[Mick]

I had my pre op exam given a date for an op went in on that date "Nil by mouth"for 12 hours.
taken down to the room before the theater wired up to the monitors ecg oxygen mask an anesthetist next to me with injection ready to put me out waited 1 hour when the surgeon came in he said they could not do it.
i was taken back to the ward given a brew and a bacon butty and told to go home.
phoned the wife to bring my clothes
then there was a phone call from theater staff wondering where i was as they where ready and waiting for me but it was too late i had eaten so was sent home to wait another appointment