14 Years but SO Worth the Wait... So Far : ) - Montreal, Qc

So my surgery was re booked for September 30, 2013, this time at the Montreal General Hospital (my hospital), however at this point I have no faith.

At this point I've quit smoking 3 times and this last time for approx. 3 weeks - I'm convinced I'm going to die on the table.

I talk to the doctor during my pre- op turns out I'm a drama queen but those who know me, know this to be all too true. I'm not going to die, in fact I apparently did better than most. No pride in that fact.

Things are so much different at the General where this pre-op is being done. The nurse that takes your initial info, is so nice and really understanding and reassures me that they do things differently at the MGH than at the Royal Vic (the surgery might actually happen!).
The doctor, who assured me I wasn't going to die went through my details carefully and I felt he was really listening instead of trying to hurry me out. And this time I don't need to talk to an anesthesiologist, because let face facts, I had already been down that road two times too many.

I'm booked for a Same Day, which means I'll be admitted to stay overnight for observation.

Things seem to be coming up Gayle!!

Busy month... After cancelling my surgery for the second time in a row, my ps wanted to have another appointment with me, during which she brought up no new info but instead referred me to an anesthesiologist and booked another surgery date for July 25.

New breast for my birthday? Oooooo. Exciting!

At my appointment, the anesthesiologist seemed just as confused as to why I was referred to him as I was. Everything he thought to ask, he realized was already in my chartm he was even more dumbfounded when he realized that my surgery was going to be at the Royal Victoria and not the Montreal General (where we were).
He left instructions in my chart that I would have to be admitted into same day, so I could be monitored overnight because of my "sleep apnea."

Pre-op cancelled because... Surprise, surprise, surgery cancelled yet again.

The saga continues...

6:00am

Sitting in a cold waiting room with several other people stark naked as the day I was born with 2 of those silly robe things between me and sin. My bf and mom dropped me off with these terrible looks of sorrow in their eyes before going to the waiting :room.

Thanks guys. Way to lighten the mood.

9:30am
A nurse takes my blood pressure and an anesthesiologist comes by to check on me. He looks at my chart, asks the nurse a question and pretty much starts laughing in my face. NOT IMPRESSED.

He asks me about my sleep apnea, which I thought I had gone over ad nauseam before hand but apparently not. He goes on to explain that I was booked for day surgery and because there was a question around my sleep apnea I needed to be observed overnight but they didn't have any beds. So I may not actually have surgery.

Ugh.

11:00am

I wake up to my name being called, the once filled waiting room is now empty and I see my PS looking at me like, "let's go, come on!"

She sits me down and explains that she has to postpone my surgery because get this, they didn't know about my sleep apnea. And, has an irritated tone in her voice none the less.

After explaining how many time I explained the situation to anesthesiologists, residents, interns and basically what feels like the whole medical community, I then explained the situation to her once again.

I was obviously annoyed because something just seemed wonky about the situation and I guess she realized that the problem was definitely on her end and with more understanding told me to set up another appointment with her secretary and they would make an appointment for me to see yet another anesthesiologist.

Seriously.

After 5+ hours of waiting my mom and bf were obviously shocked to see me walk into their waiting room.

Arg, what a day.