! 6:15 am arrival for 7:30 am surgery on August 29.

Good luck!

[Suesloosinit 35]

I got mine when I got the date, to be honest Ive forgotten the time lol 5th October for me tho!

[RnYBeyhive 67]

My surgery time and arrival time were given to me when I received a surgery date.

[J San 1,071]

1 hour ago, Suesloosinit said:

I got mine when I got the date, to be honest Ive forgotten the time lol 5th October for me tho!

10/5 or 7/27?

[Auroragirl4489 88]

I got mine time last Thursday however they had the time for my preop appt 8/21 but the nurse had already left by the time of my appointment. I’m scheduled for tomorrow morning 🤭

[Suesloosinit 35]

1 hour ago, RnYBeyhive said:

My surgery time and arrival time were given to me when I received a surgery date.

My date was given to me way back in May but I had to change it 3 times due to hubbys work (he works away) so I put my foot down and said this is the last time...October 5th just cant remember the time lol I will call em to pay so will ask then =)

[Frustr8 7,886]

I got my date on July 17 at the conclusion,of my appointment with Dr Needleman at OSU Bariatric Clinic. Suzy the scheduling Secretary plan to arrive by 5 AM for a 7 AM surgery on September 5 2018. Said wanted me to be first that day, that way if my surgery became,more complicated he could devote total attention to me. Hey, I feel honored, first time I have been first for anything. When you get repeatedly a fuzzy lollipop while the rest,of the world. gets cotton candy, you resign yourself to 2nd rate treatment, and I never stuck up for myself. How could I when I was my parents daughter, my husband's wife, my children's mother, I had no independent life, just an extension of someone else. Sad isn't it, I was never me, raised that way, lived that way. When my husband died,and I had to become me, it was scary. See, I had been browbeaten that no one could like me for myself. Been a rough 6 years establishing ME, but guess what -people do like me, I can finally seek the surgery I have wanted , that my parents and husband wouldn't permit me to have. And now I am doing it, and now I can be first in line on my surgery because my future health and ME matter, and for a few minutes I am the Empress, the person extraordinate the world waits for. AND it is Heady and thrilling!

[Russ D 115]

My doctor likes to have all of his day's scheduled patients there first thing in the morning. We weren't told what time our surgeries would be. That way if someone dropped he could just slide everyone up a slot and be out of there faster. Was a pain in the butt, but I understand why he does it that way. So, I was just told to be there at 7:30 AM. I was the fourth of seven surgeries he performed that day, I went on the table at about 2 PM.