My mother had cataract surgery on 02/10/15.Nothing to eat or drink 8 hours prior to surgery-for the patient's safety.Dr.Wellish scheduled 20 surgeries that day.You can imagine there would be some unexpected delays.Asked to arrive at 3pm to fill out 5 minutes of paperwork and then sit for another 55 minutes until her surgery which ended up starting at 5:45pm... Due to delays.My mother is 83 and ended up not eating or drinking for over 12hours.My mother was treated like a packed sardine,in a cattle call.If you or elderly friends have surgery insist that it be scheduled early in the morning.
Pamela Johns daughter of Barbara McDonnell