Dr. Savoie - NO it's not the call.

I know a couple of people I am going to see what I can find out.:)

Thanks Tears for the update. 
That poor soul ( at the office) doesn't know  anything about this programe  ?  You know why do they have her on the phones & in the office if they don't tell her anything ?  It all seems like a BIG secret or something . They all  irratate me . I would really like to know  what the hold-up is.   To bad someone from Bathurst  would go into the hospital & talk personally to the administration  about this program & when it would be starting  etc.  Its too far to drive for me to go.

Like you TEARS , I would think that there is a tenative date for these surgeries ,why not tell us what it is .  Do you think that Dr. S is in the dark about this too ? He must know when he is starting  to work. I don't know ,I get really flustrated  , I feel we are being lied to all the time ,It's just a feeling ...  .   I know the surgeries will start  sooner or later , but it doesn't keep me from being impatient.    If I had some good clear info to hold on to , or reasoning to why   ,   it would make it much easier to wait.
This is my rave .....for the week .

Fiddle,

I agree with you 100%. It’s not that I am incapable of waiting for this surgery; it’s the discrepancies that are frustrating. Look above to see Rachel’s post where the Pre-Admin at the Bathurst Hospital told her June, so already we are now pushed back another month from what you’ve been told maybe a week ago.

 

When I called the secretary yesterday I got the sense she had info but was hesitant to provide it to me.

 

I have a career I need to worry about. My boss thinks I’m crazy because I keep giving her advance notice that possibly in February I will be out for surgery, then March, Then May and now June.

 

Not having an actual timeframe or date is really nerve wrecking. I need to train a backup and ensure all my business is taken care of. I know it is not always possible to know in advance but at least if I was positive he was beginning a certain month, I could align my projects accordingly.

 

Then there’s the fact that after my consult in October, I stopped buying clothes because Dr. S had told me I would have my surgery in December, no later than the beginning of January. I didn’t see the point of buying new clothes if I was going to lose 20 or more pounds before surgery. Well now we are in April and still no news and my clothing is down to the last thread. I always stop myself from buying any because the news is always “he begins next month".

 

I don’t vent often, but this game is getting tiring. Each month we are told he begins the following month and the month after that; it just never seems to end. For Pre Admin to say June doesn’t put my hopes up, especially when Rachel called the Bathurst Hospital (not sure if it was Pre Admin or not) in January and was told February.

 

Anyway that’s my vent session for today. It’s not the waiting for me; it’s the hearing different information and not receiving an actual solid update that gets me. Maybe the reason we aren’t getting any updates is that none are available but I need to at least vent about it.  

 

Getting the surgery part of the journey is something I would really like to get out of the way. It sucks that I sort of sound crazy too because I keep telling everyone next month, and next month and next month.

I called the Chaleur Hospital , just hung up 2 minutes ago.
Talking to the booking department , real nice lady. She said it must be really flustrating waiting for this surgery . Everything is still being set up. Its all in Dr. S's hands . He has all the pending surgeries &  names at  his office. He will be working out of the hospital, but is still in his old office where we had our consults. She wanted to know how many he had on his list. When he is ready he is going to be giving his list to the booking department . She said that their office had been asking him because they have had other calls. She asked  my name & phone number & said she promised she would get back to me with SOMETHING , maybe not this week but soon. She would be listening & asking questions . She didn't know that we had to fast for 2 weeks with this surgery etc .
Actually I was talking to 2 ladies , the first one put me through to the booking department  , Neither one of them  knew of a tenative date .
Maybe we will get something to think over soon .   Otherwise , we are still in the dark.. I outright & asked what the hold up was. She really didn't know , but there was things that had to be seen to still .  Sorry I didnt get  more info.
The thing is ....it will  be ready when its ready !!!!!

Hi fiddle,

 

Don’t apologize for not getting more information! You got enough information!

 

The reason the booking dept has no info could be that his actual staff at the clinic will be booking surgeries. Correct me if I’m wrong, but its Dr. B’s nurses who call to give you all your dates right? At the George Dumont, all day surgeries are normally booked by the same person, but from what I could gather from this board, Dr. B’s actual staffs are the ones who call. Dr S, could be going the same route.

 

Either way, here we go with conflicting information. I’ve heard so many times that all our information had been forwarded to the hospital and now today, the hospital is saying otherwise.

 

I do know that a few months ago I called to have my telephone number updated since I am planning on canceling my home phone number and the secretary changed it with me on the phone.

 

At this point, I am no longer expecting to have surgery anytime soon. If it happens that’s great, but I need new clothes and I need to stop sitting by the telephone like I have been for the past 4 months.

 

Each time my blackberry vibrates at my desk my heart stops or each time someone updates on the board that they will be calling at the end of whatever month, I get my hopes up.

 

At this point I don’t expect surgery before fall or next year. I’m not being pessimistic, but I do think I’m realistic and in the long run it will be less disappointing. If it just so happens to be before fall or next year, great. If not, it won’t be unexpected.

 

 

It's frustrating for sure.   I wonder Fiddle if it was the same lady I spoke with this week at pre admin?   she was sooooo nice!   I really feel bad for them because I'm sure that they would like to start the process.

Dr. S. is probably anxious as well.  I wonder what's he doing now?  Is he working?   Does he have other surgeries on the go? 

Must be frustrating for him because when we met him in November, he gave me the impression that he was eager to start.

For me, the most frustrating part is everyone asking me... so did you get your call yet?   No?  Why not?  What's wrong?... and that we're planning so much stuff around the surgery without even knowing when it's going to be...

Like Ann said, we have each other and the support we need to vent.  Although sometimes it might be more frustrating to read stuff about conflicting information but we're still in this together with the same goals.

Hi
I am a nurse and I have a collegue who  leaves in bathrust  who did some checking and some good things to know the RN has recieved all her trainig for fills and is ready to go , the delays hav ebeen because the surgical suite has run into problems and staffing for surgical nurses has been bad ,they have had to cancel surgeries last minute.

I will say a prayer for you I know how it is waiting for surgery I had hernia repair in Dec and was on teh list for 12 months with a few dates . I am hopefull that I can get an appt with Dr S soon

Hi Figler , thanks for checking for us .   I am sure they will start soon .   They can't put us off much longer.    Good luck on getting in to see Dr. Savoie.

I agreed with you Rachel it's frustrating because everyone is asking me too....so when, did you hear anything? What's going on?  If I would of known I would not have mention anything to anybody!!

Thanks for this forum has I see that I am not the only one going thru this roller coaster ride.

Hi  there is a meeting next week  at  the hospital to get dates. Good luck.