Operation Appointment

My hubby has just received a letter from Oxford hospital with the date of 23rd December to go in for his knee operation  What a silly day to arrange for someone to have an op as if we don't have enough to think about 2 days before Christmas day.

I think this will get postponed yet again.

Very inconsiderate, they seem to have a habit now of cancelling operations.  

Is that the Nuffield? If so they are quite understanding if you change dates. I bet the surgeons are hoping everybody cancels!!!!

What a silly date  

Hope you can get it adjusted for another time!

Aww Kathy I hope you can switch it

That is such a silly day to schedule an operation!

Is it a knee replacement Kathy? Please excuse me for asking, but knees are of great interest to me at the moment, as I've been told I will need a replacement for my worn out one some day. I had a steroid injection into it 8 weeks ago but the effects are wearing off already, dammit.

Don't answer if I'm being too nosy!

Yeah what a strange day!

Most likely be a Biomet knee Kathy , 1 of my customers    Jo is on the Orthopaedic Ward as no Surgical beds and the first thing you see is there artificial knee and hip joint models on the way in " Biomet " . Last time she was in to get the plaster cut off her leg the saw was one of my customers too , so if it has any markings on it , we put them there

Mandz wrote:Is that the Nuffield? If so they are quite understanding if you change dates. I bet the surgeons are hoping everybody cancels!!!!

Yes Mandy it is the Nuffield hospital, it's one of the very few hospitals I can actually go in. They are very good there. Hubby phoned yesterday to re schedule but the surgeons PA is away (hope she isn't off sick  ) Can hopefully get it sorted another day.

We first thought they would be replacing the whole knee joint but that's not happening now, I think it's just a lateral release of the ITB again now, Andy had one a few years ago which didn't really help though so hopefully this time it will.

My mum had knee surgery there a couple of months ago and they were fab

Hubby managed to get hold of the right person earlier and rescheduled for Monday 13th January 2014.

Kathy wrote:Hubby managed to get hold of the right person earlier and rescheduled for Monday 13th January 2014.

Much better date and get to recover in the bad weather when you're not missing much

Dave wrote:

Kathy wrote:Hubby managed to get hold of the right person earlier and rescheduled for Monday 13th January 2014.

Much better date and get to recover in the bad weather when you're not missing much

Yes Dave, this is just what we thought