This afternoon, on a whim, I decided to send an email to the Shouldice Booking office reaffirming my wish to be on a cancellation list. Lo and behold, within 5 minutes I had a reply and within another 5 minutes I had a scheduled date.
So on March 9th I will be admitted with surgery happening the following day.
I think something this is sometimes referred to as serendipity.
Life Unfolding 