"Missing Surgeon"

I had been waiting for a date for surgery for 12 months when a date came through. 

I'd been through Pre-Assessment, Phone calls and then the date of my Elective surgery was brought forward, requesting that I arrived at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston at 07:30 

I moved my business appointments and arranged transport there and back. 

I arrived at 07:30 and was checked in, and told I was the third in line, I had more health questions, BP and BMI checks (I had already completed this in my Pre Assessment). 

At 10:45, two nurses came through and said -  we can’t find the surgeon, we will have to discharge you. 

My wife had expected to pick me up around 16:00 and had work commitments, she managed to rearrange meetings and picked me up at 15:00. 

7.5 hours after I had been dropped off.