I don't think they gave me a number to call... might be somewhere in my paperwork, but I don't think they pointed it out specifically. My health insurance company does have an online messaging system with all of its practitioners, though, so I could definitely check in there. Any chance you have something like that where the doc could get back to you at his/her convenience?
You're probably right that the nurse wouldn't know about your specific situation. I think in hospital practice the nurses are often better informed about their individual patients than the docs, but in the case of surgery, I'd definitely want to speak with the doctor, especially in your case since moving forward with the surgery depends on it.
Today was okay for me. Not especially good or especially bad, but given how bad the bad days are, I'll settle for something in between. Hope you were able to catch a bit of a break today, chachacha.