the possibilities...

...for surgery dates. That was what I wanted to find out this week. It would help a lot to have a better idea of when surgeries are, to prepare for possible cancellations.

I called Dr. Ross's very friendly secretary to find out. He is going on holidays for the next 2 weeks and will be back in surgery on April 28. So, that would be the first possible cancellation. If I got the facts straight, he does 2 surgeries/day, 4 days/week, sometimes 5 days/week. He does 4 adult congenital surgeries/week.

Surgeries are scheduled in 4 hour blocks. That's the total time it takes to prep the patient, do the procedure, and completely clean and sterilize the OR to be ready for the next surgery. So, maybe the actual procedure would take 2 hours??

I will have at least 2 days notice to come for surgery. I need to attend a pre-admission clinic the day before surgery, so I need 2 days notice.

It's good to have a better idea of when I may be called. And I can relax for the next 2 weeks and not get butterflies in my belly everytime the phone rings!