Tina, I really hate to hear all of this right here at the holidays. Don't get me wrong this is terrible anytime of the year but the holidays is the worst. This is when I had my last surgery and radiation. I missed all the holidays up and until JULY. I cannot believe that they told you that this surgery you could go home the day after. Unless I read your post wrong. This is a MAJOR surgery and the hospital stay alone is weeks. It isn't abnormal for the date for the surgery to be so far off during the holidays either. I have never had this happen to me but I have heard of others that have had to wait. If your Mom isn't happy with the date have her talk to him and tell him she wants it done ASAP. Hey she's the boss--not him. I have learned over the years and the hundreds of doctor appts that I have been thru that I don't work for them, they work for me. It sounds hateful maybe to you, but you have to get hard or you will be waiting in their offices for hours and hours. God Bless your MOM and what she is fixing to go thru. It is so upsetting to hear that CANCER has gotten another victum. In my Prayers....Miss Vicki