That is the truth and I know it.
The DR's office just called to remind me that I have surgery in the morning.
Did they think I might forget?
Do other people forget??????
YES!
People forget they're having surgery. I've called patients at home asking them if everything is ok because of the no show. I can hear the hand slap the forehead...
Most of the time, people forget that they shouldn't be having breakfast that morning. Here's a pre-op conversation (portions are 100% true - I just put them into one fictional conversation):
Dr.: Did you have anything to eat today?
Patient: Nope.
Dr.: Anything to drink?
Patient: Nothing to drink... except a latte.
Dr.: Did you know you weren't supposed to do that?
Patient: I thought that was ok. It's just a latte.
Dr.: Didn't we talk about
no eating or drinking from midnight the night before until after surgery?
Patient: I didn't think a latte and a muffin would be a problem.
Dr.: You had a muffin, too?
Patient: A little one.
Dr.: So, you ate a muffin and drank a latte.
Patient: and I had hash browns.
Dr.: You realize you are a diabetic.
Patient: I used splenda in my latte.
Dr.: OK, you ate nothing today... except for hash browns, a muffin and a latte. And your sugar is prbably 300. We may have to postpone the surgery for another day.
Patient: Postpone? Why?