Change of plans.

Thank you to the kind-hearted bloggers who left comments on my previous post, wishing Ken good luck next week. We've had a slight change of plans since Thursday. Dr.H booked Ken into a private hospital, despite me telling him we only have basic hospital cover in our health insurance. M, the receptionist, waved my concern aside and said "It will be fine, just ring Aust. Unity to ask them". So the next day I did, and they were very helpful. No, we are not covered for private hospital treatment, and even one day could cost over a thousand dollars with not much rebate. I called the cardiologists rooms and told M to cancel the private hospital, as we can't afford it. She said she would try to book Ken into the Austin (public hospital) but there would probably be a waiting period of several weeks.
She rang me a little while later and said she'd put in the application to the Austin, and they would call me direct, to say when Ken could be admitted.

Later that afternoon, a lady from the Austin phoned me and said they will take Ken next Wednesday. I said "Are you sure? Next week? I thought we'd be waiting for weeks", and she said "You would, but Dr.H said this case is urgent, so we added your husband to his list on Wednesday". Hmmm... you can imagine how that made me feel.