When do you find out the time of your surgery?

by Lozzykins 19th August 2013, 7:55 pm

Hi girls

8 days until my big day !

The letters I received from the hospital say 'we cannot advise you of your position on the theatre list at this time, please discuss this with your nurse on arrival'.

Is this normal ? Do you normally not find out the time until the actual day?

Im panicking ! xxxx

by **COOKIE** 19th August 2013, 7:56 pm

Don't worry babe. You can get a call just a couple of days before your op! So its still early days yet.

Don't panic babe. Totally normal. Xx

by Princess_x 19th August 2013, 8:06 pm

You'll find out your 'admission' time a few days before your op, but you won't find out when you're actually going down to theatre until the day of your op. You could be first on the list (lucky) or you could be one of the unlucky ones and have to wait all hours.

by Sassysazzle 19th August 2013, 8:13 pm

Oh I was wondering about that too.......do they try and get the day cases in first?? Xx

by **Charlii** 19th August 2013, 8:25 pm

I got a call on the Thurs or Fri before my op on the Sunday for my admission time. That was 7am, so I asked if it was likely that I'd have an AM op, and they said yes, but that's all I knew until the day. Then once I was up in my room it was written on a little white board and I went down around 10 I think.

by **COOKIE** 19th August 2013, 8:27 pm

Sassysazzle wrote:Oh I was wondering about that too.......do they try and get the day cases in first?? Xx

Not necessarily no.

The patients who have health conditions or allergies are generally first on the list. X

by LJR 19th August 2013, 8:32 pm

I had an admission time of 12.30pm but I only happened to find out I was first on the list when I paid a few days before my op - I asked what time my op was so I could give my husband an idea of when I would be awake.

by Jacqui1234 19th August 2013, 9:11 pm

I got a call few days before to say my admission time was 3pm and then once I was there and I'd seen everyone I went down to surgery at 6:15pm xx

by Sassysazzle 19th August 2013, 9:18 pm

Oh. :( I can't I imagine being there and have to wait all day......I think it'll make for a very long day! Xx

by Jacqui1234 19th August 2013, 9:25 pm

It actually went really quick I thought it was going to drag but I sat in my room watching abit tele talking to you lovely ladies and chatting on the phone to my friend and before I knew it I was called by the nurse to go down. X

by Bizzyboobs 19th August 2013, 9:32 pm

I think I must've been lucky, I knew a few weeks ago that I've got to be there 7.30am and I'm first on the list. I don't know if that will change or not..... But I have got it in writing and also when I spoke to my surgeons secreatary she confirmed it all....... So fingers crossed that's still the case.....

by **COOKIE** 19th August 2013, 10:14 pm

It won't change Bizzy.

My last surgery I got my time months in advance. But the twice before it was just days away. X

by Lozzykins 20th August 2013, 5:53 am

Thanks girls I have my admission time but not my surgery time. Hopefully ill be near enough first on the list !

I'm so panicky at the minute I keep expecting them to cancel the surgery ! Cos I'm such a worrier lmao. Not gonna be able to get excited until I'm there at this rate haha xx

by Specialkj 20th August 2013, 6:23 am

Bless u lozzykins, I remember worrying about same things in build up. Fingers crossed u be one of the first to go down.

I found out my admission time the day before and when got there at 7am, found out I was first on the list. It was the anethatist that wanted me first as did generals first and then locals after. It all just depends. Xxxx

by sianyoungx 20th August 2013, 9:12 am

My admission time was 12pm and I went down at 1.30pm and I was 5th of the day lol xx

by rachij 21st August 2013, 10:23 am

Hi

I've got my admission time of 1230 when I booked my date ( back in may)but with that I am just hoping I'm not last to go down. Got pre op at 0900 the monday before so might ask where I am on the list for surgery the following week!!!!

by Sassysazzle 21st August 2013, 10:42 am

Oooooo.......I should ask at my preop today when I should be going in!!!

by Mrsg1888 21st August 2013, 6:57 pm

I got a letter today saying admissions time 8am ans op time 1130 but I'm guessing that's a rough estimate.

by Sassysazzle 21st August 2013, 8:45 pm

They said I won't know til a few days before :(

by Bizzyboobs 21st August 2013, 9:01 pm

Thanks cookie, I hope it wouldn't change...... If I've got to be there at 7.30 what time do you think I will go in to be done?

I havnt had letter for pre op or anything yet..... Someone said they may do that when I go in on day...... Is that right? X

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