u/fordeeee

Old bloke here. I live rurally and have flown up to Perth 3 times for consults with orthopedic surgeons at Fremantle Hospital. After various tests I’ve been told that I am a suitable candidate for a total ankle replacement.
In about 10 days I am booked in to our local nursing post for our resident nurse to do a full medical, observations etc prior to having a telehealth appointment during which time I’ll be having my pre admission and pre anesthesia sessions. I was told this will take at least an hour or two. My question is, would surgery be soon after all this?
It seems a lot to go through if surgery wasn’t imminent as health wise at my age things can and do change with little warning.
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar.
Thanks for reading

Old bloke here. I live rurally and have flown up to Perth 3 times for consults with orthopedic surgeons at Fremantle Hospital. After various tests I’ve been told that I am a suitable candidate for a total ankle replacement.
In about 10 days I am booked in to our local nursing post for our resident nurse to do a full medical, observations etc prior to having a telehealth appointment during which time I’ll be having my pre admission and pre anesthesia sessions. I was told this will take at least an hour or two. My question is, would surgery be soon after all this?
It seems a lot to go through if surgery wasn’t imminent as health wise at my age things can and do change with little warning.
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar.
Thanks for reading