Surgery is postponed because my doctor WHAT?!?

[Phuong]

Yup. Fell off a horse a few weeks ago and cracked a couple of ribs. Why couldn't he be like the other doctors and just play golf? His NP called me on Friday and said soooo, you're *supposed* to have surgery on Thursday, right? Well...we're going to have to postpone a couple of weeks. I could be referred to another surgeon, but this one is the best, knows all my history, and did my first liver surgery. I think that's the only reason he's living to tell his tale

[SkiFletch]

Well, there's a first time for everything right? Sucks you have to go through this Phuong

[MonaL]

That really does suck! Hope he heals fast.

[Ivona]

Well...it's better than what happened to my SIL. She was scheduled for a long awaited colonoscopy...then a few weeks before her scheduled appt she was called and told her GI doctor died. Yes, died. She had to wait another 6 mos or so till they found another doctor!

[karin]

fell off a horse....sounds fishy to me....probably swung his golf club too hard!!
Whatever, I'm sorry that is delaying your procedure....wishing you all the best when it does happen, though...
Luv and hugs,
Karin

[Wendy21]

MY 43 year old brother had open heart surgery wih a quadruple by-pass in March. He loved his cardiologist. Brother called about a month ago...he was supposed to go in for an appointment the next day. The doctor's office called. His cardiologist had a massive heart attack and died on the way to his son's graduation. Irony abounds.

[Russian27]

not everyone plays golf. I dont see anything fishy here. in fact i have a friend neurologist who loves horseback riding. Anyway I am sorry your surgery is postponed becouse of the horse.

[KarMel]

My surgeon is a huge water skier...few years ago, he took a nasty tumble and couldn't operate for a couple weeks. Sh!t happens.

[hopeful]

I guess it pays to have a boring surgeon who sits and reads all day.

[Terry]

Not the call you expect to receive is it. I guess we forget that doctors are human too....well most of them anyway;) I hope he heals quickly so you can quit thinking about the upcoming surgery and get it done. I would hate the waiting!

[Phuong]

I love horseback riding too, so I can't blame the guy. Although I'll have to admit - I didn't see him as the horseback riding type. The worst of it truly is the waiting though. You psyche yourself up and start the countdown to D-Day and then it kind of takes the wind out of your sails. At least it happened a few weeks ago, not the day before my surgery.