I’ve just received a letter saying “due to unforeseen circumstances, it is not possible for you to be see on the 12th July with my gynae”
I have a new date of the 31st July but I’m so gutted as I’ve told people it’s the 12th.
I don’t know if I could be see by another surgeon or not 🙄
Sadly with the NHS the way it is you are lucky your cancellation is the same month. A colleague's dad needed an arm operation and he turned up on the day only to be told at lunchtime he was cancelled owing to a broken operating table, took weeks for his rescheduled op.
If you are being seen by the endo specialist it is worth the wait, as frustrating as that is, then you know you are getting the most knolwedgeable person. My first lap was by a general gynae and the endo specialist I saw a couple of years later was quite dismissive of their work saying I would have had endo the first time not just adhesions. Endo is tricky and takes many forms and really needs more Drs trained to understand this.
I don’t know if he is an endo specialist, all I know is he did a talk last year on endometriosis haha.
Guess I’m worried now it could get cancelled again
Sorry to hear your lap has been rescheduled. Unfortunately this does happen and there's nothing you can do about it. You could try phoning them and asking if they can let you know should they get a cancellation before 31st, or ask if there's another surgeon you could see sooner?
I had to reschedule mine to start with as I'd only been given a couple of weeks notice and couldn't get the time off work, then it nearly got changed again because there was an issue on the ward I was supposed to be on, luckily they found a space for me on a general ward post-op, then was moved down to the DTC as I ended up staying in overnight.
Don't worry too much about what people think, operations get rescehduled or cancelled all the time, it's something that you have to expect will happen. Who cares what people think? It's not your fault it's been rescheduled. They'll have rescheduled it so they can give you the best treatment and care possible, not to make things difficult for you.
xx
At least you have a lot of notice. When I went for my first lap I waited from 7.30am till 1pm constantly getting told he would be in soon to see me and then at 1pm being told it’s cancelled because he’s rang in sick. I was starving and literally broke down. Just wait until the 31st as it’ll give you more time to prepare and you know the gynae doing it x
Hi I had an appointment on the 16 th August that they cancelled. And now I have to wait till 31st January
Omg that’s so bad, have you tried contacting PALS or the hospital to see if they can get you a cancellation date or anything xx
Definitely contact PALs - that is way over the suitable waiting times.
Hi I havnt yet m. I go to the JR in Oxford. I’ve havnt been since for 2 years
Oh no I’m really sorry. How awful for you.
You have 2 options;
1. Ask if another gynae is available to do your surgery.
2. Stick with your current gynae. You can ask to be put on a cancellation list if a date becomes available before 31st.
It’s up to you to make that decision. (The general gynaecologist found and treated my endo fine. They don’t usually miss endo )
If this gynae is is very good and after all the endo specialist you saw at Spire assigned you to him it might be worth waiting for. xoxo
I’ve emailed booking and scheduling but they haven’t emailed me back yet regarding if I could see another surgeon or be put on the cancellation list xx
They are probably very busy but they will email you back. 👍
You could always phone and talk to the booking line might be quicker. 😏 Good luck xoxo
Yeah haha I’m just terrible on the phone 😂 xxx
Have you heard anything? xoxo
No I might give them a ring tomorrow xxx
☹️I would. Explain how bad your symptoms lay it thick and they will try to accommodate you better 😏 xoxo
Yeah just hope they don’t cancel the next date or anything xxx
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