My surgery was scheduled for yesterday, and I arrived at 7am. I was told I was second on the list and I had various medical professionals come in and explain things, signed a bunch of consent forms, took some pre-op medication, etc.

Then just before 4pm (9 hours later) I was told that the previous patient's surgery had severely overrun and there were no longer enough hours to do my surgery. 

With that, I was sent off to make my own way home and told that someone would get back to me with a new date within the next 28 days. 

I don't really have words to express how I'm feeling. But I'm practical terms, this is a logistical nightmare. First of all it cost £40 to get home by Uber. There are no direct transport links between the hospital and my home, and even if I had used public transport it would have cost at least £15 and taken more than 3 hours. 

I have two dependent children and am a widowed single parent, so I have had to arrange for my mother to travel up from her home to stay with my children and help me out post-surgery. I have also enlisted help from local friends - including one who got up at the crack of dawn to take me to the hospital yesterday. 

I had stopped working, and was waiting for my sick note to send to my boss, but now I'm stuck in limbo land with no sick note and the last thing I want to do right now is go back to work whilst in limbo waiting for a new date. My mental health is taking a nosedive right now. They might make me convert this time to annual leave until my new surgery date is confirmed. 

I feel so lost and frustrated. By the way this is the second time I've had surgery cancelled on the day of. Last time was four years ago, but at a different hospital where they kindly paid for my journey home, and also rescheduled quickly because they understood my logistical difficulties as a single parent. Work was less complicated as I was self employed and had a couple of part time employees who could help out.

My surgery was scheduled for yesterday, and I arrived at 7am. I was told I was second on the list and I had various medical professionals come in and explain things, signed a bunch of consent forms, took some pre-op medication, etc.

Then just before 4pm (9 hours later) I was told that the previous patient's surgery had severely overrun and there were no longer enough hours to do my surgery. 

With that, I was sent off to make my own way home and told that someone would get back to me with a new date within the next 28 days. 

I don't really have words to express how I'm feeling. But I'm practical terms, this is a logistical nightmare. First of all it cost £40 to get home by Uber. There are no direct transport links between the hospital and my home, and even if I had used public transport it would have cost at least £15 and taken more than 3 hours. 

I have two dependent children and am a widowed single parent, so I have had to arrange for my mother to travel up from her home to stay with my children and help me out post-surgery. I have also enlisted help from local friends - including one who got up at the crack of dawn to take me to the hospital yesterday. 

I had stopped working, and was waiting for my sick note to send to my boss, but now I'm stuck in limbo land with no sick note and the last thing I want to do right now is go back to work whilst in limbo waiting for a new date. My mental health is taking a nosedive right now. They might make me convert this time to annual leave until my new surgery date is confirmed. 

I feel so lost and frustrated. By the way this is the second time I've had surgery cancelled on the day of. Last time was four years ago, but at a different hospital where they kindly paid for my journey home, and also rescheduled quickly because they understood my logistical difficulties as a single parent. Work was less complicated as I was self employed and had a couple of part time employees who could help out.

Hello Seabass,

this is not what you need when facing such a big upheaval in your life l feel your pain in your words,Having faced my own problems previously l understand the raft of issues that accompanies your diagnosis.

l can empathise with your current circumstances, but further to that if it is of help,private message me with your contact details via a friend request on this site and l will refund you that £40 Uber fare

Stay positive because that's the one thing you need on your side,

David

You're too kind, thank you so much for being so positive and helping me stay grounded through this!