It's now under four months until my surgery. Whilst the stress of waiting has been unbearable at times, today it hasn't been so bad.
I spoke with one of the nurses over a concern I had (that the surgery could be cancelled on the day and then being forced to wait longer), but she reassured me that if any cancellation were to happen (and they are quite rare), I'd be slotted in as soon as possible.
This paranoia came about after a friend of mine told me someone turned up for their op last week only to be turned away. It turned out there was a complicated reason behind it, as well as the operating schedule currently being a bit hectic (its meant to be more mellow around January).
I also found out that, technically, my date is a cancellation. Maybe not as soon as I'd like, but its still something. The current waiting time is 7-8 months. So when I got my slot, it really should have been in April next year. Luckily mine is much earlier than that, so it made me feel better that it could have been a longer wait than what I have to bear with.
3 months 30 days to go.