Yes it is early - considering the hospital is an hour away :)
God Bless the doctor - he scheduled the surgery around my schedule (an the OR availability). He was ready to do it tomorrow afternoon, but when I couldn't reach my husband right away, he offered to see if he could do it Friday to give us more time to coordinate, when I told him my husband is off on Friday, his attitude was that was when he would do it and then no one had to lose a day's work.
I was so impressed with the willingness to work with the patients, as opposed to what I have always been used to, which is arrogance and a "you will do it on my schedule" attitude.