Covert Ops

I was surprised last night to come home to a voice mail from Toronto General Hospital. It seems I have a "pre-op" appointment the morning of Friday, December 22. Pre-op? But when is the op? Is it a secret?

I've since talked with Barbara, the booking nurse at Dr. Irish's office. The surgery will be in January but is still not yet booked. She expects to get some available dates from Dr. Irish next week.

I've also spoken with Rose at the admissions desk at Toronto General. The pre-op appointment will mostly be an information session about preparing for the surgery and aftercare. I'll also sign the usual consent forms and likely have some blood taken. It shouldn't take more than two hours.