Dad was meant to have his triple heart bypass yesterday, took him to the hospital as per his letter on Tuesday afternoon. Spent 5 hours waiting only to be told there's no beds go home come back at 8am yesterday morning instead.
Took him home (40 min drive from hospital) yesterday morning we go back, we wait in the day room for 3 hours surgeon comes down and says unlikely he'll have his operation due to no ICU beds but to hang on incase it changes. Dad at this point has been nil by mouth and hasn't eaten or had a drink for 16 hours. We waited another 2 hours and they cancelled his operation, took him back home again.
2 hours at home they phone him he's 1st on the morning list there's a bed ready can he come back. Take him back in wait 3 hours to get him a bed, get him sorted at 10pm I said goodnight and went home. Called him at 05:30 before his shower, premed etc he was due into surgery at 07:30.
Heard nothing so at noon I called ICU he's not there no operations have been done so called the ward and he was prepped given his premed and then he waited. 1pm they cancelled his operation.
Dad at this point is so anxious, he's never been in hospital and to make matters more stressful tomorrow is mums anniversary she died in the same place.
I absolutely know it's not the hospitals fault, they didn't have enough staff to cover the beds and everyone was so lovely, however watching my dad suffer and be so anxious was horrible. I feel so fucking stressed! And breathe...